{"id":369042,"date":"2025-12-26T01:27:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T01:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/369042\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T01:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T01:27:07","slug":"christmas-cards-sent-by-nascar-legend-greg-biffle-arrive-in-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/369042\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas cards sent by NASCAR legend Greg Biffle arrive in mail"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHRISTMAS cards sent by the NASCAR legend Greg Biffle have started arriving in mailboxes \u2013 only days after his family were killed in a fiery plane crash.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Biffle, his wife Cristina,<\/a> and his two children Ryder and Emma died when their private jet crashed in North Carolina<\/a> last Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Christmas cards sent by Greg Biffle and his family have started to arrive \u2013 only days after his family was killed in a plane crashCredit: Instagram\/cristinagbiffle<\/p>\n

The Biffle family can be seen beaming in a festive photographCredit: Instagram<\/p>\n

The Cessna C550 plane burst into a huge fireball<\/a> while attempting to land at Statesville Regional Airport.<\/p>\n

Before their death, Biffle\u2019s family had sent cards for the holidays.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The card featured a photograph of the Biffle family smiling and a heartwarming note.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that you are able to slow down and enjoy the magic and joy that this season has to offer,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

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Greg Biffle and wife spent last days ‘bringing joy’ to others before fatal crash<\/p>\n

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NASCAR star\u2019s eerie pic in cockpit months before plane crashed killing family<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe hope you have a great New Year.<\/p>\n

\u201cSending love, Greg, Cristina, Emma & Ryder.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ron Herbert, who runs Red Rocks Cafe, was one person who received the card.<\/p>\n

\u201cI received this in the mail today,\u201d he wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy words can\u2019t say enough about the family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seven people were on board Biffle\u2019s plane when it crashed.<\/a><\/p>\n

The private jet was heading to Sarasota, Florida, before returning to the North Carolina airport just minutes after takeoff. <\/p>\n

Investigators revealed the plane hit a runway light stanchion around 1,800 feet short of the threshold. <\/p>\n

Then, the plane collided with trees and two more runway light stanchions. <\/p>\n

Investigators have not revealed who was piloting the plane.<\/p>\n

A map showing the plane\u2019s route before it crashedCredit: Getty Images<\/p>\n

But, three of the seven people on board had pilots licenses.<\/p>\n

Biffle had a private pilot license and could fly fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.<\/p>\n

Investigators have not revealed if the plane experienced any mechanical issues before it crashed. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not know the circumstances that led the aircraft to return to the airport,\u201d Michael Graham, a National Transportation Safety Board official, said.<\/p>\n

Biffle\u2019s plane was consumed by flamesCredit: Bobby Renwick via Storyful<\/p>\n

It could take up to two years for the final NTSB report to be published.<\/p>\n

But, a preliminary report may be released in a few weeks, ex-military pilot Dan Rose told US Weekly. <\/a><\/p>\n

Rose admitted he would be surprised if the final dossier is released within one year of the tragedy.<\/p>\n

Biffle was a two-time NASCAR national-series champion \u2013 Truck title in 2000; Xfinity\/Busch title in 2002 \u2013 and later a Cup Series winner.<\/p>\n

Investigators examine the wreckage of the Cessna planeCredit: Reuters<\/p>\n

He made 515 starts in the Cup Series, winning 19 races in the process. He was named as one of the racing series\u2019 75 best in 2023.<\/p>\n

Just months before the tragic crash, the racing legend was pictured with President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0at the\u00a0Daytona 500.<\/p>\n

Before that, In October of 2024, Biffle met with Vice President\u00a0JD Vance\u00a0at the\u00a0Bank of America\u00a0ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

Biffle served as the honorary starter that day, and posed for a picture with Vance alongside his daughter Emma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHRISTMAS cards sent by the NASCAR legend Greg Biffle have started arriving in mailboxes \u2013 only days after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369043,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,155774,82],"class_list":["post-369042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-plane-crashes-and-air-disasters","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369042","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=369042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}