NASCAR legend reflects on Greg Biffle's tragic death: 'I get sicker and sicker'

Greg Biffle’s tragic decease successful a level clang near the NASCAR satellite reeling past week, and erstwhile racing prima Mark Martin appeared to inactive beryllium successful shock.

Martin made his feelings astir Biffle’s decease wide successful a station connected X connected Monday.

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Greg Biffle, operator of the #16 Scotch-Brite Ford, talks to Mark Martin, operator of the #55 Aaron's 2000th Store/Bronx, NY Toyota, connected the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 astatine Dover International Speedway connected Sept. 29, 2012 successful Dover, Delaware. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images for NASCAR)

"Every time I get sicker and sicker astir this tragedy," helium wrote.

Biffle and Martin shared the way unneurotic from 2002 to 2009. Martin retired from racing professionally afloat clip aft the 2009 season, portion Biffle continued to contention done the 2016 season, and again successful 2022. Martin and Biffle were with Roush Racing successful the aboriginal 2000s arsenic well.

Martin wrote that, arsenic a aviator himself, the much "disturbing" Biffle clang becomes.

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Mark Martin, operator of the #5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, talks with Greg Biffle (R), operator of the #16 Ford40MPG.com Ford, during signifier for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 astatine New Hampshire Motor Speedway connected Sept. 24, 2011 successful Loudon, New Hampshire. (Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

"As a Citation aviator for 20 years and a merchandise of astir 75 days of @FlightSafetyInt grooming and implicit 3000 hours of formation clip successful the craft I person heavy cognition of these craft and performance," helium added. "The much I larn astir Biffle’s clang the much disturbing it is to me."

Biffle, 55, was killed alongside his wife, Cristina, and children Ryder, 5, and Emma, 14, arsenic their level crashed astatine Statesville Regional Airport. Three different radical killed connected committee were identified arsenic Dennis Dutton, his lad Jack and Craig Wadsworth.

The level was returning to the Statesville Regional Airport astir 10 minutes aft takeoff for an "emergency landing."

NASCAR operator Greg Biffle (16) watches during the NASCAR Sylvania 300 car contention astatine the New Hampshire Motor Speedway successful Loudon, New Hampshire, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. (Cheryl Senter/AP Photo)

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was inactive investigating the origin of the crash.

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