NASCAR's Greg Biffle - From Boy to Superstar

Gregory Jack Biffle, originally from Vancouver,tie-breaker for second because of his previous
Washington was born on December 23rd, 1969. Thiswinnings. The next following years were a bit of a
avid bungee jumper has always been involved withrollercoaster for Greg after he won at Darlington
cars and fondly calls his father a "real gearhead". TheRaceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway but he
two Biffle's used to stay up late tinkering on theirdidn't excel as well at the Pocono Raceway, the
cars. In fact, the first car that Greg owned was aBrickyard and the Watkins Glen International.
1976 Firebird that he and his father bought when heOff the track, Greg Biffle also enjoys doing other
was 15. He built up the first motor on his own caroutdoor activities. He has bungee jumped on four
and remembers that it was a 427 big block engine.different continents, he likes fishing particularly deep
Biffle used a 1972 Ford Torino when he was 17 onsea fishing in Mexico. He also recently married his
the tracks at Washington.girlfriend Nicole Lunders on October 17th, 2007. Greg
Greg became a familiar name when he raced in thehas also made several television appearances which
Winter Heat in 1995. His talent caught the eye ofinclude "Yes, Dear" and "On Your Marks, Get Set,
former NASCAR champion Benny Parsons who thenMow".
made Jack Roush take notice of the upcoming racer.More important to the Biffle's are the foundation
Greg then went on to win the 1998 Rookie of thethey started. The Greg Biffle Foundation was
Year Award in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.founded in 2005 and is currently managed by both
After that he continued his golden streak andGreg and Nicole Biffle. The foundation seeks to bring
brought home the truck series championship twoa culture of humane awareness and wants to
years later. In 2001, he bagged the Busch Seriesimprove the living conditions of animals. They do this
Rookie of the Year and in the following season Biffleby channeling the motor sports industry. Both Greg
became the first driver to win both the major leagueand Nicole are very active participants in many of the
NASCAR events in a single season, the Craftsmanfoundation's programs.
Truck and Busch Series Championships. In 2002, GregNicole is currently holding the position of the Iredell
ran his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series at theFriends of the Animals while Greg is the board vice
California Speedway for Roush Fenway Racing. HePresident. The objective behind Iredell Friends of the
was in 7 races with 3 top-5 starts and finished at 13.Animals is help minimize the amount of animal
He then proceeded to compete in NASCAR's topeuthanized and encourages the adoption of
circuit, the NEXTEL cup, full time in 2003 which heunwanted animals. They plan to build a no-kill facility
finished in 20th place. He went on to get his first winand adoption education center. They are both major
at the Daytona International Speedway and then tophilanthropists and volunteer whenever possible. Both
finish up second for Raybestos Rookie of the Year.the Biffle's helped raised money after Hurricane
His stardom rising with a cool steady hand as heKatrina to help the animals that were unfortunate
continued to tear the tracks in 2004.enough to suffer through the hurricane. The Greg
In 2005, he was tied with his teammate Carl EdwardsBiffle foundation raised more than $10 000 during a
for second in the NASCAR NEXTEL CupNASCAR Day Telethon where pledges were called in
Championship although after that he won theduring the whole day event.