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Greg Biffle's average finish at Phoenix is 5.4.By the Numbers: Phoenix
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It's typically the 1.5-mile tracks that Jack Roush-owned cars succeed at the most, but at 1-mile Phoenix International Raceway, Roush Fenway Racing has been anything but dry in the desert.
Of the 10 Busch Series races held at the track, Roush Fenway cars have won four of them.
Jeff Burton's victory in 2000 was in a Roush-owned Ford, followed by Greg Biffle's win in 2001. The past two fall races at PIR have been won by Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth.
Biffle won this race in 2005, but he was driving a Brewco Motorsports Ford when he led 112 of the 200 laps to get the victory. And although Biffle is a Roush driver in the Cup Series, he'll be with that same Brewco team for Friday's Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (9 p.m. ET, ESPN2) in the No. 37 Ford.
Interesting Fact
409Laps led by Greg Biffle at Phoenix, more than any other driver. His total is more than twice that of Matt Kenseth (173), who is second on the all-time list.
Fun Fact
3Men in the ESPN2 broadcast booth who came from the same town and attended the same high school. Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree and Jerry Punch graduated from Newton-Conover High School in Newton, N.C. The three will broadcast the Busch Series race on Friday.
All the Facts
3Drivers who have competed in all eight races this season but have not led a lap: Bobby Hamilton Jr., Jon Wood and Kyle Krisiloff.
3.2Average finish for Carl Edwards this season. The next highest driver who has competed in all eight races is Dave Blaney at 15.5.
4.2Average finish for Carl Edwards in his four races at Phoenix. His worst finish there is eighth, and he won the fall 2005 race after starting from the pole and leading 103 laps.
6Drivers who have an average running position of less than 10 during the last four races at Phoenix: Matt Kenseth (4.308), Kevin Harvick (5.217), Carl Edwards (6.708), Shane Huffman (7.478), J.J. Yeley (9.154) and Greg Biffle (9.340).
7Former Phoenix winners who are entered in Friday's race. The only former winners not entered are Jeff Gordon and Scott Wimmer.
7.1Average starting position for Phoenix winners. Two drivers have won from the pole (Matt Kenseth, fall 2006; Carl Edwards, fall 2005). The worst starting position by a winner is Greg Biffle's spring 2005 victory from 20th.
12Worst finish for Greg Biffle in his eight starts at Phoenix. His average is 5.4. Biffle is the only two-time winner at the track.
49.36Percent of passes made on the straightaways at Phoenix in the last four races. Turn 1 saw the least amount of passing during that time at just 8.92 percent.
99Percent of laps in which Matt Kenseth has run inside the top 15 during the last three Phoenix races, or 603 of 609 laps.
124Green-flag passes by Clint Bowyer in the last four Phoenix races, more than any other driver entered in Friday's race. Bowyer's average finish at Phoenix is 10.0 with a pair of top-fives.
125.0Driver rating for Matt Kenseth at Phoenix. Kenseth has competed in three of the last four races with an average finish of 3.7 in that span.
148Laps led by Jeff Burton at Phoenix, the most by a driver who has not won at the track. Burton's average finish is 7.8 with three top-10s in four starts.
499Laps led by Kyle Busch in six races this season, more than twice that of Carl Edwards (239), who ranks second.
670.53Miles that Kyle Busch has led this season, more than any other driver. Aside from the season-opening DNF at Daytona, Busch's worst finish this year is seventh, at Texas.
764Number of laps Kevin Harvick has run inside the top 15 during the last four races at Phoenix. Harvick won this race last year and was second in the fall.
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Official Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carl Edwards | 1370 | Leader |
| 2. | Dave Blaney | 967 | -403 |
| 3. | Kevin Harvick | 938 | -432 |
| 4. | Kyle Busch | 913 | -457 |
| 5. | David Reutimann | 907 | -463 |
| 6. | Matt Kenseth | 873 | -497 |
| 7. | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 859 | -511 |
| 8. | Marcos Ambrose | 824 | -546 |
| 9. | Mike Wallace | 819 | -551 |
| 10. | David Ragan | 802 | -568 |
• Complete Standings: click here
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