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- Greg Biffle's family is showing its support
- The family — who lost the NASCAR star, his wife, son and daughter in a plane crash in December — shared a statement after Kyle Busch's death
- Biffle and Busch were longtime friends
After the death of Greg Biffle and his wife, son and daughter in a plane crash in December, Kyle Busch served as a source of support to the late NASCAR driver’s extended family.
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Now, the family is standing by Busch's family after his death at the age of 41 on Thursday, May 21.
"The passing of Kyle Busch is incredibly difficult to comprehend,” Biffle’s family said in a statement. “First and foremost, we are praying for Sam, Brexton, Lennix, Gaye, Tom and Kurt. They stood with us through our own grieving just five months ago, holding our hand at the service and continuing to offer support and love. A loss like this is unimaginable for any family, and our hearts ache for them.”
The Biffle family continued, “Kyle was larger than life—iconic, fiercely competitive and an amazing friend to Greg. They leaned on each other often, not only through racing, but through life and personal challenges as well.”
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Biffle, 55, and his wife Cristina, 35, died along with their five-year-old son Ryder, Greg’s 14-year-old daughter Emma and three others when their Cessna Citation 550 crashed while trying to return to Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina on Dec. 18, 2025.
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Now, as the Biffle family mourns their own loss, they are honoring Busch, whose family spent time with Greg, Cristina, Ryder and Emma in the offseasons, watching their children grow up together and “always looking ahead to the future with excitement and pride,” they said.
“It’s hard to imagine our racing community without Kyle,” the statement read. “The impact of this loss will be felt far beyond the racetrack. We love the Busch family and will be here for them in any way they need."
After weeks of dealing with respiratory issues, Busch was taken to the hospital on Wednesday night, based on 911 calls obtained by PEOPLE. A man helping Busch said the NASCAR star was coughing up blood and struggling to breathe.
On Thursday evening, Busch's family announced that he had died.
“On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch,” they said in a joint statement.
“Kyle was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans,” the statement continued. “Throughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR’s highest level and fostered the next generation of drivers as an owner in the Truck Series.”
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