Greg Biffle making NASCAR Truck Series return at Texas in June

Greg Biffle, a former Gander Outdoors Truck and Xfinity Series champion, will return to NASCAR racing at Texas in June.

Biffle, 49, will compete in the No. 51 Toyota of Kyle Busch Motorsports.

In preparation for his first NASCAR race since the end of 2016, Biffle saw time in Kyle Busch’s truck on Thursday.

“I’ve always said that I would return to NASCAR in the right situation and when Kyle and I started talking about that KBM needed a driver for the June Texas race, I felt like this was the right opportunity to return to the track. I’m thankful for the opportunity to be able to drive such good equipment,” Biffle said in a team release. “I started my career in the Truck Series and it was one of the greatest times of my life, so it’s going to be a lot of fun to get back behind the wheel of a truck.”

The sentiments of Biffle were echoed by Busch.

“As we were putting the finishing touches on our driver lineup for this year, we found ourselves looking for someone to drive the No. 51 Tundra in the June race and we are fortunate to be putting a driver of Greg’s caliber behind the wheel,” Busch said in a team release. “I’ve been friends with Greg for a long time and we’ve always joked about how it would be cool for him to drive trucks again. When this opportunity came about the talks got serious and we both decided it was smart decision. Not only is he capable of stepping right in and getting another win for the No. 51 team as we work towards the Owner’s Championship, he will also be an experienced teammate for Harrison (Burton) and Todd (Gilliland) to lean on that weekend as they try to secure a spot in the playoffs and pursue another Truck Series Driver’s Championship for our organization.”

John Boarman
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Founder and Owner of Tireball Sports.

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