Winless Cup drivers feel heat

Biffle, others down to three races to clinch Chase spots.

With time running out on his bid to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup, Greg Biffle is back at the site of his most recent victory.

It was more than three years ago.

In June 2013, Biffle won at Michigan International Speedway — his fourth victory at the track and second in a row. In 116 Cup races since, he has come up empty.

He missed the Chase last year and is in danger of falling short again unless he can pull out a victory in one of the last three races of the regular season, starting today on the 2-mile oval at MIS.

“This sport is very humbling,” Biffle said. “When you think you’ve got it figured out, for sure you don’t, and it reminds you of that every week.”

Biffle is the active leader in wins at Michigan, but he finished 19th there in June. Shortly after that, he ran off a streak of three straight top10 finishes, but he’s been outside the top 15 in each of the four races since. He starts 22nd today.

Biffle and Roush Fenway Racing teammates Trevor Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would all miss the 16-driver Chase if the regular season ended now. None of them has a win this year.

A dozen drivers have won, solidifying their spots in the Chase as long as they stay in the top 30 in points. Rookie Chris Buescher is cutting it close. He’s 30th and has only two top-10 finishes, but one was a win at Pocono.

Hendrick Motorsports could end up with only one Chase entry if Chase Elliott falters and Kasey Kahne doesn’t make it. Jimmie Johnson is safe for Hendrick, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. is still sidelined as he recovers from a concussion. Kahne hasn’t won since August 2014, a span of 70 races. He qualified 11th for today’s race.

Elliott has 11 top-10 finishes but none over his past eight races — and he has no wins.

Trucks: Brett Moffitt, in a Toyota, passed Timothy Peters and William Byron on the 100th and final lap to win at Michigan.

Peters was two laps away from what would have been his first victory of the season, but Byron nosed ahead with a lap to go, and Moffitt then moved to the outside and took the lead. Peters finished second, Daniel Hemric third. Byron, a five-time winner this season, was fourth.

Xfinity: Michael McDowell, in a Chevrolet, edged Brendan Gaughan by 0.534 of a second following an overtime restart for victory at Road America at Elkhart Lake, Wis. The Richard Childress Racing teammates went bumperto-bumper midway through the last lap before McDowell held on at the finish line after 48 laps on the 4-mile course.

Formula One: Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg edged Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by .149 of a second for the pole in today’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.

Rosberg, who trails Lewis Hamilton by 19 points for the series lead, has a chance to make up ground within Hamilton starting last because of penalties imposed for changing too many engine parts this season.

REY DEL RIO / GETTY IMAGES Brett Moffitt celebrates after winning the NASCAR truck race Saturday at Michigan. He has finished third, second and first in his past three truck races.