Cleetus McFarland memorializes Greg Biffle and fam...

Garrett Mitchell, a preferred YouTuber extra generally known as Cleetus McFarland, had solely identified Greg Biffle for about 1.5 years, however that they had shortly change into shut buddies, and so they have been planning to spend the day collectively when the deadly aircraft crash occurred. 

Biffle, his wife Cristinia, their son Ryder, and his son Emma were among seven killed in a tragic plane crash last week. The accident took place while trying to return to the airport Statesville, North Carolina, however their vacation spot was in Florida, and so they have been going there to go to with Mitchell. He was additionally one of many first to substantiate that the aircraft crash had claimed the lives of Greg and his household. 

Biffle and Mitchell had identified one another for lower than two years, and so they first bought to know each other by means of Biffle’s daring reduction missions into Western North Carolina following the devastating floods that decimated the area attributable to Hurricane Helene. Since then, they’ve appeared in quite a few movies collectively and Mitchell relied closely on Biffle as he embarked on his own stock stock car racing career.

In a newly released 41-minute video on the Cleetus McFarland YouTube channel titled ‘The One and Only Greg Biffle’, Mitchell memorializes his buddy, noting how they spent each month of the previous yr collectively. The video opens with a touching tribute to the late NASCAR star, however the bulk of it’s made up of varied clips from Biffle’s many humorous adventures with the well-known YouTuber.

“Our primary favourite factor was our households, however our different two favourite issues have been helicopters and Crown Vics, and I do not assume I’ve ever met anyone that has these two issues in widespread with me,”  recalled Mitchell, who stated he and Biffle felt just like the ‘identical individual.’ 

It additionally showcased Biffle’s position as a mentor to Mitchell, teaching him by means of his ARCA debut at Daytona, begins at Talladega and Charlotte, and his last look of the 2025 season at Bristol.

“He has realized a lot this yr, I can not look ahead to subsequent yr,” stated Biffle, because the montage ends and the video transitions to present-day Mitchell talking on to the digital camera for over ten minutes, providing his ideas on Greg, in addition to the opposite victims of this tragic aircraft crash. He additionally shared extra details about what Biffle was coming all the way down to Florida for, however I am going to depart that for him to elucidate within the precise clip.

Greg Biffle

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In a pinned remark beneath the video tribute, which has amassed over a million views in lower than a day, Cleetus McFarland (Mitchell) posted the next pinned message: “Our tribute to Greg Biffle and his household. The final yr and a half with him has been a number of the best moments of my life. I’m fortunate to have had him as a mentor, and an in depth buddy. I’ve by no means met somebody I had a lot in widespread with. His spouse Cristina was an absolute pleasure to be round and a tremendous mom. There’s a lot extra to say, however this is a few of our greatest moments. We love you guys a lot and it is an absolute tragedy we needed to lose the Biffles like this.”

You can watch the full video HERE, however honest warning, it will be tough to get by means of with dry eyes.

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– The Motorsport.com Crew