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10+ min ago (188+ words) Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson will attempt to qualify for the 2026 Daytona 500. Legacy Motor Club announced Thursday that the 50-year-old team owner will drive the No. 84 Carvana Toyota. A two-time Daytona 500 winner (2006, 2013), Johnson will attempt to qualify for the season-opening Feb. 15 race as an open, non-chartered entry. It would be his 23rd entry in "The Great American Race." "Carvana has been an incredible partner, and every season we've found new ways to celebrate what makes racing so special," Johnson said in a team news release. "This year's scheme is sharp, it's fresh, and I can't wait for fans to see it on the track in Daytona." Johnson, who retired from full-time competition after the 2020 season, has raced a partial Cup Series schedule for the past few years. The 83-time race winner's last victory came in 2017. The NASCAR Hall of…...

13+ min ago (531+ words) NASCAR legend Greg Biffle and his family have died following a plane crash at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. Airport officials confirmed on Thursday, December 18, that an aircraft registered to Biffle burst into flames upon landing. "I can confirm there were fatalities," Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said in the first statement to AP. A family friend of Biffle subsequently took to Facebook and confirmed that the NASCAR racer and his family were on board the aircraft. Biffle is married to Cristina Grossu and they share 5-year-old son Ryder Jack. The athlete is also the father of teen daughter Emma with ex-wife Nicole Lunders. "Unfortunately, I can confirm Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, daughter Emma and son Ryder were on that plane " because they were on their way to spend the afternoon with us," Garrett Mitchell wrote on…...

19+ min ago (679+ words) Polaris RZR Factory Racing closed out the 2025 season with a result the UTV category has never seen before. The team went undefeated in overall UTV competition, winning every major race it entered across a full year of global off-road events. From rally raid and rock racing to long-distance desert endurance events, the clean sweep covered the biggest races on the calendar and stretched across multiple formats, terrains, and continents. By the end of the Baja 1000, Polaris RZR had completed a perfect 2025 campaign, earning the UTV overall at every major event it entered during the season. The season opened at the Dakar Rally, where Polaris RZR Factory Racing and S'bastien Loeb Racing claimed a second consecutive overall SSV victory. Rookie driver Brock Heger and navigator Max Eddy Jr. led the field for 10 straight stages and finished more than two hours ahead....

24+ min ago (357+ words) Greg Biffle's Plane goes down in a fiery crash. The country lost a true Patriot on Thursday when Greg Biffle lost his life. The situation was only made worse when reports suggested he wasn't alone. The NASCAR legend is in the news on Thursday for a shocking and unfortunate reason. A private jet owned by him crashed at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. Biffle, his wife, and two kids were all on board his plane when it crashed. "Unfortunately, I can confirm Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, daughter Emma, and son Ryder were on that plane," Garrett Mitchell wrote via Facebook on Thursday. He knew that "because they were on their way to spend the afternoon with us." "We are devastated. I'm so sorry to share this," he finished. The plane was a Cessna C550 owned by GB Aviation Leasing....

26+ min ago (772+ words) There are days when the noise of the garage fades into a silence that feels impossible to break. Today is one of those days. The NASCAR community has been brought to its knees by news that is as tragic as it is unbelievable. Greg Biffle, a man defined by his grit behind the wheel and his generosity away from the track, has died. In a devastating incident that has sent shockwaves through the racing world, the retired NASCAR star, his wife Cristina, and their two children, Emma and Ryder, were killed in a plane crash on Monday morning. The tragedy occurred at Statesville Regional Airport, a hub familiar to so many of us in the industry, located just north of Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident took place at approximately 10:15 a.m. Biffle, an experienced pilot, was at the controls of a Cessna…...

35+ min ago (442+ words) Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle died after his plane crashed Thursday at a North Carolina airport, killing multiple people aboard, a congressman and a friend confirmed. "They were friends who lived their lives focused on others," Hudson wrote. "Greg was a great NASCAR champion who thrilled millions of fans. But he was an extraordinary person as well, and will be remembered for his service to others as much as for his fearlessness on the track." "The Biffles flew hundreds of rescue missions in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene," he continued. I am devastated by the loss of Greg, Cristina, and their children, and my heart is with all who loved them. They were friends who lived their lives focused on helping others. Greg was a great NASCAR champion who thrilled millions of fans. But he was an extraordinary person…...

40+ min ago (308+ words) Greg Biffle is a married former NASCAR star and proud father of two. Here's everything to know about his wife, kids, past marriage, and how family has shaped his life beyond racing. NASCAR legend Greg Biffle made headlines Thursday after a frightening incident in North Carolina, where a private jet reportedly owned by the former driver crashed at Statesville Regional Airport earlier in the day. Former NASCAR star Greg Biffle is not just known for his success on the track; he's also a family man with a rich personal life that has drawn interest from fans and media alike. From his first marriage to his current wife and children. Greg Biffle's career in NASCAR spans decades, with 19 Cup Series victories and championships in both the Truck and Busch Series. Yet beyond his accomplishments on the racetrack, Biffle's personal life, especially…...

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43+ min ago (253+ words) Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was confirmed to be among those killed in a small passenger plane crash Thursday in North Carolina. The crash occurred Thursday morning at Statesville Regional Airport. According to a report from FOX8 WGHP, the airport said in a statement that the aircraft " a Cessna Citation " crashed while attempting to land at the airport. Flight tracking data obtained by WGHP revealed the plane was headed for Sarasota, Florida. They were friends who lived their lives focused on helping others. Greg was a great NASCAR champion who thrilled millions of fans. But he was an extraordinary person as well, and will be remembered for his service to others as much as for his fearlessness on the track. The Biffles flew hundreds of rescue missions in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. The last time I spoke with Cristina,…...

48+ min ago (228+ words) A plane owned by NASCAR champion Greg Biffle crashed Thursday morning while attempting to land at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina, resulting in multiple fatalities, according to federal and local authorities. Shortly after news of the crash broke, Garrett Mitchell, a fellow NASCAR driver and internet personality known as Cleetus McFarland, said on social media that Biffle, his wife and their children were on board the plane. "Unfortunately, I can confirm Greg Biffle, his wife Christina, daughter Emma, and son Ryder were on that plane" because they were on their way to spend the afternoon with us," Mitchell wrote. "We are devastated. I'm so sorry to share this." Records cited by local outlets WSOC and Fox 8 show Biffle owned the aircraft through GB Aviation Leasing. Biffle, 55, began his NASCAR career in 1995 and was one of only three drivers to…...