by Cindy Shanks

Created on: August 05, 2008   Last Updated: December 17, 2008

Talented 5'10" Gregory Jack Biffle is a force to be reckoned with. With many exciting awards to his name including Busch Series Champion, 2002, he is popular with fans both on and off the track. Greg Biffle isn't just a racing man. He used to own a pub. Behind the scenes he has a passion for animals. He and his wife Nicole whom he married in 2007 manage the Greg Biffle Foundation. This was set up to help homeless animals. Recently he was awarded the Just One Award (North Shore Animal League America. In his spare time he enjoys fishing.

Born 23rd December 1969 in Vancouver, Washington Greg first began racing in 1990 entering Skip Barber events. This gave him the opportunity to develop his career and hone in on his driving skills before becoming the success he is today.In 1994 he left America and moved to Europe and in 1995 Greg was 9th in the British Formula 3. He desired to be more successful and at the time wasn't where he wanted to be so he decided to return to America. This was to change his life.

When he returned to the states and raced in NASCAR Winter Heat his career flourished. He was given the opportunity of a lifetime. It was here that Benny Parsons in 1996, a former NASCAR champion, couldn't help but notice Greg's talent and his potential. He advised Jack Roush to take him on. He warned Roush that if he didn't he would end up regretting it.

From then on Greg Biffle's driving went from strength to strength. Greg Biffle was Rookie of Year in 1998 in the NASCAR Truck Series. In 2000 he was series Craftsman Truck Series champion and became Busch Series Rookie of the Year in 2001 before becoming Busch Series Champion the following year. He set a record of being the first person to win both the Craftsman Truck Series champion and Busch Series Championships. His personal dream was fulfilled when he won his first Nextel cup series win in 2002.

2005 was an exciting time for both Greg and his fans. He had five wins in his first 15 races and later won another race but narrowly missed out on a NASCAR championship for the third time. Tony Stewart won that year beating him by 35 points.

Overall he has had:

12 wins for the Winston/Nextel/Sprint Cup 18 wins for the Busch/Nationwide Series 12 wins for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

However in 2007 he was fined $5000 for missing a post race interview. He was also put on probation. He claimed that the only reason he skipped it was because there were so many crowds at the time. He currently lives in Mooresville, NC.

Anyone wanting to find out more information about him can log onto these websites

His Animal Foundation http://www.gregbifflefoundation.com/

His official site is http://www.gregbiffle.com/

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