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'Be like Biff': Hundreds gather to honor driver

January 16, 2026

playFormer NASCAR driver Greg Biffle dies in plane crash (1:00)Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family among seven people killed in a plane crash Thursday in Statesville, North Carolina. (1:00)Associated PressJan 16, 2026, 01:55 PM ETEmailPrintCHARLOTTE, N. C. -- Hundreds in the NASCAR community gathered for a memorial service at Charlotte's Bojangles Coliseum on Friday for former driver Greg Biffle, his family and others who were killed in a plane crash last month. Biffle was among seven killed along with his wife, Cristina, and children Emma, 14, and Ryder, 5, when the plane crashed as it returned to the airport in Statesville, North Carolina, according to authorities.

'Be like Biff': Hundreds gather to honor driver

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Others on the plane were Dennis Dutton, his son Jack, and Craig Wadsworth. Driver/influencer Garrett Mitchell, known as Cleetus McFarland in his YouTube videos and a close friend of Biffle's, was among those who spoke at the service."We have all been saying, 'Be like Biff,' since we lost our hero," said Mitchell, who befriended Biffle later in his life.
"What does that mean?
That means to take opportunities when you see them.
Whether you are taking the opportunity to pass somebody on the track or getting off your couch to chase a dream you have only been talking about for the past five years.
It means showing up for your friends and family.

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