Greg Biffle facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Quick facts for kids

Greg Biffle

Biffle at Sonoma Raceway in 2023

Born

Gregory Jack Biffle
December 23, 1969 (age 55)
Vancouver, Washington, U.S.

Height

5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Weight

170 lb (77 kg)

Achievements

2002 NASCAR Busch Series Champion
2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion
2005, 2006 Southern 500 Winner
2015, 2016 Sprint Showdown winner

Awards

2001 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year
1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
2002 NASCAR Busch Series Most Popular Driver
2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Most Popular Driver
West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2022)
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)

NASCAR Cup Series career

515 races run over 16 years

2022 position

35th

Best finish

2nd (2005)

First race

2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 (Fontana)

Last race

2022 GEICO 500 (Talladega)

First win

2003 Pepsi 400 (Daytona)

Last win

2013 Quicken Loans 400 (Michigan)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
19	175	13

NASCAR Xfinity Series career

244 races run over 11 years

Best finish

1st (2002)

First race

1996 AC-Delco 200 (Rockingham)

Last race

2010 TECH-NET Auto Service 300 powered by Carquest (Charlotte)

First win

2001 Pepsi 300 (Nashville)

Last win

2009 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
20	149	14

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career

83 races run over 7 years

2020 position

63rd

Best finish

1st (2000)

First race

1998 Chevy Trucks Challenge (Orlando)

Last race

2020 South Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Darlington)

First win

1999 Memphis 200 (Memphis)

Last win

2019 SpeedyCash.com 400 (Texas)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
17	55	12

Statistics current as of August 11, 2024.

Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969), known as "the Biff", is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is now semi-retired from full-time racing.

Greg Biffle started his NASCAR career in 1995. He is one of only three drivers to win championships in both the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He is also one of only 36 drivers to win a race in all three of NASCAR's main series. Biffle returned to NASCAR in 2019, winning a Truck Series race. He last raced part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2022.

Racing Journey
Personal Life
Images for kids
See also

Racing Journey

Greg Biffle was born in Vancouver, Washington. He grew up in Camas. He began his racing career on short tracks in the Pacific Northwest. He became well-known after racing in the Winter Heat Series in 1995–1996. A former NASCAR champion, Benny Parsons, then suggested Biffle to Jack Roush.

Biffle first raced in a NASCAR national series in 1996. He competed in two Busch Series races. In 1997, he won the Most Popular Driver Award in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Northwest Series.

Truck Series Success

Biffle racing at Texas in 2019.

Roush Racing made Biffle a full-time driver in the Craftsman Truck Series in 1998. He did not win a race that year. However, he earned four pole positions, which is still a record for a Truck Series rookie. He finished 8th in the standings and won the NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award.

In 1999, Biffle had an amazing season. He won nine races, which is still a record for the Truck Series. He finished second in the championship, just behind Jack Sprague. In 2000, Biffle won the Truck Series championship. He beat his teammate Kurt Busch by a lot of points. This was Biffle's first championship in one of NASCAR's top three series.

Biffle moved to the Busch Series in 2001. But he still raced four more Truck races for Roush that year. He won a race at Phoenix. In 2019, Biffle returned to the Truck Series for one race. He drove for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Texas Motor Speedway. Biffle started sixth and won the race, leading 18 laps. This was his first Truck victory since 2001. He made another one-time start in the Truck Series in 2020 at Darlington Raceway. He finished 19th in that race.

Nationwide Series Wins

Biffle joined the Busch Series full-time in 2001. He won five races and finished fourth in the standings. He also earned the Rookie of the Year Award. The next year, 2002, he won four more races. He had 20 top-five finishes out of 34 races. This led him to win his first Busch Series title. It was his second NASCAR national championship.

He raced part-time in the Busch Series in 2003. Roush moved him up to race full-time in the Winston Cup Series. He returned to compete for the Busch Series championship in 2004. He finished third in the standings. From 2005 to 2009, Biffle raced part-time for Roush Fenway Racing in the Busch (now Xfinity) Series. He won two races in 2009.

Cup Series Highlights

Biffle's 2008 Cup racecar

Biffle started his Cup Series career in 2002. He tried to race in the 2002 Daytona 500 but did not qualify. He made his first Cup start nine races later at California. He finished 13th in that race.

Biffle began racing full-time in NASCAR's top series in 2003. He got his first win at the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. He finished second to Jamie McMurray for the Rookie of the Year award. His Daytona win made him the first driver to win in all three of NASCAR's national series. This is now a common achievement for young drivers. Biffle finished 20th in the points standings that year.

In 2004, Biffle started strong by getting the pole position for the Daytona 500. However, he had to start at the back of the field because of an engine change. Even though he missed NASCAR's first-ever Chase for the Sprint Cup, Biffle won two races that season. He won at Michigan and Homestead. He finished 17th in the final points.

2005 was a great year for Biffle. He won six races, more than any other driver that year. He qualified for the Chase for the first time. He finished second in the standings, just 35 points behind champion Tony Stewart. Biffle tied with his teammate Carl Edwards in points. Biffle won the tie-breaker because he had more race wins.

Biffle did not make the Chase for the Cup in 2006. He still won two races at Darlington Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. He finished 13th in the standings. He also missed the Chase in 2007. He won only one race that year, at Kansas Speedway.

In June 2008, Biffle signed a new contract with Roush Fenway Racing. He did not win any races during the regular season. But he made the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He won the first two Chase races at New Hampshire and Dover. He was the first driver to win the first two Chase races in a season.

Biffle qualified for the Chase again in 2009. But he did not win any races that year. In 2010, Biffle qualified for the Chase for the third year in a row. He won two races at Pocono and Kansas.

Biffle competes in the 2013 STP Gas Booster 500

In 2012, Biffle had a strong start. He led the points after Las Vegas with three third-place finishes. His first win of 2012 was at Texas Motor Speedway. He passed Jimmie Johnson with 30 laps left. Biffle also won at Michigan, holding off Brad Keselowski.

In 2013, Biffle finished sixth in the 2013 Daytona 500. At the 2013 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan, Biffle won his fourth race at that track. It was also the 1,000th victory for Ford.

At the 2014 Coca-Cola 600, Biffle broke a record. He had 84 consecutive races without failing to finish. This tied Herman Beam's record. The next week, he broke Beam's record by finishing the race. Later that season, his streak ended after a crash.

Biffle racing at Richmond International Raceway in 2016

Biffle stayed with Roush Fenway Racing in 2015. He started the year with a 10th-place finish in the 2015 Daytona 500. He struggled for much of the season. But he did get a second-place finish in the 2015 Coca-Cola 600. He also had a fifth-place finish at Pocono and a fourth-place at New Hampshire. He finished 20th in points.

In 2016, Biffle earned his first pole position in four seasons at the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. He finished eighth in that race. After finishing 23rd in points in 2016, Biffle and Roush Fenway decided to go their separate ways. Biffle did not race in 2017.

Biffle racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2022

Biffle returned to the series in 2022. He drove the No. 44 for NY Racing Team in the Daytona 500 and other races. He was rumored to drive in the 2024 Daytona 500. However, he announced he would not race for the team until past contract issues were fixed.

Other Racing Adventures

Biffle racing in the No. 57 Stadium Super Truck at Road America in 2018

In 2018, Biffle tested a Stadium Super Truck. He then announced he would race in the series at Road America. He finished seventh and second in his first two races.

Biffle returned to SST in 2019. He shared a truck with Sheldon Creed and Ryan Beat. He raced at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finished second in one race. He also raced in Australia at Surfers Paradise Street Circuit. He was the fastest in practice but flipped his truck. He finished fourth in one race there. After not racing in 2020, Biffle rejoined the series in 2021. He finished second in a race at Mid-Ohio.

In 2021, Biffle raced in some 2021 Camping World SRX Series events. He won the first heat race at the first SRX event at Stafford Motor Speedway. He finished second in the main event. In 2022, he finished 5th in the SRX Series standings.

In 2003, Biffle competed in the International Race of Champions. He finished third at Talladega and seventh in points. In 2005, Biffle raced in the 2005 24 Hours of Daytona with teammates Kurt Busch and Matt Kenseth. They finished 27th.

In 2018, Biffle started the Sand Outlaw Series. This series is for racing UTVs. It has become a popular racing championship. He races out of his own UTV shop, Pace Offroad.

Personal Life

Biffle signs autographs along pit lane at Pocono Raceway

Greg Biffle is the son of Garland Jack Biffle II and Sally Frye. He has a brother named Jeffrey. His family has German and English roots.

Biffle married Nicole Lunders in 2007. Their daughter, Emma Elizabeth, was born in 2011. The couple separated in 2015 and divorced in 2016. Biffle's second child, Ryder Jack, was born in 2020. Ryder Jack is the first child with his fiancée, Cristina Grossu. Biffle and Grossu married in January 2023.

Biffle loves fishing, especially deep sea fishing in Mexico. He used to own a pub in his hometown called "Biffle's Pub and Grill." In 2010, Biffle became a part-owner of Willamette Speedway and Sunset Speedway in Oregon. He is also a private pilot. He owns a Cessna 210 plane. He also owns a Dassault Falcon 50 and a Dassault Falcon 10 jet. He is also a private helicopter pilot. He used his helicopter to help people affected by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.

Biffle owns a 2007 Ford GT and a 2007 Shelby Mustang GT500. The Shelby Mustang engine was rebuilt in 2013. It has 983 horsepower.

In 2017, Biffle announced he would join NBC Sports' NASCAR America as an analyst.