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Friday, January 8, 2016

2016 NASCAR Driver Spotlight Preview: Greg Biffle

Greg Biffle 2016 Preview

By Richard Tix

2015 Season Review

Not a whole lot went in Greg Biffles favor in 2015. Actually, it has been a steady decline the last few years. Some of that has to do with Roush Fenway Racing and there struggles, but still Biffle isn't helping his cause.

Carl Edwards jetted the sinking ship, but Biffle stuck around and is losing time for a Championship. At this time, I think he Championship odds are 1/100 for the rest of his career. Every season he doesn't contend you can add another hundred in odds against him. I think he could still be a Chase contender, but after a season like last year the odds are not in his favor going forward.

Bold Predictions/2016 Season Expectations:

2015 was the same as 2014, another win-less season. Its the first time in his long career he didn't get a win in back to back season's. I really think that streak continues this season. His lone shot is if RFR gains a bit back at tracks like Michigan where they have been historically fast. 0 wins, 5-7 top 5's, and 6-9 top 10's are most likely his 2016 outcome at season's end. He will once again be a outside the bubble Chase driver with a very small shot at squeaking in.

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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

2015 Driver Spotlight Review: Greg Biffle

Greg Biffle 2015 Review

By Richard Tix

2015 Preview

Season Grade: D

Season Preview: "Expectations will once again be to make the Chase in 2015. A driver with his experience and amount of wins should be looking at nothing less than that. Realistically he also needs to help groom two young drivers for RFR. Biffle has been a pretty stand up guy in NASCAR so it should come natural. I really think his peak is past him in NASCAR and it will start to show. That doesn't mean his days of notching top 10's and a win here of there are done, but it may start to be a bit more time in between each. He is still a force at tracks like Michigan as long as RFR figures out there 2014 struggles, but when RFR struggles the Biff wont have enough to overcome. 2015 will be the first time he has back to back win-less seasons in his career, but expect 4-5 top 5's and 12-14 top 10's."

Season Review: I would say my preseason assessment of Biffle above was pretty spot on. RFR didn't give him enough and he seems at the very least, past his prime. 2015 was the first time in his career he went back to back seasons without a win (2014 and 2015).

It was an impressive run, but if RFR doesn't get better soon, this streak may very well continue for a long time. Greg Biffle's days are waning and his title window is almost completely closed. He ended 2015 with only 3 top 5's and 4 top 10's which is even under the low expectations I gave him for the season.

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