Pit & Quarry, February 2014
SAND AND GRAVEL Life in the fast lane A NASCAR career is Greg Biffles No 1 work related commitment but the driver with 19 career victories is also at home in the mine N EDITED BY KEVIN YANIK ASCAR driver Greg Biffles journey into aggregates stems from his very own crushing and screening equipment Greg Biffle is the first to admit that playing with toys is still a priority in his life despite juggling a busy racing schedule time with his wife and daughter a foundation for animals and a family business But Biffle a 44 year old NASCAR driver is not playing in the sandbox anymore His toys have evolved from Tonka trucks to heavy duty construction and aggregate equipment and the bigger the better he says Biffle grew up loving anything with a motor and wheels But it wasnt until he started purchasing property in the southeastern United States that he thought about running equipment himself His affinity for iron grew quickly Biffle started with a dozer but his affinity soon developed into a considerable spread of crushing and screening equipment which he used to landscape his 1000 acre ranch in the mountains of North Carolina and his lake home Hes like a little kid with Tonka toys says Jeff Biffle Gregs brother Now he just does it with real equipment In 2004 Greg began to work with a local com Triple B Stones 36 in x 19 ft twin blade mill preconditions minus 175 in gravel and sand before sending it to a wash screen 72 PIT QUARRY February 2014 www pitandquarry com
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