Easter surprise from NASCAR champion has fans calling him a hero

Former NASCAR champion Greg Biffle has once again jumped into his helicopter, albeit it this time with an Easter surprise.

The 55-year-old has delivered thousands of Easter eggs via helicopter to children in Black Mountain, North Carolina. After his legendary rescues amid the area’s struggles with hurricanes last year, he once again sent aid to the community still struggling from the damage that was done, this time through chocolate.

Using his own helicopter and posting the results to his YouTube channel, Biffle and his friend – dressed as an Easter rabbit – dropped over 1,000 eggs onto a field for children to find. 

“This Easter Saturday, we took things to the next level – literally,” Biffle posted in the video description. “We suited up as the Easter Bunny and took to the skies in a helicopter to drop thousands of Easter eggs on a field full of excited kids and families all supporting Valley Hope Foundation.”

The event came together thanks to the support of the Valley Hope Foundation. This non-profit organisation is working to rebuild both lives and hope around the areas affected in North Carolina by Hurricane Helene. This Hurricane struck the area in fall of 2024, causing horrific damage to communities, roadways, and housing. People were left without water, food, and electricity.

As this happened, the former driver took to the skies to deliver supplies and rescue the stranded from the destruction.  

“I haven’t been up here flying since the hurricane. It’s nice to get back and fly for a different reason,” Biffle said during the video. 

At the time, the NASCAR community realised what he’d done and rewarded him with the National Motorsports Press Association’s Myers Brothers Award. Moments after, Darlington Raceway President Josh Harris named him the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the Cup Series Goodyear 400.

“I got a message that somebody needed help, somebody needed to be airlifted out and I just thought, ‘If I don’t go, who’s going to?'” Biffle told Fox Sports’ NASCAR broadcaster Mike Joy in an interview. “We had no idea at that point what we were going to see. And once I got in the air and got up there and saw this, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh.'”