Despite past results, Roush duo ready for The Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- It's no secret that Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle haven't had a lot of Cup success in the past at Watkins Glen International, but that doesn't necessarily guarantee that they'll find themselves outside of the top 12 after Sunday's race.

Kenseth has three top-10s in nine previous Watkins Glen starts, with a best finish of eighth. After failing to crack the top 25 in his first four visits, Biffle ran 10th in 2007, but faded to 21st one year ago. Still, both drivers know that anything can, and probably will, happen in 90 laps around the 2.45-mile course.

Kenseth is 11th in the standings, just one point ahead of Roush Fenway Racing teammate Biffle. So there may be more pressure to perform at a track that doesn't play into either driver's strengths, especially when Kyle Busch -- who won here last year -- is 13th.

For Kenseth, there will be constant pressure between now and Richmond -- and his goal is getting the best finish he can every week. That may be more difficult now that he'll roll off 42nd after a lap of 119.856 mph. Compare that to Biffle, who posted the seventh-quickest speed (122.519 mph), one position better than Busch (122.514 mph).

"That's what we always try to do, really, and even though we're close to the cutoff, I don't really think there's anything we can do different," Kenseth said. "Actually, the last two weeks, we got 10th and 11th. That's the best we've done, really, in a long time.

"To our standards, that's not near good enough, but that's the best we've done in a long time. We've just got to keep trying to build on that. If we could run in the top 10 and finish in the top 10, we'll probably be close to making it. But, if you look at last week, all he guys that are fighting for it were right up there, with the exception of one or two." (Continued)