Sprint Cup Series Season Recap: 5th Place – Greg Biffle

Start ‘N’ Park Blog is taking a look back at the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver by driver. This recap will take a look at the driver’s stats, the season’s highlights, the season’s lowlights, what a quick look at next year. This installment takes a look back at Greg Biffle who finished in the 5th place in the final standings. 2012 Statistics: Points: 2,332 Position: 5th Preseason Pick: 13th Starts: 36 Poles: 3 Wins: 2 Top 5s: 12 Top 10s: 21 DNFs: 0 Earnings: $5,683,998 What Was Said Prior To The Season: “It pained me to do it, but I don’t think Biffle makes the Chase again this year. I had a couple of ‘surprises’ to toss in there so someone needed to be bumped out. Biffle just wasn’t consistent when it mattered last year and I don’t know how much has changed. He’ll be aided by the removal of the #6 car. Whenever a team is dropped the hope is that the best of the best are retained. Maybe that will improve his team, or we’re in for another year of asking ourselves what could have