Former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Greg Biffle announced via Twitter on Wednesday that he would climb behind the wheel of the #51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota during NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway on Thursday. On Thursday, KBM revealed that those practice laps would be preparation for Biffle to drive the truck for the Truck Series race there June 7.
“As we were putting the finishing touches on our driver line-up for this year, we found ourselves looking for someone to drive the #51 Tundra in the June race, and we are fortunate to be putting a driver of Greg’s caliber behind the wheel,” KBM owner Kyle Busch said.
“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 #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.
"Once we worked things out with Greg to race for us in the June event, we made a last-minute decision for him to get in the truck and make some laps in practice today and began working on getting all of the proper approvals and paperwork completed so that he is able to do so.”
Biffle won a Truck Series race at TMS in 2000, his championship season in the series. He also won twice there in Cup Series competition in 2005 and 2012, accounting for two of 19-career wins in NASCAR's top series.
“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, and I’m thankful for the opportunity to be able to drive such good equipment,” Biffle said. “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.”
Biffle last competed in NASCAR in 2016 when he was released from Roush Fenway Racing. Biffle spent his entire NASCAR national-level career at RFR, competing in all three of NASCAR's national series for the organization.
