Amid speculation that Greg Biffle’s dragged-out contract talks meant he was ready to test the free-agent market, the driver of the No. 16 Ford said on Friday that a new deal with Roush Fenway Racing could be coming soon.
“That’s what I’ve been working on and still working on, and I think we’re making some progress on that,” he said. “The ball is sort of in their court right now and we’ll just wait and see.”
His patience toward closing the deal doesn’t apply to the track.
Biffle, who won at least one race each of the last five seasons, hasn’t qualified for the Chase each of the last two years.
Like his contract talks, Biffle thinks he can close the deal on a victory soon.
“We feel like we had the fastest race car the last couple of races and that’s exciting for us,” Biffle said. “We know we just need to put the whole thing together to able to win it.”
Biffle has won a Truck Series championship and Busch Series championship driving for Roush and a contract extension would give him more time to add a Sprint Cup Series to the collection. No driver has ever won championships all three of those levels.
Biffle has talked to other teams, but his agent submitted a contract proposal to the team this week and expects a resolution possibly some time in the next few weeks.
“They’ve got to position themselves with sponsors and all kinds of things,” Biffle said. “This thing is kind of complex, but we’re moving forward on it and trying to get it done.”
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