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Encyclopedia > Jeff Green (NASCAR)
Jeff Green
Born: September 6, 1962
Birthplace: Owensboro, Kentucky
Car #, Team 43 - Petty Enterprises
2004 NEXTEL Cup Position: 30th
Best Cup Position: 17th - 2002 (Winston Cup)
Awards: 2000 Busch Series Champion
First Race: 1994 Miller 400 (Richmond)
First Win: -
Last Win: -
Wins Top Tens Poles
0 11 2
All stats current as of July 30, 2005.

Jeff Green (born September 6, 1962 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver who drives the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Charger for the Petty Enterprises team, and a part-time Busch Series driver in the #25 U.S. Marines Ford Taurus for Team Rensi Motorsports. September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Owensboro is a city located in Daviess County, Kentucky on U.S. Highway 60 about 30 miles southeast of Evansville, Indiana. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel Cup. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Chevy American Revolution 400 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Owensboro is a city located in Daviess County, Kentucky on U.S. Highway 60 about 30 miles southeast of Evansville, Indiana. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Nextel Cup Series is NASCARs premier stock car racing series. ... Cheerios, the first oat-based and ready-to-eat without cooking cereal, is a brand of breakfast cereal created in 1941 and marketed by the General Mills cereal company of Golden Valley, Minnesota. ... Betty Crocker, an invented persona and mascot, is a brand name and trademark of American food company General Mills. ... 1966 Dodge Charger There have been a number of vehicles bearing the Dodge Charger nameplate, but the name has generally denoted a performance model in the Dodge range. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel Cup. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... Not to be confused with the Ford Taunus The Ford Taurus is a car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America as a sedan and station wagon. ...


Green's first NASCAR start came in the 1990 Busch Series season. He raced in the Autolite Platinum 200 at Richmond International Raceway, finishing 22nd. He became a full-time driver for the team in 1995, and after consecutive top-five finishes in the points standings, he made 20 Winston Cup series starts in 1997 for the #29 Cartoon Network Chevrolet Monte Carlo, owned by Diamond Ridge Motorsports. Although he stayed with the same team for the first six races of the following year, he was let go mid-season(the team would shut down) and ended up driving the #46 First Union Chevrolet, owned by Felix Sabates, for most of the 1998 season. He would finish 40th overall in points. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The current Cartoon Network logo, was used in North America since June 14, 2004 and in Europe since April 11, 2005. ... The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is a large coupe version of a sedan model. ... This biographical article needs to be wikified. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...


Green turned his focus back to the Busch Series afterwards, which would pay off as he would finish in the top-two in points for the next three years. He finished in second place, 280 points behind Dale Earnhardt Jr., in 1999, his first full-time Busch series season since 1996. In 2000, he won the Busch Series championship by 616 points over ppc Racing teammate Jason Keller, the largest final points margin in series history. He also set a series record for most top-fives in a season with 25. After another second-place finish in the standings in 2001, this time to Kevin Harvick, he signed a three-year contract with Richard Childress Racing to drive the #30 America Online Chevrolet in a return to the Winston Cup series. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jason Keller from Greenville, SC was born April 23, 1970. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Dre 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kevin Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American race car driver, competing in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Richard Childress, driving the #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet. ... America Online, or AOL for short, is a corporate online service provider and Internet service provider. ...


While he had his finest Winston Cup career year in 2002 with a 17th-place finish, he struggled in 2003 and was released by RCR 11 races into the season. He was picked up by Dale Earnhardt, Inc. to drive the #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet, but in 12 races he failed to finish in the top ten during a race, and was replaced by John Andretti. He joined his third team of the year when he began driving the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge for Petty Industries, and has been with the team since, despite a 2004 season where Green had only one top ten finish and was 30th in points. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dale Earnhardt Inc. ... John Andretti is Nextel Cup driver from Indianapolis, Indiana. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Growing up the youngest in an established racing family in an established racing town, Jeff Green was born with the genes and surroundings of what it takes to become a championship driver.
Green qualified fourth in the team’s first race together, the Coca-Cola 600 at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Green competed in 19 more races for the team and earned a fourth-place finish in the season finale race at the Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway.
Green finished 17th in the championship chase and proved to everyone that he was a bonafide threat on the Nextel Cup circuit.
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