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NASCAR’s Greg Biffle Wasn’t Flying Plane Before It Crashed

According to a federal safety report, a well-qualified retired airline pilot was piloting the jet, but the co-pilot was not certified.
NASCAR’s Greg Biffle Wasn’t Flying Plane Before It Crashed
Greg Biffle during driver introductions before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 20, 2022. John Raoux/AP Photo
Jill McLaughlin
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NASCAR legend Greg Biffle was not piloting his private jet when it tragically crashed last month in North Carolina, killing him and his family, federal investigators revealed in a preliminary crash report on Jan. 30.

Biffle, 55, was one of seven people on board the Cessna Citation C550 business jet who died while landing in Statesville, North Carolina at 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 18, 2025.
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