NASCAR BGN: Greg Pollex To Make 300th Start As A Busch Series Team Owner

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

September 26, 2001

When Jason Keller and teammate Jeff Green take the green flag for Saturday's NASCAR Busch Series race at Kansas City, Greg Pollex will have his 300th start as a team owner. Five drivers have driven for him in the Busch Series since 1994 to reach the 300-race mark. Keller began driving for Pollex in 1998 and has the most starts with 122. The other four drivers are Green with 90 starts, Chad Little with 80 starts, Jerry Nadeau with five starts and Billy Parker with two starts. In 299 starts, Pollex-owned teams have finished in the top 10 in more than half of the races they have started, scoring 152 top 10s and 22 wins.

"Greg (Pollex) is one of the few people that has delivered everything he promised me," said Keller. "I've only driven for two people in my entire career, my dad and Greg. He loves the Busch Series as much as I do. He has an unbelievable ability to find good people that together make up an incredible organization. That's how Greg has been able to be successful in the Busch series for so long without the $12 million sponsors."

Jason Keller Quotes:

Uncharted Territory... Keller and the Albertson's team are looking to get back on track at Kansas Speedway after a disappointing finish at Dover last weekend. Keller did not test the Albertson's Ford at Kansas, but has confidence the team will find success at the new track..

"I'm looking forward to next week because we need to get back to business at Kansas Speedway," said Keller. "We need to put last weekend behind us and concentrate on the races we have remaining on the schedule. We're still in second place in the championship standings, but were 307 points behind Kevin Harvick.

"Kansas is similar to the new tracks we've competed at this year. From what I've been told, it is very similar to Kentucky but much smoother. We had a few problems at Kentucky, but overall we ran well there. We didn't test at Kansas, that's why Thursday's practice session will be so instrumental. It gives me and the team time to get comfortable with the track and tweak some of the notes we take with us from other tracks. This race is so late in the season, that to try and test earlier would have been virtually pointless. By the time you get to a track that you tested earlier in the season, the weather conditions have completely changed and so has the track.

"I've had a lot of fun going to the new tracks this season," Keller added. "It sets an even playing field for all the drivers, because not one person will have any more experience on the track than another. It also brings NASCAR closer to another great market and reaches out to a new group of fans."

Text provided by Heather Kincel

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