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Greg Biffle leaving Roush Fenway Racing after nearly two decades

By Ted Fleming

Jul 16, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle (16) during practice for the New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 16, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle (16) during practice for the New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Biffle made official what he says has been in the works for months, one day after the Sprint Cup season comes to an end.

An era at Roush Fenway Racing has come to an end with an announcement by Greg Biffle that he is leaving the team. The 46-year old driver sent out a Tweet Monday afternoon that made it official.

With the end of the NASCAR season on Sunday, it marks the beginning of Silly Season where speculation about drivers leaving or signing with teams begin and this was just the beginning of some big names landing in new places.

Biffle has spent the last 19 years with RFR and it is not known if this is his swan song in the Sprint Cup Series or if he is looking to land with another team. He has a long relationship with Ford and it would be hard to see him in anything but, just as it would be a shock to see someone like Dale Earnhardt Jr. in something other than a Chevy.

“One of my fondest memories in NASCAR is being able to welcome Greg to Victory Lane at Michigan when he won our 1,000th NASCAR race,” said Raj Nair, Executive VP of Product Development and Chief Technical Officer, Ford Motor Co., in a release. “We had so many Ford employees at the track that day and it’s a moment that I’ll always cherish.  We wish Greg nothing but the best and thank him for all he’s done in representing Ford on and off the track.”

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A Vancouver, Washington native, Biffle has 19 Cup victories in 510 career starts, however, he has not visited the winner’s circle since 2013 at Michigan. He has struggled the last two seasons with just four top-5 and 7 top-10 finishes although he has a stellar résumé in NASCAR’s top three touring series.

In 2000 he won Ford’s first Camping World Truck Series championship as well as the Blue Oval’s first Xfinity title two years later. He ranks 4th for most Ford victories in NASCAR’s top three series combined with 53 (19 Sprint Cup, 18 Xfinity, 16 Trucks). In Sprint Cup’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the Ford EcoBoost 400, he won three straight races from 2004-06.

His best season came in 2005 when he led all Cup drivers with six wins and finished second in the championship.

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