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Ceremony Remembers NASCAR's Greg Biffle, 6 Others Killed in Plane Crash

Friday's ceremony at BoJangles Coliseum in Charlotte honored Greg Biffle and others, with the public memorial held at 11 a.m. ET.
That Cessna reportedly tried to return to Statesville Regional Airport in heavy fog, striking trees and stanchions before bursting into flame about 10 minutes after takeoff, while the National Transportation Safety Board opened an investigation that could last up to a year.
Greg Biffle's family and close friends were named among the dead: Greg, Christina, Emma, Ryder Biffle, Craig Wadsworth, Dennis Dutton and Jack Dutton; Biffle was a 19-time NASCAR Cup Series winner and one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers.
Speakers urged the community to carry victims' kindness forward, with Billy Mauldin saying `Their light shined bright and continues to` while Phil Parsons and Dale Earnhardt Jr. delivered eulogies.
Investigators say the question of who was piloting remains open as three occupants with pilot licenses were aboard, and the Biffle residence was reported burglarized on Jan. 8, losing $30,000 in cash.

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