The North Carolina home of late NASCAR star Greg Biffle was burglarized just weeks after he, his wife, and their two young children perished in a tragic plane crash, authorities confirmed. It is a shocking development that has outraged the motorsports community and beyond.
According to an incident report from the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, the alleged break-in and theft at Biffle’s Mooresville estate was reported on January 8th. Investigators believe someone forced entry and accessed a safe inside the residence.
The tragic plane crash took place three weeks earlier.
Stolen items included $30,000 in cash, a backpack, firearms, and NASCAR memorabilia. No one was present in the home at the time of the burglary.
No suspects have been identified, but Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell indicates the investigation remains active.
“We’re working the case. We are waiting on some digital evidence,” he said.
Greg Biffle Home Burglarized Just Weeks After Tragedy Struck
Was this just a coincidence? Or a case of somebody knowing about the plane crash, knowing that Greg Biffle and his family were not at the home, and some jackwagon deciding it should be burglarized?
Either way, it’s disgusting. But the timing certainly raises suspicions.
The burglary occurred less than three weeks after Biffle died in a devastating plane crash. His wife Cristina, their children Ryder (5) and Emma (14), and three others were also killed when their Cessna C550 business jet crashed short of the runway while attempting an emergency landing at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the cause of the crash. Newly released 911 emergency calls paint a harrowing picture of the moments following the plane crash.
“Pretty good-sized fireball,” one caller reported. “Whoever was on the plane probably did not make it.”
READ MORE: Daytona 500 Winner Talks NASCAR Family Rallying After Biffle, Hamlin Tragedies
NASCAR Community Coming Together
Despite some low-life deciding the Biffle home should be burglarized, the NASCAR community is trying to pull it together after the tragedy involving Greg and his family, as well as the devastating house fire that claimed the life of Denny Hamlin‘s father.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., winner of the 2023 Daytona 500, says the sport’s tight-knit family has truly come together in support.
“I think we’re all just ready to get back on track, to get things that kind of let’s see if it’ll calm down a little bit. Just a tough offseason, for sure,” he told Fox News Digital. “But I think everybody has rallied around each other, rallied around those affected with the families, and we pick each other up.”
Biffle is a prominent figure in NASCAR history. The Vancouver, Washington native won the NASCAR Truck Series championship in 2000 and the Xfinity Series title in 2002, becoming the first driver to claim championships in both series.
In the Cup Series, he recorded 19 victories over 515 starts from 2002 to 2016, with a career-best second-place finish in the 2005 standings. He was named one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers.
The fact that someone would target his home after his family perished is reprehensible.