Biffle wins pole at Atlanta, but Edwards was the story

Biffle wins pole at Atlanta, but Edwards was the story

Greg Biffle won the pole for the Pep Boys Auto 500, but his fellow Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards was the story on Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Biffle?s lap at 192.453 mph was good enough to knock Kurt Busch?s lap at 192.426 mph out of the No. 1 starting spot. It was Biffle?s first pole of this season. Dale Jarrett was a surprising third, with Kasey Kahne fourth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. fifth. Points leader Jeff Gordon was eighth fastest while Jimmie Johnson, who trails Gordon by 53 points in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, will start sixth. Edwards ran 189.919, leaving him 16th on the grid for Sunday?s race. But it was what he did last week at Martinsville that still had the NASCAR tongues wagging. “I thought, ?Wow,?? Johnson said of his reaction to video showing Edwards? post-Martinsville confrontation with Matt Kenseth, punctuated by Edwards drawing back a fist as if to smite his Roush Fenway teammate. Edwards had apologized on Tuesday, but also said his frustration with Kenseth had been mounting because of team disharmony. He reiterated his remorse on Friday, but also said he feels that people have confused about him and the roots of his issues. ?I am a fierce competitor,? Edwards said. ?That?s why I?m here. ?I?ve read some stuff or heard and some people are deeply misunderstanding what?s going on here. When I run well, I?m happy and I?m happy to be here. When things don?t go my way or I feel like someone is trying to take something from me, I?m going to stand up for myself. ?That?s just the way I was raised. That?s the way I am.? Around the garage, though, it was largely a day for the airing of grievances against the driver of the No. 99 Ford. ?The Carl? seems to not be getting along with some of the other drivers that are over there,? said Kurt Busch, using a nickname for Edwards used by some in the garage. ?He?ll give you that flashy smile, but at the same time he?s got something underneath his breath for you. Now it?s just starting to appear.? Elliott Sadler said he?s been in the woods of Virginia hunting all week, but that didn?t keep him from weighing in, too. ?Carl Edwards can do a lot of amazing things with a race car,? Sadler said. ?A lot of times he’s a nice guy, just sometimes he lets his emotions get the best of him. I think as he matures, gets older and understands the sport a little more, I think that will calm down a little bit. (But) I don’t really believe in the ?aw shucks? attitude either.? More at Thatsracin.com STARTING LINEUP: Bookmark to:

Date: October / 27 / 2007
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