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\nGreg Biffle and his family were eulogized Friday morning in front of a North Carolina arena full of family, friends, and fansBiffle, his wife Cristina, their two children, and three other passengers were killed in a Dec. 18, 2025 plane crashBiffle’s niece Jordyn Biffle remembered her late family members as “big dreamers, tireless workers and deeply committed” to helping others<\/p>\n
Late NASCAR driver Greg Biffle<\/a> and his wife Cristina Biffle<\/a> were remembered as \u201cbig dreamers, tireless workers and deeply committed\u201d to helping others at a memorial service, nearly a month after the couple, their two young children, and three others died in a plane crash<\/a> while visiting friends.\n<\/p>\n On Friday, Jan. 16, the late NASCAR champion and his family were honored at a large-scale memorial service held at the BoJangle\u2019s Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., which was open to Biffle\u2019s family, friends and fans, and broadcast online through the racing organization\u2019s website.\n<\/p>\n Speakers at the stadium-sized memorial service included former NASCAR drivers Phil Parsons and Jeff Burton, close friend and social media personality Garret Mitchell, and Biffle\u2019s niece, Jordyn Biffle, who shared an emotional eulogy for Biffle, 55, Cristina, 35, and their children Ryder and Emma.\n<\/p>\n \u201cHe lived life fast and fully, and he loved to make people smile,\u201d Jordyn said about her uncle, sharing stories about how the future NASCAR champion grew up working on cars and motorcycles alongside his father in the family garage \u2014 a tradition Biffle carried on with his own son years later.\n<\/p>\n Greg Biffle and wife Cristina with their 2 kids in February 2022.<\/p>\n Cristina Grossu Biffle\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cHe was humble, kind, fun and incredibly smart,\u201d Jordyn said about Biffle, adding, \u201cChristina and Greg were destined to find each other. They complimented one another in a way that I’ve rarely seen. They were both big dreamers, tireless workers and deeply committed to supporting their friends, their family and even complete strangers.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Biffle\u2019s niece continued: \u201cGiving back was part of who they were.\u201d<\/p>\n While Biffle was known wide across the sports world for his accolades on the track, it was the retired race car driver\u2019s post-retirement philanthropy that carved out the character that many across North Carolina and the motorsports world have remembered in recent weeks as selfless and giving.\n<\/p>\n