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Gregory Jack Biffle

Born:	December 23, 1969 (age 37)
Birthplace:	Vancouver, Washington
Awards:	1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year 2000 Craftsman Truck Series Champion 2001 Busch Series Rookie of the Year 2002 Busch Series Champion
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Statistics
Car #, Team	16 - Roush Fenway Racing
2006 NEXTEL Cup Position:	13th
Best Cup Position:	2nd - 2005 (NEXTEL Cup)
First Race:	2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 (Fontana)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
11	51	3
NASCAR Busch Series Statistics
Car #, Team	#16 - Roush Fenway Racing
2006 NBS Position:	9th
Best NBS Position:	1st - 2002 (Busch Series)
First Race:	1996 AC-Delco 200 (Rockingham
First Win:	2001 Pepsi 300 (Nashville)
Last Win:	2006 Stater Brothers 300 (Fontana)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
18	111	11
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics
81 races run over 5 years.
Best NCTS Position:	1st - 2000 (Craftsman Truck Series)
First Race:	1998 Chevy Trucks Challenge (Orlando)
Last Race:	2001 Chevy Silverado 150 (Phoenix)
First Win:	1999 Memphis 200 (Memphis)
Last Win:	2001 Chevy Silverado 150 (Phoenix)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
16	54	12
All stats current as of March 25, 2007.

Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina. He is nicknamed The Biff by fans for his recent success. He has also left a lasting impression as the "Most electrifying Craftsmen Truck Series driver of the late 90s".

Contents 1 NASCAR career 1.1 Craftsman Truck Series 1.2 Busch Series 1.3 NEXTEL Cup Series 2 Personal life 3 Greg Biffle Foundation 4 Quotes 5 Nextel Cup Wins 6 External links

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 [1].

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, which was his first championship in one of NASCAR's three major 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.

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, 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.

Greg is an avid bungee jumper. He has made successful jumps on four different continents and 13 different time zones. Greg recently got engaged to girlfriend of eight years, Nicole Lunders on Christmas Eve 2006[2].

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.

• "Greg Biffle reminds me of Ernie Irvan, he always wants to make the car better. He's always giving 110% but sometimes you just want him to throttle it back to 90."--Larry McReynolds

• Nov 19, 2006: Ford 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway
• 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

• Greg Biffle - New Roush Racing
• Greg Biffle at Nascar.com
• Greg Biffle Foundation
• Coca-Cola Racing Family's Greg Biffle profile
• National Guard Racing

Preceded by Kevin Harvick	NASCAR Busch Series Champion 2002	Succeeded by Brian Vickers
Preceded by Jack Sprague	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion 2000	Succeeded by Jack Sprague

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champions
Skinner • Hornaday • Sprague • Hornaday • Sprague • Biffle • Sprague • Bliss • Kvapil • Hamilton • Musgrave • Bodine

Roush Fenway Racing
Nextel Cup drivers	David Ragan (#6) | Greg Biffle (#16) | Matt Kenseth (#17) | Jamie McMurray (#26) | Carl Edwards (#99)
Busch Series drivers	Todd Kluever (#16) | Mark Martin (#06) | Danny O'Quinn, Jr. (#50)
Craftsman Truck Series drivers	Travis Kvapil (#6) | Peter Shepherd (#50) | Erik Darnell (#99)
Partnerships and affiliations	Robert Yates Racing | No Fear Racing | Tim Brown Racing
Other	Jack Roush | Robbie Reiser | John W. Henry | Roush Racing: Driver X | Fenway Sports Group