[#43-Jeff] Green seems to be just the steadying influence that Petty Enterprises, his current team, has needed. He’s a nose-to-the-grindstone guy who doesn’t mince words. Green’s words this week are aimed to the engine department. Goodyear’s new tires are putting a premium on low-end RPM, to get up quicker off the corners. That should be particularly evident at places such as Sears Point, a road course. “We’ve been qualifying good the last couple of weeks, although we haven’t been racing very good,” Green said. “We’ve got to work on our cars to get them handling better for the long runs. I think our big holdup now is our motor program. The guys are turning more RPMs on other teams; our guys are working really hard to get our motors where we can turn more RPMs. I think that’s what shows during the race – when the tires start falling off, you start getting down lower in RPMs. Those guys who are running more gear than I am, it really shows.”(Winston Salem Journal)(6-11-2004)
