Garland Jack Biffle, father of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle, died Tuesday morning at age 75.
The Roush Fenway Racing driver tweeted out the family news Tuesday.
In a 2012 profile on SB Nation, Biffle said that his father introduced him early on to a life in speed, through a love of motorcycles that began at age 4. The elder Biffle served in the U.S. Army.
Biffle, 46, has 19 victories in 14 seasons in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series. He is also a former champion in the NASCAR XFINITY and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
My father/veteran Garland Jack Biffle passed away this morning at 10:32am.. He taught me some much in life and I will miss him greatly..RIP
— Greg Biffle (@gbiffle) July 19, 2016
Biffle has a decal on his No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford at Indianapolis this weekend to honor his father.
.@gbiffle will honor his father, who passed away this week, with this decal. pic.twitter.com/odbxH2LC9a
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 22, 2016