Greg Biffle is relieved to see things returning to normal at Roush Fenway Racing.

Biffle, 41, has been competing regularly at the Sprint Cup level for the Ford team founded by Jack Roush since 2003, winning 16 times and finishing second to Tony Stewart in the 2005 championship standings. Biffle also finished third, behind champion Jimmie Johnson and teammate Carl Edwards, in 2008.

Normal, for Biffle, would involve making the Chase for a fourth straight year, but the Vancouver, Wash., native likely will have to win at least one of the final five regular-season races to do so.

The reason for Biffle's optimism is the fact that Edwards, the Cup point leader, has renewed his contract to remain at Roush Fenway. Edwards apparently seriously considered an offer from Joe Gibbs Racing before deciding to remain where he is. Like teammates Edwards, Matt Kenseth and David Ragan, Biffle has spent his entire career with Roush, winning a Truck Series championship in 2000 and the (now) Nationwide Series in 2002.

"I think it's great that he (Edwards) is coming back to our company," Biffle said. "I was a little skeptical, I suppose, whether he was going to, figuring this is August already.

"I'm relieved because people won't ask me about it anymore. That's why I'm most relieved about it and to have him back as a teammate. He does a good job getting his car set up and helps. I think we all help each other."

Roush recently changed Biffle's crew chief, replacing Greg Erwin with Matt Puccia. Biffle, who won the August race at Pocono Raceway in 2010, managed an eighth-place finish this time, leaving him 13th in points.

"Certainly we've been trying hard to win a race," Biffle said. "We've come close a few times. ... Michigan, Bristol, Atlanta are all great tracks for us, and we feel like we can win at basically any of these racetracks.

"I would have never guessed we'd be this far into the season without winning a race after the way we finished last year."