NASCAR champion Greg Biffle dies in plane crash
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A plane crashed early Thursday at Statesville Regional Airport, killing seven people, including NASCAR star Greg Biffle, his wife and two children, and three other people. Biffle, who flew aircraft in WNC to help victims of Hurricane Helene, owned the Cessna that crashed mid-morning north of Charlotte. By Tanasia Kenney
Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, and two children died in a Cessna C550 plane crash in Statesville on Thursday, their close friend and driver Garrett Mitchell, aka Cleetus McFarland, confirmed on Facebook.