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Biffle on Michigan: I love Michigan. It is my favorite track on the circuit and I’m really looking forward to going there. I like Michigan because I’ve had success there with wins in the Sprint Cup Series and the Truck Series. I also like that you can race three and four wide at a down force track. As a driver, you have so many options. You can run the bottom, middle or top. It is a strategy race and fuel mileage often comes into play – sometimes in your favor and sometimes not. I just like the way the track is laid out and I think you see good racing there.”

Erwin on Michigan: “Well, we’d obviously love to give Ford their first win of the season in their own backyard this weekend in Michigan. We have historically run well there as a company and it would be a great place for us to regain the momentum we had earlier in the season. The wrecks the last two weeks have definitely taken a toll on our points standings but we had top-10 runs going both weeks. This is a race where pit strategy is important and fuel mileage is usually a factor. You also have to watch for overheating because there can be a lot of trash blowing around at this track. We need a good finish this weekend and I feel like we can get it done in Michigan.”

Michigan Notes

• Biffle is currently 10th in the point standings and 336 points out of the lead following his 28th-place finish in Pocono.

• At Michigan International Speedway, Biffle has an average finishing position of 13.2 from an average starting position of 15.6.

• Update on tire carrier Kevin McDowell: Recent x-rays show that McDowell has a broken toe that was not discovered in earlier x-rays due to swelling. It is now expected that McDowell will be out for three to five more weeks.

• Fans can go to www.RoushFenway.com or www.revyourengines.com to enter the 3M Rev Your Engines Sweepstakes for a chance to win a Ford Fiesta.

- Roush Fenway Racing, Press Release