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Biffle: No plans to leave Roush Racing
(Nascar-com)
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Greg Biffle adamantly denied recent reports that he is talking to other Nextel Cup teams about leaving Roush Racing. Biffle's name has surfaced in conjunction with a supposed third Joe Gibbs Racing team, but Biffle said neither he nor any of his representatives have talked to another team.
"Absolutely not," Biffle said. "It's just Internet stuff is all it is. I don't know where all that stuff gets created from. I'd like to know.
"I don't know if it's people just sitting around the table drinking beer wondering what's going to happen next week or what's going to happen in the future, guys speculating -- who knows? Who knows how it all gets going? I'm in there driving a different car about every other week."
For now, Biffle said, he's driving Roush Racing's No. 16 Ford.
"I'm here driving the 16 car right now," Biffle said. "We're doing the best we can. We're trying to win some races."
Biffle also said his contract runs through next year, and Roush could exercise an option year.
Could Biffle get out of his current contract and join another team? Jack Roush is known for having airtight contracts with his drivers, so that doesn't seem likely.
Gibbs currently fields Chevrolets for Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte, but the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported this week that FedEx has signed a letter of intent to sponsor a third JGR team.
Biffle, who has been public in his criticism of Roush Racing's engine problems this year, was allegedly high on Gibbs' list of potential drivers.
But there is no contract between FedEx and JGR, a team source said Saturday. And Biffle was vehement about staying at Roush.
"I think when you get to the point that you're in the final year of your contract, then certainly that's time to start deciding what you're gonna do," Biffle said. "I'm not quite there yet. I'm working as hard as I can here to get this program turned around and capable of making the top 10 in points. That's what we've got to do in this day and age.
"We've got to make the top 10 in points or you're out of it. We've had so many problems where, obviously, we're not gonna be able to make the top 10 in points this year. There's still an outside chance, but mathematically it's almost not possible, so that's kind of frustrating.
"About 10 races or 12 races into the season we had the best qualifying average of any Nextel Cup team, and we've run that well in the races but haven't gotten to the finish. That's frustrating, but we're getting this program turned around."
(Nascar-com)
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Greg Biffle adamantly denied recent reports that he is talking to other Nextel Cup teams about leaving Roush Racing. Biffle's name has surfaced in conjunction with a supposed third Joe Gibbs Racing team, but Biffle said neither he nor any of his representatives have talked to another team.
"Absolutely not," Biffle said. "It's just Internet stuff is all it is. I don't know where all that stuff gets created from. I'd like to know.
"I don't know if it's people just sitting around the table drinking beer wondering what's going to happen next week or what's going to happen in the future, guys speculating -- who knows? Who knows how it all gets going? I'm in there driving a different car about every other week."
For now, Biffle said, he's driving Roush Racing's No. 16 Ford.
"I'm here driving the 16 car right now," Biffle said. "We're doing the best we can. We're trying to win some races."
Biffle also said his contract runs through next year, and Roush could exercise an option year.
Could Biffle get out of his current contract and join another team? Jack Roush is known for having airtight contracts with his drivers, so that doesn't seem likely.
Gibbs currently fields Chevrolets for Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte, but the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported this week that FedEx has signed a letter of intent to sponsor a third JGR team.
Biffle, who has been public in his criticism of Roush Racing's engine problems this year, was allegedly high on Gibbs' list of potential drivers.
But there is no contract between FedEx and JGR, a team source said Saturday. And Biffle was vehement about staying at Roush.
"I think when you get to the point that you're in the final year of your contract, then certainly that's time to start deciding what you're gonna do," Biffle said. "I'm not quite there yet. I'm working as hard as I can here to get this program turned around and capable of making the top 10 in points. That's what we've got to do in this day and age.
"We've got to make the top 10 in points or you're out of it. We've had so many problems where, obviously, we're not gonna be able to make the top 10 in points this year. There's still an outside chance, but mathematically it's almost not possible, so that's kind of frustrating.
"About 10 races or 12 races into the season we had the best qualifying average of any Nextel Cup team, and we've run that well in the races but haven't gotten to the finish. That's frustrating, but we're getting this program turned around."
