Greg Biffle won the 10th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at California Speedway, scoring his fourth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory in his 80th career start.
Biffle became the eighth different winner at California Speedway.
Biffle climbed from 25th to fifth in the NASCAR NEXTEL point standings. This is his career-best point standing. His previous best was 13th following the 2004 Daytona 500.
Biffle posted his first top-10 finish in five races at California Speedway.
Biffle has won at least one race each season 2003-2005, three consecutive years.
Team owner Jack Roush has won at least won race each season 1997 – 2005, nine consecutive years.
Biffle;s win marked the 75th victory for Roush Racing.
All five Roush cars led at California Speedway, leading a combined total of 151 of the 250 laps raced.
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Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at California Speedway. He is one of just two drivers to begin the 2005 season with two top-five finishes, joining Kurt Busch. Johnson has scored top-10 finishes in his last eight races, since Charlotte last October.
Kurt Busch (third) scored his third top-10 finish in six races at California Speedway. Busch also begins the 2005 season with two top-five finishes. Busch has scored top-10 finishes in 11 of the last 12 races, since New Hampshire last September. Busch took the lead in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series point standings by five points over second-place Jimmie Johnson.
Jamie McMurray (fourth) scored his third top-five finish in four races at California Speedway.
Carl Edwards (fifth) scored his second straight top-10 finish in two races at California Speedway. Edwards begins the 2005 season with two top-15 finishes.
Mark Martin (seventh) has been running at the finish in 24 consecutive races, the longest current streak. Martin scored his fifth top-10 finish in 10 races at California Speedway. Martin has scored two top-10 finishes in 2005.
Rusty Wallace (10th) scored his sixth top-10 finish in 10 races at California Speedway. Wallace begins the 2005 season with two 10th-place finishes. He has scored top-10 finishes in four of his last five races, since Phoenix last November.
Jeff Gordon finished 30th due to engine failure. His last DNF was also for engine failure and also occurred at California Speedway last September.(NASCAR Statistical Services)(2-27-2005)
