Biffle or Edwards? Roush drivers split on No. 1

No driver has won both of those series along with a Sprint Cup title.

“I feel the urgency because I’m ready to win it,” Biffle said.

Biffle doesn’t believe the expectations placed on him were unrealistic when he arrived in NASCAR’s marquee series. He does acknowledge the competition was tougher than he expected.

“I feel better than I ever have in these past five seasons, the way our team is and how competitive we are,” he said.

Biffle won at Kansas in 2007 and ‘10 and has a strong car again this weekend. But he nearly lost the car in Turns 1 and 2, the same corner where Johnson also got sideways during his run Saturday.

The near-miss left Biffle shaking a bit afterward.

“We were really close to having to pull out the backup,” he said. “It just swept the bottom perfectly, but then it took off like it wasn’t going to stop. … It didn’t end up being as bad as I thought, but when it first took off, I thought we were in trouble.”

All the Roush-Fenway drivers will start in the middle of the pack Sunday.

Kenseth qualified 18th while Edwards was 21st, though the driver Biffle calls the leader of the team said he had a better car than he showed during his two-lap run.

“It felt pretty good, but it wasn’t that fast,” Edwards said. “Our race trim package is real fast, though. I think all the Fords are going to be tough to beat here. I think it’ll be just like Texas with all the long runs and the cars sliding around.”

Just like Texas? That ought to suit Biffle.

“When we got the points lead, I was like, `OK, now we have to keep it and we have to perform at this level everywhere we go,’” he said. “We’ve been competitive. Now we have to keep it up.”

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