NASCAR 2012: Did Biffle’s Win at Texas Do More to Hurt the Series Than Help?

Greg Biffle's held off Jimmie Johnson on Saturday night to win the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway by more than three seconds. No one else was even close.It was the most boring race I've watched in years and that's not what NASCAR really needs in a down economy where fan dollars are hard enough to come by.Don't get me wrong, Biffle's move on Lap 303 to steal the lead was a thing of beauty. He hunted "Five Time" for many laps, drawing Johnson in as the former champ struggled with lapped traffic. When he got the lead, he forced Johnson to use up what was left of his car trying to keep pace.Ultimately, Johnson smacked the wall and did just enough damage to take away his handling and force him to slow off the pace.The problem is, fro...

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