NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green Quik Fact, Nazareth
12 July 2000
Posted By Terry CallahanMotorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
Jeff Green On Nazareth: Jeff Green, current points leader and driver of the No. 10 Nestl NesQuik Chevrolet on the NASCAR Busch Series, is looking forward to competing on the unique 1-mile speedway.
"Nazareth is a pretty tricky track because of the different shaped corners and elevation changes," said Green. "You have to drive each corner differently and it is tough to do well if you don't have experience there."
Back To Back Poles?: Jeff Green won last year's pole for the running of the First Union 200 at Nazareth Speedway. Green hopes to do have a repeat performance this year and if he does accomplish that feat, he will become only the second driver to win two poles at the 1-mile track. Green's older brother, David, won back-to-back poles in 1995 and 1996.
Last Year At Nazareth: Green sat on the pole and led the most laps, but was unable to capture the trophy in last year's event at Nazareth.
"Luck was not on our side last year," said Green. "We had a miscue on pit strategy that sent us back to 29th and I was able to climb to seventh. Then, a tire went flat and we went back to 29th and climbed to seventh again. We had the fastest car by far that day, but we just ran out of daylight to get back to the front. As we all know, the fastest car doesn't always win."
Ten Top-10s In A Row: In Green's last 10 races, he has posted nine top-fives and ten top-ten finishes. Since the beginning of the season, he has only finished out of the top-10 three times.
Wins From The Pole: With Green's win from the pole position at Milwaukee last weekend, he is now ranked fourth on the record books with five wins from the pole. Currently, Sam Ard holds the record for nine wins from the pole with Tommy Ellis and Mark Martin tied for second with eight wins apiece.
Equipment: The NesQuik Racing team is taking the same car to Nazareth that won three races earlier this year at South Boston, Myrtle Beach and Milwaukee. The car also ran at Loudon earlier this year where it finished second.
Text provided by Marcy Scott
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