Winston Cup rookie and former NASCAR Truck series champion Greg Biffle has entered the inaugural Truck race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, ThatsRacin.com has learned. Biffle, the 2000 series champion, will drive the #7 Dodge for Ultra Motorsports, which fields Dodges for #1-Ted Musgrave and #7-Jason Leffler. Biffle, 33, is expected at the speedway Tuesday and Wednesday for an open test in preparation for the May 16 Hardee’s 250, sources said. Biffle’s last appearance in the series came in November 2001, when he won the race at Phoenix driving the #99 Ford for Roush Racing. He now drives the #16 Ford for Roush in Winston Cup. In 80 career Truck starts, Biffle has 16 wins, 12 poles, 42 top-five and 53 top-10 finishes.(ThatsRacin.com)(5-5-2003)
UPDATE: Greg Biffle’s one-race deal to run the inaugural Truck series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway has come to an abrupt end. Unforeseen sponsor conflicts will prevent Biffle from driving the #7 Dodge for Ultra Motorsports in the May 16 Hardee’s 200, team officials confirmed Tuesday.(ThatsRacin.com)(5-6-2003)
WHY? Roush Racing’s Greg Biffle had agreed, and it had been announced, on Tuesday that he would drive the #7 Ultra Motorsports Dodge in the upcoming Hardees 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 16. Later in the day, Roush Racing announced that Biffle would not be racing in the inaugural Craftsman Truck event in Charlotte, citing sponsor conflicts. Ford Racing confirmed last night that the Dearborn-based automaker surfaced the concerns that resulted in the turnabout.(Ford Racing)(5-7-2003)
