Biffle and Larson To Back Up Cars after Saturday Practice Wrecks
Matt Kenseth topped the final Sprint Cup Series practice on Saturday at Auto Club Speedway, but the story from the session was a somewhat bizarre wreck between Kyle Larson and Greg Biffle.
Midway through the practice, Larson rose up and hit the outside wall, forcing Biffle to make a split-second decision about where he'd try to avoid the No. 42 Chevrolet, but chose the high side. Needless to say, it was not the correct choice.
"I just had to slow down so much that the 16 caught me," Larson told FOX. "It was my fault. I apologize to Greg Biffle."
The pair talked after the wreck and appeared to come to an understanding with what happened.
Kurt Busch wrecked his primary car in the opening practice of the day. He was 24th fastest in the final session at 183.299 mph in his backup.
Carl Edwards paced the opening Saturday morning practice at Auto Club Speedway, topping the leaderboard with a best speed of 187.906 mph
Speeds were slightly down from where they were on Friday as heavy fog surrounded the California track.
Midway through the practice, Kurt Busch got into the wall and, while the damage appeared to be slight, his No. 41 team elected to go to a backup Chevrolet. He had qualified 26th, but will now have to start from the rear.
