Greg Biffle
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| Born: | December 23, 1969 | |
| Birthplace: | Vancouver, Washington | |
| Awards: | 2002 Busch Series Champion 2001 Busch Series Rookie of the Year 2000 Craftsman Truck Series Champion 1998 Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year | |
| NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | 16 - Roush Racing | |
| 2005 in NASCAR>2005 NEXTEL Cup Position: | 2nd | |
| Best Cup Position: | 2nd - 2005 (NEXTEL Cup) | |
| First Race: | 2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 (Fontana) | |
| First Win: | 2003 Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | |
| Last Win: | 2006 Dodge Charger 500 (Darlington) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 10 | 44 | 3 |
| All stats current as of June 25, 2006. | ||
Racing career
Biffle gained national attention when he raced in the NASCAR Winter Heat series on ESPN2 in the winter of 1995/1996. ESPN announcer and former 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 [link].
NASCAR career
Craftsman Truck Series
Starting in the Craftsman Truck Series, Biffle first won Rookie of the Year in 1998 for Roush Racing. In 2000, he won the series title, which was Jack Roush's his first championship in one of NASCAR's three major series.Busch Series
Biffle joined the Busch Series 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 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 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 Busch Series points, despite running only twenty-seven races, eight races fewer than the full season.
As of the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway, Biffle sits 7th in the 2006 Nascar Busch Series points with one win, having competed in ten of the twelve races run thusfar in the season.
- Biffle is currently the only driver to have won the championship in both the Nascar Craftsman Truck Series and the Busch Series. If Biffle wins the NEXTEL Cup championship, he will be the first driver ever to win a championship in all three major series.
NEXTEL Cup
Biffle started competing 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, 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 in the 2005 season.
Biffle currently drives the #16 National Guard Ford for the Roush Racing team. Other one-race primary sponsors have included Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, Subway, Charter Communications and Prism Guard Shield. Currently 1/4 through the 2006 cup season Biffle has one win one at Darlington.
Greg Biffle Foundation
Greg also has a foundation in his name that he and his long time girlfriend Nicole Lunders 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.Nextel Cup Wins
- May 13, 2006: Dodge Charger 500, Darlington Raceway
- Nov 20, 2005: Ford 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway
- June 19, 2005: Batman Begins 400, Michigan International Speedway
- June 5, 2005: MBNA RacePoints 400, Dover International Speedway
- May 7, 2005: Dodge Charger 500, Darlington Raceway
- Apr 17, 2005: Samsung/Radio Shack 500, Texas Motor Speedway
- Feb 27, 2005: Auto Club 500, California Speedway
- Nov 21, 2004: Ford 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway
- Aug 22, 2004: GFS Marketplace 400, Michigan International Speedway
- July 5, 2003: Pepsi 400, Daytona International Speedway
External links
- [Greg Biffle - New Roush Racing]
- [Greg Biffle at Nascar.com]
- [Greg Biffle Foundation]
- [The Inside Groove.com - Greg Biffle Bio and Statistics]
- [National Guard Racing]
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