Mark Martin Is Getting “Sicker and Sicker” Over Greg Biffle Tragedy

NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin has shared his thoughts on his recent feelings about the Greg Biffle tragedy as more details comes out.

Mark Martin Is Getting “Sicker and Sicker” Over Greg Biffle Tragedy

Greg Biffle and Mark Martin (Via @markmartin/X)

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The NASCAR community still can’t get over the tragic death of Greg Biffle, the former Truck Series and Busch Series champion. He lost his life in a private plane crash, that also killed his wife, daughter, son and three co-passengers at Statesville Airport in North Carolina. The investigation is still going on to uncover what really caused the accident.

One of the many in the community that is finding It hard to cope with the loss is Hall of Famer Mark Martin. He was teammates with Greg Biffle for eight seasons at Rousch Racing and had a great friendship. The veteran has made multiple comments on his X page, sharing his thoughts on the tragedy.

The most recent post was about how disturbed he is over the incident. Martin has firsthand experience in flying as he has been a Citation pilot for 20 years and has flown over 3000 hours, giving him deep knowledge about aviation. So, he can uncover and understand details faster than many, making the situation much harder for him.

As a Citation pilot for 20 years and a product of around 75 days of [Flight Safety International] training and over 3000 hours of flight time in the aircraft I have deep knowledge of these aircraft and performance. The more I learn about Biffle’s crash the more disturbing it is to me.

Mark Martin wrote on X.

After these comments, he took to it X yet again, sharing old images of him and Biffle together and admitted that he is getting sick every day thinks about the tragedy.  One major reason behind the tough time Martin is having is because of a personal aviation tragedy from 1998. He lost his father and step-mother in a plane crash, where his father was piloting the plane.

Every day I get sicker and sicker about this tragedy.

Mark Martin on X.

Mark Martin is angry about NASCAR’s past regarding aviation accident

According to statistics aviation is safer way of travel than a lift, but unfortunately for NASCAR an industry the sky has taken the life of many of greats. The likes Curtis Plock, Davie Allisson, Alan Kulwicki and Ricky Hendrick lost their lives in aviation accidents in the past.

Mark Martin
Mark Martin (Via IMAGO)

These factors came into the mind of Mark Martin after the Biffle family tragedy and he shared it with the racing community with a post on X. he admitted that he is angry with aviation considering it has been savage with the NASCAR industry.

I can’t help feeling angry. Aviation is a very safe way to travel BUT has been savage to our racing community and families throughout history.

Mark Martin on X.

The comments from the veteran racer shows the pain he has over the tragedy that has struck the sports over the years, with Greg Biffle being the latest victim. It would be interesting to see how the rest of the community is going to play tribute to the veteran over the years.

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