To contend at Auto Club Speedway, #16-Greg Biffle will have to come from the rear of the field due to an engine failure in opening practice on the 2-mile track. And car owner Jack Roush believes his driver has enough under the hood to do it. Roush said Saturday the engine failures suffered by Biffle and Ford stable mate Brad Keselowski appeared to be due to lost bearings, and the No. 16 cars strength in practice Saturday gave him confidence the issue would not rear its head again in Sundays NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. ‘Both of those problems are something we characterize as an infant mortality problem’ Roush said after Biffle topped the first of Saturdays two practice sessions. ‘The fact that weve gotten the rest of the practice today, that we had one practice today and had no further problems, gives me confidence that were going to be OK. We have adequate spare engines, and if we have more trouble in practice, we can make changes. But right now, Im believing its behind us.”(in part from NASCAR.com )(3-24-2013) News from March 23, 2013
