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All eyes will be on championship leader Greg Biffle and second place Matt Kenseth going into Sunday’s Pocono 400, but the driver in the Roush Fenway Racing stable that needs the best run is Carl Edwards. Edwards fell from the top ten in points to 12th place after a 26th place finish at Dover. Currently that puts him out of the Chase because he has no wins. Here’s a look at his thoughts on Pocono and his teammate’s. Greg Biffle on Pocono: “I’m nervous heading to Pocono because I have no idea what to expect.  We have a day and a half of testing, which is good, but I have no idea how fast it will be, or how different it will drive through the corners.  I’m excited it was repaved and also think that the race being shortened to 400 miles will create some excitement with the fans.  There will be more urgency to go and different strategy during the race.  I’m pretty anxious to get there and get on the track.” Crew chief Matt Puccia on Pocono: “Pocono is a unique triangle-shaped race track ...
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