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