Greg Biffle wins pole at Memphis 200
Greg Biffle, #50 Grainger Ford F-150: (Qualified first) " It was a really
good lap. We knew that when we came in from practice we could run a
little better here and a little better there, but that was pretty good lap. The
truck was just a little bit too free and we made some tire pressure
adjustments and then I cut them in half after I watched about half of the guys
qualify who seemed to look a little free. The track was cooling down a little
bit so we made the call to cut it back some. The guys worked really hard
today and gave me a great truck. I think we might come up with a win if we
can keep our cards straight. WHAT IS YOUR KEY TO RUNNING
WELL HERE AT MEMPHIS? "I'm not sure what to say. This is a really
smooth racetrack except for some light bumps going down the back
straight. But the corners are really smooth and the track offers a lot of grip.
Our trucks work really well here. We brought exactly the same set-up truck
here this year that we had last year. But I have to commend the guys who
did a great job with the Grainger Ford. We just got off of a two week
break and they spent that whole time getting this truck ready in order for us
to bring the same truck back. This is our second consecutive pole here at
Memphis and I didn't think that we'd go any faster this year because we're
running a little harder tire. But that just proves that the competition in the
series just keeps getting tougher and tougher every year." LAST YEAR
AFTER LEADING MOST OF THE RACE, YOU SUFFERED FROM
A TIRE PROBLEM. HOW BAD DO YOUR WANT TO CORRECT
THAT SITUATION FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? "Real bad. We just
made rookie mistakes last year. There weren't any problems in the race.
Goodyear brought a great tire here last year too. We went 130 laps on the
tire! We just didn't stop for tires. We got out of pit sequence and then we
didn't want to end up at the back. It was our fault. We just made rookie
mistakes and this year we're not going to make those same mistakes." ARE
THERE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE TRACK FROM LAST YEAR?
"Not really any difference. If anything there is a little less grip. Not quite as
much traction going forward. But that could be the harder tires that
Goodyear has brought here this year."
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