Mark Green (racing driver)

Mark Green (born April 8, 1959) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is the brother of drivers, Jeff Green and David Green.

For other people named Mark Green, see Mark Green (disambiguation).
Mark Green
Green at the Milwaukee Mile in 2009
Born (1959-04-08) April 8, 1959
Owensboro, Kentucky
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
318 races run over 17 years
2011 position53rd
Best finish11th (1997)
First race1995 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Last race2011 WYPALL* 200 (Phoenix International Raceway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 15 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish72nd (1997)
First race1997 Sears DieHard 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race1997 Cummins 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 4, 2012.

Beginnings

Mark Green began his racing career in 1973, racing go-karts in the Southern Indiana Racing Association. During his tenure, he won six consecutive championships. He then moved on to the late model division at several local speedways. Among the tracks he competed on were Nashville Speedway USA, Beech Bend Raceway and Kentucky Motor Speedway. From 1988 to 1991, he also competed in the All-American Challenge Series. In 1993, he won 16 of 20 races at Beech Bend and won the track championships there, from 1991 to 1993.

1995–2000

Green made his Busch debut in 1995 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. He qualified the #41 Brewco Motorsports Chevrolet in twenty-eighth spot, and finished eighteenth. He signed to run ten more races in 1996, in the #37 Timber Wolf-sponsored Chevy. He posted his first career top-ten at Myrtle Beach Speedway, where he finished tenth, in addition to qualifying on the outside pole. In 1997, Green and Brewco ran the full schedule, posting five top-tens including a career-best fifth-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He finished 11th in points. Green also ran two Craftsman Truck Series races that year for Brewco, finishing eleventh at IRP.

In 1998, Green continued to drive for Brewco, but only had four top-ten finishes. After his thirteenth-place points finish, Green departed from the team. He joined Washington-Erving Motorsports, driving the #50 Dr Pepper-sponsored Chevy. His best finish that season was tenth at the Yellow Freight 300 and he dropped to 21st in the standings. He exited the ride due to a lack of funding and drove the #63 Exxon-sponsored Chevy for HVP Motorsports and had a seventh-place run at Talladega Superspeedway.

2001–2005

In 2001, Green was announced as the driver of the #55 Davis & Weight Motorsports Ford Taurus in the Busch Series. After two top-twenty finishes early in the season, Davis & Weight announced it was closing its Busch team to run the Winston Cup Series. When that deal failed to materialize, Green ran out the remainder of the schedule for various teams, his best finish a ninth at Kansas Speedway for ST Motorsports. He also made his first Cup attempt at the NAPA 500 in the #41 for A.J. Foyt Racing, but failed to qualify.

Green began 2002 without a full-time ride. He began driving the #38 Deka Batteries-sponsored Ford for Akins Motorsports, sharing the ride with Christian Elder. He had to miss some time after suffering a broken left foot in a hard crash on the last lap during the spring race at Bristol Motor Speedway with Larry Foyt. He had a second-place qualifying effort at Pikes Peak International Raceway, and ten top-twenty finishes before winding up 32nd in the points. In 2003, he lost his ride and drove five Busch races for various teams, his best finish a 20th at the Stacker 200 for ORTEC Racing. He attempted the Cup race at Lowe's Motor Speedway for Foyt again, but did not qualify.

Green drove various cars for Jay Robinson Racing in 2004. His best finish for Robinson was a 21st at Nazareth Speedway in the #49 Advil Ford. Late in the season, he departed JRR and signed with the fledgling Keith Coleman Racing team, piloting the #26 lovefifi.com Chevrolet. In five starts with KCR, his best finish came at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where he finished 23rd. He began 2005 in the #7 Boudreaux's Butt Paste-sponsored Chevy for GIC-Mixon Motorsports, but returned to KCR to drive its #23 Vassarette-sponsored Chevy, finishing 11th at Talladega. He was released towards the end of the season.

2006–2008
Mark Green (#70) leads Greg Biffle (#16) down pit road during a caution in the 2007 Ford 300 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Green was announced as the driver of the #4 Geico-sponsored Dodge Charger for Biagi Brothers Racing in 2006, and opened the year with a tenth-place finish at the Hershey's Kissables 300. Despite two additional fifteenth-place runs, he was dismissed early in the season, replaced by rookie Auggie Vidovich II. After beginning the 2007 season as a test driver for Michael Waltrip Racing, he replaced Justin Diercks in the 70 car owned by ML Motorsports, and finished the year with the team, his best finish being 19th at Gateway. Still with ML Motorsports in 2008, Green had a best finish of 5th at Talladega. Green would go on to post three more top 15s, and had a chance to win at Memphis Motorsports Park before an engine problem put him out of contention.

2009–2012

Green started 2009 with the team again. However, Green failed to qualify for the race at Bristol Motor Speedway, and lost his ride shortly thereafter. He then joined JD Motorsports as driver of the #0 car. After several races Green swapped with Kertus Davis to join Jay Robinson Racing to drive the 49 car. The #49 car and Mark Green were sponsored by Getmorevacations.com for a portion of the 2009 season. When Getmorevacations.com dropped out of the sponsor position, Juggle.com began to give support. Green finished in 26th place in the final race of the 2009 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. 2010 brought Green back with Jay Robinson splitting time between the #49, and #70 cars. Most of the races that Green was in the #49 he was a Start and Park. When he was in the #70 (which was a partnership between JRR and ML Motorsports) he ran the distance, and had moderate success with several top 25 finishes, and a couple top 20 finishes.

It was reported that Green had retired in 2011, but ended up driving the #49 car for Jay Robinson Racing during the latter half of the season. In 2012, Green returned for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in the fall at Richmond International Raceway, driving the No. 0 Toyota for SS Motorsports,[1] but failed to qualify for the event.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
2001 A. J. Foyt Racing 41 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL
DNQ		 NHA NA - [2]
2003 A. J. Foyt Racing 14 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT
DNQ		 MAR
DNQ		 ATL PHO CAR HOM NA - [3]
2005 Petty Enterprises 45 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA
QL†		 DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA - [4]
2012 SS Motorsports 0 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH
DNQ		 CHI NHA DOV TAL CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM NA - [5]
† - Qualified for Kyle Petty

Nationwide Series
NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts Ref
1995 Brewco Motorsports 41 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP
18		 MCH BRI DAR RCH
28		 DOV CLT CAR
DNQ		 HOM
DNQ		 73rd 188 [6]
1996 37 DAY CAR
36		 RCH
DNQ		 ATL NSV
38		 DAR BRI HCY
DNQ		 NZH
19		 CLT DOV SBO
28		 MYB
10		 GLN MLW
19		 NHA TAL IRP
14		 MCH BRI DAR RCH
13		 DOV CLT
DNQ		 CAR
21		 HOM
30		 46th 947 [7]
1997 DAY
8		 CAR
14		 RCH
12		 ATL
13		 LVS
25		 DAR
19		 HCY
9		 TEX
34		 BRI
40		 NSV
21		 TAL
24		 NHA
22		 NZH
14		 CLT
19		 DOV
24		 SBO
23		 GLN
15		 MLW
15		 MYB
15		 GTY
8		 IRP
26		 MCH
12		 BRI
13		 DAR
22		 RCH
19		 DOV
11		 CLT
5		 CAL
41		 CAR
8		 HOM
18		 11th 3261 [8]
1998 DAY
14		 CAR
9		 LVS
16		 NSV
34		 DAR
17		 BRI
17		 TEX
7		 HCY
22		 TAL
35		 NHA
20		 NZH
11		 CLT
15		 DOV
16		 RCH
21		 PPR
7		 GLN
33		 MLW
32		 MYB
9		 CAL
19		 SBO
21		 IRP
28		 MCH
38		 BRI
20		 DAR
28		 RCH
19		 DOV
23		 CLT
39		 GTY
21		 CAR
40		 ATL
12		 HOM
22		 13th 3075 [9]
1999 Washington-Erving Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY
24		 CAR
23		 LVS
32		 ATL
10		 DAR
33		 TEX
31		 NSV
30		 BRI
17		 TAL
37		 CAL
36		 NHA
27		 RCH
21		 NZH
22		 CLT
16		 DOV
29		 SBO
26		 GLN
37		 MLW
26		 MYB
DNQ		 PPR
23		 GTY
32		 IRP
19		 MCH
41		 BRI
42		 DAR
33		 RCH
19		 DOV
22		 CLT
40		 CAR
28		 MEM
17		 PHO
31		 HOM
DNQ		 21st 2419 [10]
2000 HMV Motorsports 63 Chevy DAY
18		 CAR
26		 LVS
27		 ATL
29		 DAR
40		 BRI
13		 TEX
25		 NSV
41		 TAL
7		 CAL
25		 RCH
24		 NHA
25		 CLT
DNQ		 DOV
33		 SBO
30		 MYB
29		 GLN
18		 MLW
23		 NZH
42		 PPR
31		 GTY
30		 IRP
18		 MCH
28		 BRI
26		 DAR
36		 RCH
23		 DOV
26		 CLT
33		 CAR
23		 MEM
26		 PHO
33		 26th 2470 [11]
Ford HOM
DNQ
2001 Davis & Weight Motorsports 55 Ford DAY
20		 CAR
20		 LVS
32		 ATL
41		 DAR
16		 BRI
40		 TEX
41		 NSH
21		 TAL
17		 CAL RCH KEN
16		 MLW GLN 40th 1198 [12]
A. J. Foyt Racing 41 Chevy NHA
38		 NZH CLT DOV
PRW Racing 77 Ford CHI
24		 GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR
A. J. Foyt Racing 14 Chevy RCH
36		 DOV
ST Motorsports 59 Chevy KAN
9		 CLT
29		 MEM PHO CAR HOM
2002 Akins Motorsports 38 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR
17		 BRI
17		 TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH
28		 NHA NZH
33		 CLT
35		 DOV
15		 NSH
12		 KEN MLW
22		 DAY CHI
41		 GTY
22		 PPR
19		 IRP MCH BRI
37		 DAR RCH
16		 DOV
20		 KAN
16		 CLT
30		 MEM
38		 ATL
28		 CAR
19		 PHO
14		 HOM
30		 32nd 1896 [13]
2003 98 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH
16		 CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH 70th 467 [14]
Ortec Racing 96 Chevy BRI
27		 DAR RCH DOV
20		 KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO
Jay Robinson Racing 39 Ford CAR
27
Brewco Motorsports 80 Pontiac HOM
26
2004 ST Motorsports 47 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL
QL†		 40th 1097 [15]
Jay Robinson Racing 39 Ford CAL
42		 NSH
28		 KEN
23		 MLW
23		 DAY CHI
28 GTY
35		 RCH
43		 DOV
39		 NHA
35		 PPR
41		 BRI
42		 CAL RCH
41		 DOV
49 NZH
21		 CLT IRP
32		 MCH
Keith Coleman Racing 26 Chevy KAN
34		 CLT
24		 MEM
34		 ATL
23		 PHO
33		 DAR HOM
DNQ
2005 DAY
DNQ		 CAL MXC LVS ATL 38th 1423 [16]
GIC-Mixon Motorsports 7 Chevy NSH
40		 BRI
23		 TEX
DNQ
Keith Coleman Racing 23 Chevy PHO
22		 TAL
11		 DAR
22		 RCH
22		 CLT
25		 DOV
32		 NSH
41		 KEN
33		 MLW
28		 DAY
DNQ		 CHI
DNQ		 NHA
27		 PPR
20		 GTY
38		 IRP
21		 GLN
DNQ		 MCH
33		 BRI
28		 CAL
DNQ		 RCH
DNQ		 DOV
41		 KAN
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 MEM
DNQ		 TEX PHO HOM
2006 Biagi Brothers Racing 4 Dodge DAY
10		 CAL
43		 MXC LVS
31		 ATL
28		 BRI
22		 TEX
33		 NSH
38		 PHO
15		 TAL
28		 RCH
15		 DAR
27		 CLT DOV NSH 45th 934 [17]
Michael Waltrip Racing 99 Dodge KEN
QL‡		 MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Chevy MEM
QL±		 TEX PHO HOM
2007 ML Motorsports 70 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW
21		 NHA DAY
32		 CHI
30		 GTY
19		 MCH
39		 BRI
25		 CAL RCH
28		 DOV KAN
24		 CLT MEM TEX
36		 PHO HOM
30		 58th 705 [18]
Michael Waltrip Racing 99 Toyota IRP
QL‡
Fitz Racing 44 Dodge CGV
40		 GLN
2008 ML Motorsports 70 Chevy DAY
41		 CAL LVS ATL BRI
24		 NSH
26		 TEX
28		 PHO MXC TAL
5		 RCH
22		 DAR CLT DOV NSH
14		 KEN
22		 MLW
13		 NHA DAY
30		 CHI
22		 GTY
14		 IRP
21		 CGV GLN MCH
23		 BRI
24		 CAL RCH
22		 DOV KAN
22		 CLT
DNQ		 MEM
30		 TEX
20		 PHO HOM
DNQ		 30th 1835 [19]
2009 DAY
18		 CAL LVS BRI
DNQ		 TEX 36th 1498 [20]
JD Motorsports 0 Chevy NSH
DNQ		 PHO
38		 RCH
40		 DAR
39		 CLT
41		 DOV
39		 NSH
43		 KEN
19
04 TAL
43
Jay Robinson Racing 49 Chevy MLW
35		 NHA
36		 DAY
39		 CHI
43		 GTY
35		 IRP
43		 IOW
38		 GLN
38		 MCH
36		 BRI
38		 CGV
33		 ATL
40		 RCH
38		 DOV
42		 KAN
38		 CAL
35		 CLT
38		 MEM
DNQ		 TEX
43		 PHO
34		 HOM
26
2010 DAY
Wth		 LVS
41		 BRI
DNQ		 NSH
41		 TEX
42		 TAL
28		 RCH
41		 NSH
36		 KEN
40		 DAY
41		 CHI
38		 GTY
43		 IRP
39		 IOW
34		 MCH
26		 BRI
36		 RCH
35		 KAN
DNQ		 CLT
40		 GTY
DNQ		 TEX
DNQ		 HOM
25		 29th 1802 [21]
ML Motorsports 70 Chevy CAL
32		 PHO
DNQ		 DAR
22		 DOV
31		 CLT
43		 ROA
22		 NHA
33		 GLN
24		 CGV
19		 ATL
32		 DOV
26		 CAL
27		 PHO
38
2011 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH
40		 IRP
35		 IOW
37		 GLN
40		 CGV BRI
38		 ATL
42		 RCH
40		 CHI
35		 DOV
36		 KAN
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 TEX
DNQ		 PHO
36		 HOM
DNQ		 53rd 61 [22]
† - Qualified for Robert Pressley · ‡ - Qualified for David Reutimann · ± - Qualified for J. J. Yeley

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NCTC Pts Ref
1997 Brewco Motorsports 37 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW
12		 LVL CNS HPT IRP
11		 FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 72nd 257 [23]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ARMC Pts Ref
2001 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Ford DAY NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI
21		 DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL ATL 149th 125 [24]

Images
  • Prototype of #49 Juggle.com NASCAR driven by Mark Green of Jay Robinson Racing
  • 2010 Nationwide car

References
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