Story By: Sol Tucker
File Photos By: Sol Tucker
Washington, D.C–
Yesterday the racing community suffered some of the worst news anyone could imagine, the headline, Greg Biffle and his family killed in a plane crash. One of the worst things you can read and left many saying how could it happen to one of the “good” guys. Our big question, who is a bad guy in the racing community? While there has been some fierce competition in racing over the years, everyone loved “The Biff.”
When our staff first started covering racing in the 1998-99 season, we saw so many drivers that were crossovers from the old era racing, but the new guys in the former Winston Cup and then Nextel Series like Biffle were just trying to make their mark. Making a mark he did.
We covered quite a few races with Richmond and Dover being in our backyard, so we went to almost every race there up until the start of Covid but, prior that we had a chance to see Biffle win twice Richmond (2001, 2002) and also securing his 2002 championship there. Biffle had some success there in his Cup Series runs, including a pole in 2006, but his premier Cup Series wins came elsewhere, with strong performances and poles at Richmond highlighting his versatile career as a Truck and Xfinity champ. He became a huge favorite here to quite a few fans.
What we will also remember Biffle for is his times off the track. Most recently in 2024, he took his personal Robinson R44 Helicopter and helped anyone her could with relief efforts during Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. He also tapped into quite a few of his former sponsors to donate things such as generators and excavation equipment, then he took flights with relief supplies to those who had no access to roads for months after the flooding.
For everyone who never had the chance to meet Biffle in person, he was one of the greats and acknowledged almost everyone at the track and it earned him the respect of all the drivers in NASCAR. His legacy will live on and during these times let’s remember Biffle and his entire family in these times and while his time in racing may have come to an abrupt end, he will never be forgotten. RIP 16, until we meet again, you will live on through all of the amazing days at the track you gave the fans.
