A plane reportedly owned by former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashed Dec. 18 at an airport in western North Carolina. As of 2 p.m. ET, it was unknown who was on board when it crashed.
According to airport and Federal Aviation Administration officials, a Cessna C550 plane crashed at the Statesville Regional Airport, about 40 miles north of Charlotte. The crash occurred about 10:15 a.m. Dec. 18. At least one person is dead, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirmed to USA TODAY.
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According to the online site Flight Aware, which tracks flight paths, the plane departed from Statesville at 10:06 a.m. local time and tried to turn around before the crash. The only C550 flying in and out of the airport is owned by GB Aviation, a company affiliated with Biffle, according to flight trackers.
Biffle was among NASCAR’s list of the 75 greatest drivers of all time. Here’s what to know about him:
Who is Greg Biffle?
Greg Biffle was a NASCAR driver who raced full time in the top-tier Cup Series from 2003 to 2016. He made his Cup Series debut in 2002 as a 32-year-old and returned in 2022 at 52 to race part time in five races. He raced primarily under the Jack Roush banner.
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How many NASCAR races did Greg Biffle win?
Biffle won 19 NASCAR Cup Series races over 16 years. He also won 20 races in the second-tier series (when they were called the Busch Series and Xfinity Series) and 17 in the Truck Series.
How many NASCAR championships did Greg Biffle win?
Biffle never won the NASCAR Cup Series title, finishing in the top-10 of the season standings six times with a runner-up finish in 2005. He did win the 2000 Truck Series championship and the 2002 Busch Series.
Did Greg Biffle win the Daytona 500?
No, Biffle never won the Great American Race. He had seven top-10 finishes in the Daytona 500 and finished as high as third in 2010 and 2012. Biffle did notch his first career Cup Series win at Daytona International Speedway, taking the checkered flag at the 2003 Pepsi 400 (now the Coke Zero Sugar 400).
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Who are Greg Biffle’s wife and kids?
Greg Biffle married Cristina Grossu in 2023. He has two children. His had his daughter, Emma, with his first wife, Nicole Lunders, in 2011. Biffle and Grossu had a son, Ryder, in 2020.
Contributing: Ken Willis, Daytona Beach News-Journal; Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Greg Biffle: What to know about longtime NASCAR driver, wife, kids
