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Greg Biffle

Overview

Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver. He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina. He has also left a lasting impression as the "Most electrifying Craftsman Truck Series driver of the late 90s".

NASCAR career

Biffle gained national attention when he raced in the NASCAR Winter Heat series on ESPN2 in the winter of 1995/1996. Former ESPN announcer and NASCAR champion Benny Parsons told Jack Roush that there was no way he could pass up the chance to hire Biffle, and that if he did he would regret it while watching Biffle win races for another team owner .
Craftsman Truck Series
Starting in the Craftsman Truck Series, Biffle first won Rookie of the Year in 1998 for Roush Fenway Racing. In 2000, he won the series title in the #50 Grainger Ford F-150, which was his first championship in one of NASCAR's three major series. In 2001, he ran four more races for Jack Roush in the #99 Eldon Ford F-150. His last truck start was in 2004 for Tom Mitchell in the #44 Ford Racing Ford F-150 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Busch Series
Biffle first drove two races in 1996 for Dick Bown in the #51 Barbasol Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Biffle joined the NASCAR Busch Series full-time in 2001. He won the series rookie of the year award. He had five wins and finished fourth in points. In 2002 Biffle brought Roush another championship, this time in the NASCAR Busch Series. His four wins, twenty top fives and twenty-five top tens earned him the championship victory over fellow Busch Series regulars Jason Keller and Scott Wimmer. Biffle has continued to drive in the Busch Series every season since then. Biffle ran only part-time in 2003, but contended for the NASCAR Busch Series championship again in 2004, finishing third behind future NEXTEL Cup regulars Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch. Running part-time again in 2005, Biffle again placed in the top ten in NASCAR Busch Series points standings, despite running only twenty-seven races, eight races fewer than the full season.
Winston/NEXTEL Cup Series
In 2002, Biffle drove his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at California Speedway in the #16 Volvo Trucks Ford Taurus for Roush Fenway Racing. He also drove for Andy Petree Racing in the #55 Schneider Electric Chevrolet Monte Carlo and for Petty Enterprises in the #44 Georgia Pacific Dodge Intrepid. In total, Biffle ran 7 races with 3 top-5 starts and a best finish of 13th.

Biffle started competing full time in NASCAR's top circuit in 2003, and he finished in 20th place in the final NEXTEL Cup series points. He earned his first win at the Daytona International Speedway. He finished second to Jamie McMurray for Raybestos Rookie of the Year. His car was sponsored by Grainger Industrial Supply, Co., who had previously sponsored him in his Busch and truck series efforts.

Greg Biffle showed steady improvement over the 2004 season as he earned two more race wins en route to a 17th place finish in the points.

2005 was Biffle's breakout season. He finished the season tied with teammate Carl Edwards for second in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship, thirty-five points behind champion Tony Stewart. Biffle won the tie-breaker for second because of his six race victories, the most of any driver in the Nextel Cup Series that season.

In 2006, Biffle won twice, at Darlington Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. Biffle struggled considerably during the year, finishing 24th at Pocono Raceway, 33rd at the Brickyard and 38th at Watkins Glen International.

The Army National Guard served as the primary sponsor from 2004-2006. Other sponsors included Post-it/3M, Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, Subway, Charter Communications and Prism Guard Shield.

For 2007, Biffle will drive the #16 Ameriquest/3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing. Biffle is currently signed with Roush Fenway Racing until 2008.

Personal life

Greg is an avid bungee jumper. He has made successful jumps on four different continents and in 13 different time zones. Greg is also a big fan of fishing and enjoys deep sea fishing in Mexico, were he keeps his factory sponsored Luhrs fishing boat. Greg formerly owned a pub venture in his hometown of Vancouver, WA called "Biffles Pub and Grill" located at 11500 NE 76th St Vancouver, WA. Greg got married on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007.

Greg guest starred in CBS's situational comedy Yes, Dear. The episode, On Your Marks, Get Set, Mow, featured a tractor racing subplot which interloped with the greater "Father fights for respect of his son" theme. Biffle portrays himself as a NASCAR racer moonlighting in the small time tractor series.
Greg Biffle Foundation
Greg also has a foundation in his name that he and Nicole manage. Their primary goal is to create awareness and serve as an advocate to improve the well-being of animals by engaging the power and passion of the motorsports industry. The foundation donates to local Humane Societies, no-kill animal shelters, spay and neuter clinics, and the Animal Adoption League.

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...2005 was Biffle's breakout season. He finished the season tied with teammate Carl Edwards for second in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship, thirty-five points behind champion Tony Stewart...

This biography says:

...His four wins, twenty top fives and twenty-five top tens earned him the championship victory over fellow Busch Series regulars Jason Keller and Scott Wimmer. Biffle has continued to drive in the Busch Series every season since then. Biffle ran only part-time in 2003, but contended for the NASCAR Busch Series championship again in 2004, finishing third behind future NEXTEL Cup regulars Martin Truex Jr...

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...Keller would then try to race the #34 Frank Cicci Racing Chevy at Richmond, but he did not qualify and declined further rides with the team. Instead, Brewco Motorsports hired Keller to qualify and practice Greg Biffle's #66 Ford for select races when Biffle was working on his Nextel Cup Series team. Keller did a good job, and Brewco rewarded Keller with a race at ORP...

This biography says:

...Biffle ran only part-time in 2003, but contended for the NASCAR Busch Series championship again in 2004, finishing third behind future NEXTEL Cup regulars Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch. Running part-time again in 2005, Biffle again placed in the top ten in NASCAR Busch Series points standings, despite running only twenty-seven races, eight races fewer than the full season.

This biography says:

...He finished the season tied with teammate Carl Edwards for second in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship, thirty-five points behind champion Tony Stewart. Biffle won the tie-breaker for second because of his six race victories, the most of any driver in the Nextel Cup Series that season...

This biography says:

...Biffle started competing full time in NASCAR's top circuit in 2003, and he finished in 20th place in the final NEXTEL Cup series points. He earned his first win at the Daytona International Speedway. He finished second to Jamie McMurray for Raybestos Rookie of the Year. His car was sponsored by Grainger Industrial Supply, Co., who had previously sponsored him in his Busch and truck series efforts...

That biography says:

...His teammates are David Ragan (#6 AAA), Greg Biffle (#16 Ameriquest), Matt Kenseth (#17 DeWalt) and Carl Edwards (#99 Office Depot)...

That biography says:

...In 2004, at the first stop for the Chase at New Hampshire, Robby Gordon and Greg Biffle made contact early in the race. Later, Robby intentionally wrecked Biffle, whose spinning car also took out Chase contenders Tony Stewart and Jeremy Mayfield...

This biography says:

Biffle gained national attention when he raced in the NASCAR Winter Heat series on ESPN2 in the winter of 1995/1996. Former ESPN announcer and NASCAR champion Benny Parsons told Jack Roush that there was no way he could pass up the chance to hire Biffle, and that if he did he would regret it while watching Biffle win races for another team owner .

That biography says:

...He is also credited for discovering current NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle at a "Gong Show" held in Tucson, Arizona. All told, Biffle has won a Truck Series and Busch Series Championship and is currently driving for Roush-Fenway Racing on the NEXTEL Cup circuit.

This biography says:

...His four wins, twenty top fives and twenty-five top tens earned him the championship victory over fellow Busch Series regulars Jason Keller and Scott Wimmer. Biffle has continued to drive in the Busch Series every season since then. Biffle ran only part-time in 2003, but contended for the NASCAR Busch Series championship again in 2004, finishing third behind future NEXTEL Cup regulars Martin Truex Jr...

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Todd Alan Kluever (pronounced KLEE-ver) was born July 6, 1978, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. He shared driving duties of the #16 3M Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Busch Series with Greg Biffle in 2007.

That biography says:

...rode a camouflage #8 car in the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day to raise money for the families of military troops. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, Ward Burton, Denny Hamlin, Casey Mears, Shane Huffman and Jon Wood also changed their paint schemes for the occasion...

That biography says:

...The following season, he ran seven Busch races for NEMCO, finishing fifth at Nashville Speedway USA and The Milwaukee Mile, as well as qualifying Greg Biffle's car on the pole at Memphis. He also attempted the New England 300 and the Brickyard 400 in the Winston Cup Series in the #04 for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, but failed to qualify both times...

That biography says:

...Johnson had a chance to win the championship coming into the November 20 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but finished 5th in points after crashing at the midway point of the event with a tire problem. Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, and Mark Martin all finished ahead of the #48 Chevrolet. Johnson's 2005 Cup season statistics include 22 top-10 finishes with an average finishing position of 12.7.

That biography says:

...For 2005, Fike signed a driver development contract with Brewco Motorsports, and split time in their #66 Duraflame Ford Taurus with Greg Biffle. He recorded his first top-ten finish at the Salute to the Troops 250 Presented by Dodge, where he finished eighth...

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Busch was a competitor in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series and gained his first national exposure while competing against Ron Hornaday, Matt Crafton, Greg Biffle, Chris Trickle, and Kevin Harvick among others in the 1998 Winter Heat Series at Tucson Raceway Park...

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*"To drive a car with the same number that my father drove makes the move even more special." *"The Chevrolet has had more nose jobs than Michael Jackson." http://insiderracingnews.com/PK/082304.html/ *"I got run over by a bug-eyed dummy." in reference to an incident with Greg Biffle in 2004 at Watkins Glen. *"I can get up and look in the mirror and know I've done everything right...

That biography says:

...rode a camouflage #8 car in the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day to raise money for the families of military troops. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, Ward Burton, Denny Hamlin, Casey Mears, Shane Huffman and Jon Wood also changed their paint schemes for the occasion...

That biography says:

...Six races later, at Nazareth Speedway, Purvis was running solidly in the top-15, when he spun out in the backstraightaway. Six seconds later, Greg Biffle plowed into the car, causing Purvis severe head trauma. Purvis left the race, and could not drive again in 2002...

That biography says:

...*"Biffle's ol' car is a pig in a blanket, and she's a pretty thing ain't she"?, a phrase said when Greg Biffle's car was patched after being involved in a Lap 4 crash at the 2003 Aaron's 499. *"He's sittin' on a hot tin stove and sweating ice water", at the tense moments at the end of a race...

That biography says:

...During the 2007 season, Leffler won the pole for the Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona International Speedway. He finished 9th. Leffler would make NASCAR history July 28th, 2007 as he passed Greg Biffle with two laps remaining to win the Nascar Busch Series Kroger 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park. The win marked the first race victory for a Toyota Camry in competition, and the first win for a foreign manufacturer in Nascar stock car competition...

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In 2007, Vickers drove the #83 Red Bull Toyota Camry for a new team, Team Red Bull. His new crew chief for 2007 was Doug Richert, who spent the last three seasons with Greg Biffle and won a championship with Dale Earnhardt. His new teammate at Red Bull was A.J. Allmendinger, driver of the #84 Red Bull Toyota Camry for Team Red Bull...
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