Greg Biffle Wins Wet & Wild Kansas Race

At the finish, defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson reclaimed the points lead.

Greg Biffle won his first race of the 2007 season in a wet and wild race at Sunday's Lifelock 400 at Kansas Speedway.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Greg Biffle won his first race of the 2007 season in a wet and wild race at Sunday's Lifelock 400 at Kansas Speedway.

Seven of the 12 Chase drivers placed 30th or worse, leaving the standings as hectic as the weather.

The race was shortened 85 miles due to two rain delays and impending darkness.

At the finish, defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson reclaimed his points lead.

When Johnson reached the finish line he was left scratching his head at the finishing order - and he wasn't alone.

The race ended under caution when Juan Pablo Montoya blew a tire with four laps to go.

The caution should have set up an overtime finish, but NASCAR declined to restart the race because of nightfall.

Biffle's car began to sputter on the last lap as he worked to conserve fuel and reach the finish line.

Johnson and local star Clint Bowyer passed him before he reached the checkered flag.

Johnson immediately said Kansas native Bowyer should be celebrating in Victory Lane, not Biffle. Bowyer agreed.

"It was definitely dark, and it was starting to be a concern, but it wasn't dark enough that I couldn't see Biffle having trouble," Bowyer said. "I just didn't know what to do. I knew it wasn't right, but I didn't think they expected us to pull down in the grass and follow him."

NASCAR ruled that with a caution on track, the field was frozen so no passing was allowed.

NASCAR also stated that Biffle maintained a reasonable speed while crossing the finish line. Casey Mears finished in fourth and Jeff Gordon in fifth.

Kevin Harvick, Reed Sorenson, Elliot Sadler, Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top ten.

When the race finally settled, the points standings had been blown open for a Chase field that entered the event with the top six drivers separated by just 28 points.

Johnson now has a 6 point lead over Jeff Gordon, with Bowyer in third just 14 points out. After that, the Cup standings get a little messy.

Tony Stewart, who started the day just two points out of the lead, is in fourth trailing by 117 points and Kevin Harvick is in fifth, 126 point behind the leader.

Kyle Busch (-136), Carl Edwards (-142), Martin Truex Jr. (-158), Kurt Busch (-177), Jeff Burton (-186), Matt Kenseth (-219) and Denny Hamlin (-249) round out the Chase field standings.

Lifelock 400

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS

1. 7 16 Greg Biffle Ford Aflac 190/5 210 Running

2. 10 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 175/5 210 Running

3. 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 170/5 210 Running

4. 16 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 160/0 210 Running

5. 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 160/5 210 Running

6. 17 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 155/5 210 Running

7. 14 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target / Lysol 146/0 210 Running

8. 15 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 142/0 210 Running

9. 29 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 138/0 210 Running

10. 6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 134/0 210 Running

11. 12 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 140/10 210 Running

12. 39 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 127/0 210 Running

13. 3 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools 124/0 209 Running

14. 31 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 121/0 209 Running

15. 43 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 123/5 209 Running

16. 18 6 David Ragan * Ford AAA Insurance 115/0 209 Running

17. 36 40 David Stremme Dodge Energizer e2 Lithium 112/0 209 Running

18. 40 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 109/0 209 Running

19. 41 7 Robby Gordon Ford Camping World / Winegard 106/0 209 Running

20. 37 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Garmin / Best Buy 103/0 209 Running

21. 33 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 105/5 209 Running

22. 26 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 360 OTC 97/0 209 Running

23. 30 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Trans. 94/0 209 Running

24. 20 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 91/0 209 Running

25. 24 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 88/0 209 Running

26. 13 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 85/0 209 Running

27. 23 15 Paul Menard * Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 82/0 209 Running

28. 21 42 Juan Montoya * Dodge Texaco / Havoline 79/0 209 Running

29. 5 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Freight 76/0 208 Running

30. 11 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 73/0 208 Running

31. 25 00 David Reutimann * Toyota Dominos.com 70/0 208 Running

32. 35 21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie 67/0 208 Running

33. 28 49 John Andretti Dodge LifeLock 64/0 208 Running

34. 22 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's 61/0 206 Running

35. 2 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 63/5 206 Running

36. 34 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 55/0 198 Running

37. 27 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 52/0 181 Running

38. 9 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 54/5 175 Running

39. 19 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Ryobi Lithium / Home Depot 51/5 174 Out of Race

40. 38 88 Kenny Wallace Ford Snickers 43/0 170 Running

41. 8 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 40/0 163 Running

42. 32 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 37/0 155 Out of Race

43. 42 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 34/0 108 Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie

Source: Kansas Speedway

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