NASCAR driver Greg Biffle flew in to Delaware Wednesday as part of NASCAR's Chase Across North America program where drivers visit markets hosting Chase for the Sprint Cup to educate the fans on the sport's new championship elimination format.
Four drivers from a pool of 16 will be eliminated after every third Chase race - then points are zeroed out and remaining drivers start fresh for the next three races until only four remain in contention for the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Florida's Homestead-Miami racetrack November 16th.
Biffle says he hopes to repeat his past success at The Monster Mile where he won races in 2005 and 2008 - because the new format demands excellence every week.
"There's almost no margin for error in each one of these rounds," he said. "You have to be perfect and obviously a win guarantees you the transfer, but you're going to have to have three good races in each round."
Biffle just made the cut for the Chase with his 19th place finish at Richmond last weekend.
The September 28th AAA 400 race in Dover is the first knock-out race, the third race of the first bracket following races in Chicago and New Hampshire, and will eliminate the four drivers with the lowest point totals from championship contention.
During his visit, Biffle also made a pit stop at Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington where he visited with patients and got a behind the scenes look at the hospital’s expansion project before the ribbon is cut next week.
Biffle said he enjoys these opportunities to brighten someone's day.
"It is really nice to go to some of these facilities, see the smile on the children's faces and the kids, and then see the big expansion they've been working on. And for me to get to see that before it opens is kind of neat."