Greg Biffle will make his NASCAR Cup Series return in an attempt to qualify for the 2022 Daytona 500 with NY Racing Team, NY announced Feb. 14.
Biffle, who won 19 Cup races from 2003-2016, will pilot the No. 44 Grambling State University/HBCU League Pass Plus Chevrolet.
“I’m really excited to have the opportunity to drive the Next Gen car and help NY Racing make its entry into the 2022 season,” Biffle said in a team release. “I’ve always said since the day I stepped away from full-time competition that I would return under the right circumstances.”
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— NY Racing Team (@Nyracingteam) February 14, 2022
The 52-year-old is attempting his first Cup start since 2016, his last full-time season as a driver. Biffle competed in Cup full-time for 14 seasons, all for Roush Fenway Racing.
He last competed in a NASCAR race in 2020, driving for GMS Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Darlington Raceway.
Jay Guy, who won at Talladega Superspeedway in 2013 with David Ragan, will be the crew chief. The car will be built by Richard Childress Racing and will have a Hendrick Motorsports engine.
The Vancouver, Wash., native is seeking his first Daytona 500 victory. His best career finish in the Great American Race is third, occurring both in 2010 and 2012.
NY last competed in a NASCAR race in 2018, running a part-time schedule with JJ Yeley.
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