Greg Biffle Optimistic About Chase Hopes Despite Rough Start at Chicagoland

Greg Biffle was on top of the NASCAR world after race No. 26 at Richmond International Speedway. Similar to a good portion of the 2012 Sprint Cup regular season, the Vancouver, Wash., native sat atop the Sprint Cup standings as the first 26 events concluded. But just like every year since 2004, the beginning of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' 10-race playoff leveled the playing field. And, after a subpar outing in the first Chase for the Sprint Cup event at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday, Biffle now finds himself with some ground to make up at eighth in the standings and 19 points out of the lead. "We didn't get our Chase off the way we thought we would with the finish at Chicago," Biffle told the media during Tuesday's NASCAR teleconfer...

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