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NASCAR drivers at this Sunday’s Best Buy 400 will have to be totally attentive from the dropping of the green flag to the waving of the checkered flag. The one-mile high-banked oval in Delaware will require near perfection on the part of the drivers—not just to win, but also to simply survive. The concrete track will require mashing on the gas on the straights and slamming on the brakes when entering the corners. Get lulled into a false sense of security and the wall will reach out to grab you. That’s why the drivers call this track the ‘Monster Mile.” One driver who has mastered the track is pole-sitter Greg Biffle, who turned the fastest lap on Friday morning at 153.879 mph. Biffle has two wins and four top-five finishes in the Nationwide Series, along with a win and three top-five finishes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. In second and third are the Busch brothers, Kurt in second and Kyle close behind. Jimmie Johnson qualified in fourth with Jamie McMurray grabbing the fifth spot. NASCAR favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be way back in 25^th at the start of the race, but will be moving up fast once things get under way. Look for lots of excitement and plenty of crashes.