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Biffle on California: “I really can’t wait to get to California. I love that track partly because we’ve had success there but also because it’s a lot of fun and it is fast and challenging. A lot of strategy comes into play at California and that usually makes it interesting too. I also really like going out west because I get to see my family. My mom usually comes to most of the west coast races and it’s always good to get to spend time with her. Last weekend’s race was a pretty big win for this team. It would be great to make it two in a row this weekend in California.”

Erwin on California: “We’re obviously pretty excited to be going to California with a win a Kansas. California is another big, fast racetrack where we seem to run well. Qualifying well will be important because the field gets strung out pretty quickly and if you start near the back, it can be hard to make up positions. We’ve also see fuel mileage come into play at California several times so pit strategy will be a factor. We finished fourth in Michigan a couple of months ago with the car we’re racing this weekend and these two tracks are pretty similar.”

California Notes

• Biffle and the 3M team moved up to eighth in the standings; they are 85 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson but only 27 points out of fifth.

• Biffle’s average finish at California is 16.8 from an average starting position of 13.9.

• Last weekend’s win at Kansas was Biffle’s 16th career Sprint Cup win in the No. 16 Ford Fusion. Biffle also has 16 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins.

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- Roush Fenway Racing, Press Release