NASCAR Truck Series: Greg Biffle set to practice for Kyle Busch Motorsports

Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle is set to return to the sport this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway as the practice driver the #51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota in the Truck Series.

Greg Biffle is back! Well, sort of. He’s not racing this weekend. Instead, he is set to run practice laps for Kyle Busch Motorsports in NASCAR Truck Series practice sessions at Texas Motor Speedway behind the wheel of the #51 Toyota that Busch is set to drive in Friday night’s race, the Vankor 350. He made this announcement on Twitter Wednesday night.

This will be Biffle’s first time behind the wheel during a major NASCAR weekend since the 2016 season finale, and it will mark his first Truck Series participation since he competed in the 2004 season finale. Both races were, of course, at Homestead-Miami Speedway. When he left the sport after 2016, he never officially retired and always left the door open for a return.

During his break from NASCAR, Biffle dealt with legal issues with his ex-wife after she found he had placed security cameras in their bedroom and bathroom. He claimed they were for catching maids in the process of stealing from them.

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Biffle may not have caught the maids, but he did catch his then-wife having an extramarital affair. Biffle had to pay his ex-wife $250,001 after one trial, but they’re still in another trial for “alienation of affection.”

This news is sure to excite many NASCAR fans, as Biffle was always a fan-favorite, especially among Ford fans. He was voted as the most popular driver in the Busch Series in 2002, the same year he won the series championship, and the year after that, he won the Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award. He had previously won the Truck Series championship in 2000, and he nearly became NASCAR’s first three-major series champion in 2005 when he finished in second place in the championship standings in just his third season as a full-time Cup Series driver.

His popularity led to him being featured in a scene of the comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, though the scene wasn’t in the final film. He also appeared in CBS sitcom Yes, Dear in 2005 and on Paula Dean’s Food Network show Paula’s Party in 2007.

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Only time will tell if his appearance at Texas will lead to Greg Biffle joining NASCAR in a larger capacity in the near future. It would be neat to see him follow in the path of former Roush Fenway Racing teammate Matt Kenseth and race a part-time schedule. Maybe he could help revive Roush Fenway Racing’s Xfinity Series team.

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