Thanks to Hendrick engine woes and a late-race restart, Greg Biffle survived the 215 mph Michigan wire act last weekend to claim victory number two on the season. With the win, Biffle also reclaimed the points lead with a 20-point cushion to boot, breaking a veritable deadlock atop the points standings.
With the Chase looming large and Biffle looking the suitable part, the following equation naturally comes into question: does Biffle truly belong with the sport's elite championship contenders this year?
That’s the issue at stake in this episode of Bonus Points, a weekly feature in which Sports-at-Work writers Sam Salo and Luke Krmpotich debate a current issue in NASCAR, giving their takes on the way things ought to be. Sometimes, Sam and Luke will agree; other times, they may have slightly differing opinions; and on occasion, they'll be at each other's throats.
Each writer will also assign a "flag" value to his opinion on the question: checkered flag if i...
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August 23, 2012
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