{"id":354504,"date":"2025-12-19T02:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T02:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/354504\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T02:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T02:05:08","slug":"nascar-legends-offer-tributes-to-greg-biffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/354504\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR legends offer tributes to Greg Biffle"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the wake of the tragic death<\/a> of former NASCAR\u00a0<\/a>driver Greg Biffle in a plane crash on Thursday, figures from around the NASCAR community are offering their thoughts, prayers and tributes to a man who was a staple of NASCAR racing for nearly two decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was Jack Roush who gave Biffle a shot in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1998. The partnership between Biffle and Roush flourished, and Biffle drove for Roush until the end of his full-time racing career in 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tributes pour in for Greg Biffle<\/p>\n

“The entire Charlotte sports community has suffered a tremendous loss,” Roush said in a statement<\/a>. “The tragic accident involving Greg Biffle and his family today is incredibly heartbreaking. I have lost a dear friend and partner in our NASCAR program. His contributions to our race team over the years are immeasurable.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski competed against Biffle as a driver, but became invested in the organization Biffle helped build in 2022 when Keselowski became a part-owner of Roush-Fenway-Keselowski Racing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I had the privilege of racing alongside Greg for many years, and like so many in our sport, I gained deep respect for him not only as a champion on the racetrack, but as a competitor who helped define an era of NASCAR,” Keselowski said in a statement<\/a>. “His impact on Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing runs deep, and his accomplishments helped lay a foundation we continue to build upon today.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jeff Gordon retired one year before Biffle in 2015, but battled with him for many years at the front of the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Devastating news,” Gordon said in a social media post<\/a>. “I had such tremendous respect for Greg as a driver, and we shared countless tough battles on the track. Like so many others, I was inspired by his tireless relief work during Hurricane Helene. My heart goes out to the Biffle family and everyone hurting.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Denny Hamlin had a similar experience to Gordon, battling with Biffle for wins for over a decade. By the time Hamlin got to the Cup Series in 2006, Biffle was already an established title contender.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Today the motorsports world lost one of its fiercest competitors and kindest souls,” Hamlin said in a social media post<\/a>.” Greg Biffle was a champion on the track and a humanitarian off it, whose impact reached far beyond racing.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Seven-time Cup Series champion and 200-time race winner Richard Petty never raced against Biffle, but knew how valuable he was to the sport of NASCAR.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Richard Petty and the Petty Family are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Greg Biffle and his family,” Petty said in a social media post<\/a>. “Greg was not only a fearless competitor, but someone who showed that same fearlessness in his generosity to others.”<\/p>\n

Biffle won 19 Cup Series races and a championship in both the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Busch Series during his driving career. He was 55 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the wake of the tragic death of former NASCAR\u00a0driver Greg Biffle in a plane crash on Thursday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354505,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,82],"class_list":["post-354504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}