May 24, 2008
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600
Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in
Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR NASCAR Sprint Cup
Cup Series driver. He now lives in Mooresville,
North Carolina.
Biffle started his racing career in 1990 entering
Skip Barber events. In 1993, Biffle finished 4th in
the Barber Saab Pro Series. In 1994, Biffle moved to
Europe and drove in the Formula Opel Lotus series.
In 1995 Biffle finished 9th in British Formula 3. In
1996 Biffle moved back to the USA and gained
national attention when he raced in the NASCAR
Winter Heat series on ESPN2 in the winter of
1995/1996. Former ESPN announcer and 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.
Greg is a fan of fishing and enjoys deep sea fishing
in Mexico, where he keeps his factory sponsored
Luhrs fishing boat. Greg formerly owned a pub
venture in his hometown of Vancouver, WA called
"Biffles Pub and Grill" located at 11500 NE 76th St
Vancouver, WA. Greg was married on Wednesday,
October 17th, 2007 in South Carolina to his longtime
girlfriend Nicole Lunders.
Greg guest starred in CBS's situational comedy Yes,
Dear. The episode, On Your Marks, Get Set, Mow,
featured a tractor racing subplot which interloped
with the greater "Father fights for respect of his
son" theme. Biffle portrays himself as a NASCAR
racer moonlighting in the small time tractor series.
Greg also appeared on a special features scene of
the will farrel comedy film about nascar, talladega
nights.
On December 22,2007 Greg appeared on Food Network
show Paula's Party with cook Paula Deen to cook
steak, and take Paula for a ride in a Mustang.
