The heroic efforts of NASCAR driver Greg Biffle in the wake of Hurricane Helene are not going unnoticed.
In fact, ESPN’s Marty Smith, seems to have a pretty good idea about what should await Biffle when this is all over.
“Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle should receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his ongoing and ceaseless heroic efforts in western North Carolina, using his helicopter and coordinating w/ others to save lives,” Smith wrote on X. “Go to @gbiffle to see his amazing effort. Thank you Greg.”
Fans were quick to agree.
For those that missed it, Biffle, who is also a pilot, has been using his personal helicopter to fly emergency relief missions to deliver supplies to victims of the storm in western North Carolina.
Biffle has shared some of his runs on X, and … look, the guy is flying into some tight spaces to help save people.
“Trees. Canyons. Power Lines,” he wrote in a post on X along with a video of him landing in a narrow strip of open grass in an otherwise heavily wooded area. “Glad this little beast of a helicopter can make it to the areas unreachable by larger aircraft.”
Biffle shared a second video explaining the landing in the tight space that shows folks on the ground, using a mirror to signal to the helicopter.
“The mirror that caught our attention well over a mile away,” he wrote. “Only way we were able to find someone stranding in the mountain at bottom of steep canyon. 6 attempts to land due to difficulty but we got there – got him a chainsaw, Epipens, insulin, chicken food, formula, gas, 2 stroke oil, and sandwiches premade from Harris Teeter before we left.”
Biffle is also reportedly dropping off Starlinks to the victims so they can access the internet.
Many in NASCAR have pitched in to help, but Biffle’s effort has been amazing.
The 54-year-old was named one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023 and is up for induction into the NACAR Hall of Fame.
He started 515 NASCAR Cup Series races across his 16-year-career with 19 wins and 175 top-10 finishes.
