CONCORD, N.C. – Greg Biffle began an 800-mile day by winning the rain-postponed Busch Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday with the season’s largest margin of victory.

The Little Trees 300 was scheduled for Friday night, but was delayed by bad weather. So it started eight hours before the Winston Cup race – and Biffle was one of 11 drivers entered in both. Biffle, the Busch champion last season, beat Michael Waltrip to the finish by 12.628 seconds.

It was his 10th career Busch win and first since August 2002.

Gaughan dominates Texas again in trucks

FORT WORTH, Texas -Brendan Gaughan came from the back of the pack and won at Texas Motor Speedway, becoming the first NASCAR truck driver to win four straight races at the same track.

Gaughan beat Travis Kvapil’s Chevrolet by 1.905 seconds with an average speed of 122.727 mph that was slowed by six cautions for 29 laps. He led three times for a race-high 60 laps, including the last 43 of the 146-lap race.

Quarterley rules BNS road race

LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Dale Quarterley of Westfield, Mass., won the season-ending Burnham Boilers 200 NASCAR Busch North Series race at Lime Rock Park.

Quarterley, the pole winner, held off past champion Brad Leighton and reigning two-time series champ Andy Santerre for the race victory.

Joey McCarthy finished fourth.

, with Mike Stefanik fifth.

Santerre, a native of Cherryfield now living in Harrisburg, N.C., clinched the title for his team owned by Rangeley’s Joe Bessey at the previous race in Stafford Springs, Conn.

Indy 500 champ has pole for farewell race

FORT WORTH, Texas – Gil de Ferran gets to lead the field to start the final race of his career. He wants to stay in front for more than the parade lap.

De Ferran earned his first front-row start of the season, claiming the pole for the IndyCar Series’ season-ending Chevy 500 on Sunday at Texas.

“Certainly, it’s a great place to start, but we can’t get too carried away,” said de Ferran, who is retiring after this race. “I don’t want to get too emotional here. I’ve still got a couple of days of work to do.”

The Indianapolis 500 champion barely got the starting spot in the 22-car field. De Ferran’s lap of 222.864 mph Friday on the 11/2-mile oval was just .0009-seconds faster than Scott Dixon in the second closest qualifying in series history.

“The good thing, it underlines the fact we can go fast and I can win the race,” de Ferran said.

Dixon is tied for the series points lead with Helio Castroneves, de Ferran’s Marlboro Team Penske teammate. .

“I’m really happy that Gil got the pole, not only because it is his last race, but it will be good to have my teammate starting up front,” said Castroneves.

, who starts fifth after a lap of 221.881 mph.