Saturday’s BGN race at Bristol brought out the best – and worst – short track racing has to offer. #21-Jeff Green won the Channellock 250 in a race slowed a record-tying 14 times by caution for 88 laps, but Green’s brother, Mark, was involved in a serious accident on the last lap. Mark Green spun exiting Turn 2 and was then T-boned on the driver’s side of his #38 Ford by Larry Foyt. Mark Green remained trapped in his car for nearly half an hour as rescue workers attempted to extricate him from the severely damaged vehicle and take him to the infield care center. Mark Green was airlifted to Wellmont Bristol Medical Center with a likely fractured left foot. If that wasn’t enough, as Jeff Green was celebrating his victory doing burnouts on the frontstretch, Kevin Harvick charged down pit road, climbed over the top of Mike McLaughlin’s car and got into a physical confrontation with Greg Biffle, who had hit and spun Harvick on Lap 240. The two spent nearly a minute locked together as Harvick had his arms wrapped around Biffle’s neck before series officials got them separated. Harvick, his crew chief Kevin Hamlin, and car owner Richard Childress were summoned after the race to the series hauler to meet with NASCAR officials. #24-Jack Sprague joined in the melee as well, trying to confront #1-Jimmy Spencer, who had hit Sprague on the last lap while Spencer dived to the apron of the track while trying to catch the race winner. See ThatsRacin.com for a column: Jeff Green wins a rough BGN race and for Channellock 250 race results.(3-23-2002)
