KANSAS NOTEBOOK

Greg Biffle, too talented and too prolific to go an entire season without winning, did just that in 2011. Going into last weekend’s race at Texas Motor Speedway, 49 races had passed since the last time Biffle visited Victory Lane.

 

That long wait ended Saturday night, resulting in two storylines in one: Biffle added some padding to his points lead, which now stands at 19 points over teammate Matt Kenseth. He also become became the sixth different winner in seven races, and locked himself into the 2012 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

 

And who knows, maybe he’ll win again this Sunday at Kansas Speedway. That would be called a winning streak. It has happened before.

 

After all, prior to Texas, Biffle’s last win came at Kansas and he’s one of four drivers with two victories at the 1.5-mile track.

 

This Sunday’s STP 400, the final event on the “old” surface before the track gets repaved, will run at 1 p.m. ET on FOX.

 

On Saturday, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will run its fourth event of the season, the SFP 250 at 1:30 p.m. on SPEED.

 

The NASCAR Nationwide Series has an open weekend this weekend before returning to action next Friday night at Richmond International Raceway.