The Iredell County sheriff confirmed several deaths in a plane crash at Statesville Regional Airport on Thursday. Records show the plane belonged to Greg Biffle.

Biffle, who grew up in Clark County and dominated Northwest racing circuits before becoming a NASCAR star, owned a plane that crashed at a North Carolina regional airport.

Officials with the city of Statesville were set to hold a news conference on Thursday afternoon to provide details about a deadly morning plane crash.UPDATE: Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his family killed in Statesville plane crash,

Aviation officials are investigating a deadly plane crash in North Carolina that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family. The Cessna C550 Citation small jet owned by GB Aviation Leasing, by former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, crashed Thursday morning at Statesville Regional Airport.

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was on the plane that crashed outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, killing all seven people aboard. He joins a somber roll of athletes who died in plane or helicopter crashes,