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Is Greg Biffle Good as Gone From Roush?

Posted May 14, 2008 11:09PM By Geoffrey Miller (RSS feed)

Filed Under: Greg Biffle, Roush Fenway Racing, NASCAR Silly Season

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In case you missed last Saturday night's Dodge Challenger 400 at Darlington Raceway, Greg Biffle was fully dominating the first half of the Mother's Day weekend Sprint Cup event.

After sitting on the pole, Biffle led 95 laps -- the second-most to race winner Kyle Busch -- before being relegated to finish of 43rd due to a broken timing belt. Upon exiting, Biffle was nothing short of heated with the performance put forth by the efforts of his Roush Fenway Racing team.
"It is really frustrating, but, you know what, I've just come accustomed to expecting it because it's just week after week it's something. Something breaks. Something falls off. We've got wheels loose. We had wheels loose twice tonight," said Biffle.
Biffle has become so used to his problems in 2008 -- like these myriad of issues at Texas -- that it's obviously starting to drain on the driver who's up for a new contract after this season. In other words, could greener pastures be on Biffle's horizon?

The FanHouse spoke of this possibility last year, but now more than ever, Biffle seems to putting himself in line to leave the security blanket of racing known as Roush Fenway Racing. Remember, just one week prior to Darlington, Biffle said that he wasn't talking to other teams, and he's told the media that he was 90% sure he'd be back with Roush.

So what's with the harsh words, then?

While it could be bargaining power for the Biff, I'd be more inclined to say that its opening a door for team owner Jack Roush to get his team to the four-car operating limit imposed by NASCAR in the near future on each team.

If/When Biffle decides to leave Roush Fenway, where does he need to end up?

Joe Gibbs Racing -- with its seemingly impending departure of the non-committal Tony Stewart -- could be No. 1 on Biffle's list. If nothing else, getting on the same page as NASCAR's most dominating driver in 2008 (Kyle Busch) surely wouldn't be a bad thing.

Otherwise, I see Biffle's most viable option being either Dale Earnhardt Inc. or Richard Childress Racing's fourth car in 2008. Regardless, a guy with as much raw talent as Kyle Busch will certainly find a ride in the Sprint Cup garage.

For Biffle, though, its just a matter of where he can actually finish and win races and championships.

Tags: DaleEarnhardtInc, Darlington, DarlingtonRaceway, GregBiffle, JackRoush, JoeGibbsRacing, LowesMotorSpeedway, RichardChildressRacing, RoushFenwayRacing, SprintAllStarRaceXXIV

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