Greg Biffle

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Greg Biffle
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status active
NASCAR Cup Series statistics
Best placement 2nd - (2005)
Starts Victories Poles Top 10
510 19th 13 174
NASCAR Xfinity Series Statistics
Best placement 1. - (2002)
Starts Victories Poles Top 10
244 20th 14th 149
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series statistics
Best placement 1st - (2000)
Starts Victories Poles Top 10
82 17th 12 55
Data status: April 3, 2020

Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver , Washington ) is an American NASCAR racing driver. He currently drives a number 16 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Racing in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series .

Career

Biffle began his racing career in 1990 at the Skip Barber Racing School events . In 1993 he was third overall in the Barber Pro Series . In the following year he moved to Europe and drove in the Formula Opel Lotus . In 1995 he was active in the British Formula 3 Championship . He first caught the attention of the American media in 1996 when he took part in the Winter Heat Series , which was broadcast on the American television channel ESPN2 . The ex-Cup champion Benny Parsons , who was working as a television commentator at the time , recognized Biffle's talent and reported it to NASCAR team owner Jack Roush . Parsons told Roush to hire Biffle as a driver because he believed he could become one of the best drivers of the future. Roush then gave Biffle a contract for the 1998 Craftsman Truck Series .

Craftsman Truck Series

Biffle impressed right away in the Craftsman Truck Series. In his first race on January 18, 1998 at Walt Disney World Speedway , he finished in fifth place. In the course of the season, which was a total of 27 races, he managed to get his car into the top five seven times. He finished in the top 10 twelve times. He finished the season eighth overall and was named Rookie of the Year . In 1999 Biffle won nine of the 27 races, but he also had some weaker races, so that he had to admit defeat to Jack Sprague in the fight for the title in the end . In 2000, apart from one race in which he failed, he always finished in at least 14th place and won five times. That was enough to win the title. In the 2001 season, the year after his title win, drove only four races in the Craftsman Truck Series, of which he won two.

Busch Series / Nationwide Series

In the 2001 season, Biffle was the first time as a full-time driver in the Busch Grand National Series , now the Nationwide Series. He drove the number 60 Ford used by Roush Racing . He was already active in the Busch Grand National Series in 1996, but only contested two races in a car that was not competitive. The 2001 season was the first Busch Grand National Series season in which he had a car capable of winning. He also proved this by winning five races. He made it into the top 10 21 times. This made him the best rookie and, like three years earlier, won the Rookie of the Year Award in the Craftsman Truck Series. In the overall standings he was fourth at the end of the season. The 2002 season brought Biffle another NASCAR title. With four wins and 25 top 10 placements, he won the title with superiority. Biffle is the first driver to win the championship title in both the Craftsman Truck Series and the Busch Grand National Series.

For the 2003 season, Biffle received a place as a full-time driver in the Winston Cup , which was called the Nextel Cup from 2004 to 2007 and has been called the Sprint Cup since 2008. Despite his involvement in the highest division of NASCAR, he still took part in some races in the Busch Series. From now on, however, his main focus will be on the highest division of NASCAR. In the 2004 Busch Series season, Biffle had another chance to win the title. He won five races and finished 21 races in the top 10. In the overall standings he finished third behind Kyle Busch and Martin Truex junior at the end of the season . In 2005, 2006 and 2007 Biffle also competed regularly in the Busch Series and achieved good results. In 2005 he was tenth overall, in 2006 and 2007 ninth overall. As in previous years, Biffle only took part in selected races in the 2008 season. Mainly he competed in the number 16 of Roush Fenway Racing.

Winston Cup / Nextel Cup / Sprint Cup

Biffle in the 2008 season

In the 2003 season Biffle was for the first time as a full-time driver in the highest division of NASCAR, the then Winston Cup, active. He also drove in the highest division for Jack Roush's team , who once gave him the chance to enter the Craftsman Truck Series as a full-time driver. Biffle drove a number 16 Ford that was sponsored by Grainger. At first things didn't quite go according to his expectations. In the first 16 races of the season he only got his car into the top 10 once. In the 17th race of the season, the Pepsi 400 , which took place on July 5, 2003 at Daytona International Speedway , Biffle won the Winston Cup for the first time. As the season progressed, Biffle was once again in the top 5 and four times in the top 10. He finished the season in 20th place overall. But it wasn't enough for the Rookie of the Year Award, which he won in his first full-time season in the Craftsman Truck Series and Busch Grand National Series. The 2004 season was already much better for Biffle. He improved steadily over the course of the season. He won two races and made it into the top 10 eight times. This was enough for 17th place overall.

In the 2005 season, Biffle finally achieved the breakthrough in the Cup series. He won six times, made it into the top 5 15 times and the top 10 21 times. He ended the season tied with his teammate Carl Edwards , only 35 points behind the champion Tony Stewart, in second place overall. Everyone expected Biffle to compete for the title again in the 2006 season . But Biffle had considerable difficulties building on the previous year's performance. He only won two races and made it into the top 10 15 times. His performance isn't even enough to get into the Chase for the Nextel Cup . He finished the season in 13th place overall. The 2007 season did not bring any improvement either. Biffle only won one more race and made it into the top 10 11 times. In the overall standings he finished 14th at the end of the season.

The 2008 season started surprisingly well for Biffle. He was able to finish four of the first five races in the top 10. In the further course, top 10 placements and comparatively poor placements outside the top 15 balanced each other out, so that Biffle moved into ninth place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup . There he secured victory in the first race, the Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway .

Personal

Biffle is a keen angler. He loves deep sea fishing in Mexico . He was also the owner of a pub in his hometown of Vancouver , Washington . On October 17, 2007, he married his longtime partner Nicole Lunders in South Carolina . He lives with her in Mooresville , North Carolina .

Biffle made a guest appearance on the episode On Your Marks, Get Set, Mow of the television series Yes, Dear .

Greg Biffle Foundation

Greg Biffle has started his own foundation run by his wife Nicole. The main goal of this foundation is to make people aware that many mistreat their pets. Greg and Nicole Biffle own several pets of their own.

Victories

Sprint Cup

2010

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Nationwide Series

2009

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

Craftsman Truck Series

2001

2000

1999

Individual evidence

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Commons : Greg Biffle  - collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Biffle, Greg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Biffle, Gregory Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American NASCAR racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd December 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Vancouver , Washington