Christian Elder News

Green out, Kahne in at the #38? UPDATE Green still part time:

Green out, Kahne in at the #38? UPDATE Green still part time:

December 16, 2002
hearing that Kasey Kahne, formally of the defunct #98 RYR BGN team, will drive the Great Clips #38 Ford for the 2003 season, in spite of previous announcements that Mark Green would be the 2003 Great Clips driver.(12-14-2002) UPDATE: 22-year-old racing phenom Kasey

Race Fans Beach Bash:

Race Fans Beach Bash:

December 4, 2002
Race Fans Beach Bash: The Fourth Annual Air Jamaica Vacations Race Fans Beach Bash came to a close last weekend and once again it was filled with fans, festivities and.a fun time for everyone. The drivers, crew chiefs, media and fans spent the week in Montego Bay,

Mark Green takes over #38 fulltime:

Mark Green takes over #38 fulltime:

September 11, 2002
Akins Motorsports announced Wednesday that Mark Green will drive its #38 Fords in the BGN for the remaining races this season and on a full-time basis in 2003. Green had been sharing time this season with driver Christian Elder, who was injured in a wreck at Chicagoland

Green and the #38 have a special scheme at Gateway, update on Elder:

Green and the #38 have a special scheme at Gateway, update on Elder:

July 18, 2002
Mark Green is coming to Gateway International Raceway with a new paint scheme on his Great Clips #38 Ford and a new approach on how to drive the 1.25-mile egg-shaped oval. In a back-to-school promotion that will turn heads on and off the racetrack, Great Clips is introducing

Elder and Pardus injured in qualfying UPDATE Green in the car at Chicago:

Elder and Pardus injured in qualfying UPDATE Green in the car at Chicago:

July 13, 2002
BGN driver Christian Elder wrecked hard in the middle of Turns 3 and 4 during his qualifying run at Chicagoland Speedway. He was airlifted to St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields, Ill., and was initially diagnosed with a concussion and possible fracture of his right

Elder back at Kentucky:

Elder back at Kentucky:

June 13, 2002
Drs. Jerry Petty and E. Hunter Dyer of Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates have released Christian Elder [driver of the #38 Great Clips Ford] to race after reviewing films of a myelogram conducted on May 30th. Elder had been diagnosed with herniated cervical discs

Elder to have surgery:

Elder to have surgery:

May 30, 2002
Christian Elder, driver of the #38 Great Clips Ford, first injured in a crash last October at Talladega and who re-aggravated the sore neck when he hit the wall in California early this year will need neck surgery after undergoing several medical tests. Elder was scheduled

More races for the #38 and Green:

More races for the #38 and Green:

May 9, 2002
In order to strengthen their team for both the present and the future, Akins Motorsports and Great Clips are adding some 2002 races for Mark Green with an accelerated test schedule for Christian Elder. Green and Elder will roughly split the remaining races on Akins

Testing at Texas:

Testing at Texas:

March 5, 2002
Testing at Texas: Cup driver #21-Elliott Sadler, and BGN drivers, #10-Scott Riggs, #57-Jason Keller, #38-Christian Elder and #36-Hank Parker, Jr. arrived Monday for the planned two-day test session in preparation for the April 7 NASCAR Samsung/RadioShack 500 and the

Mark Green to run 2 races in the #38:

Mark Green to run 2 races in the #38:

March 1, 2002
EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts and team owner Brad Akins car dealership in Winder, Ga. will sponsor Mark Green in the upcoming races at Darlington and Bristol. Those are races not on the teams schedule with Christian Elder, wholl swap roles and spot for Green.

BGN Testing at Daytona – Session 1 is over:

BGN Testing at Daytona – Session 1 is over:

January 22, 2002
The NASCAR Busch Series teams that finished in the odd-numbered spots in the owners points standings will test at Daytona on Jan. 21-22 in preparation for the Feb. 16 EAS/GNC Live Well 300 with Jan. 23 serving as a rain date. On Jan. 24-25, the even-numbered Busch

Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:

Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:

September 6, 2001
Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:In preparation for the Oct. 6 “Little Trees” 300 NASCAR Busch Series event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Busch Series competitors have been invited to participate in an open testing session at the 1.5-mile superspeedway on Tuesday, Sept. 4,

Elder to run Cup race in 2002:

Elder to run Cup race in 2002:

August 31, 2001
Elder to run Cup race in 2002: Akins Motorsports announced their sponsorship agreement with Christian Elder to drive the #38 Great Clips Ford has been extended to include a full BGN schedule for 2003 plus the addition of the Brickyard 400 Cup race to their 22 race

Elder to run Cup race in 2002:

Elder to run Cup race in 2002:

August 31, 2001
Elder to run Cup race in 2002:Akins Motorsports announced their sponsorship agreement with Christian Elder to drive the #38 Great Clips Ford has been extended to include a full BGN schedule for 2003 plus the addition of the Brickyard 400 Cup race to their 22 race BGN

Kranefuss Buys Into BGN Team UPDATE:

Kranefuss Buys Into BGN Team UPDATE:

August 16, 2001
Kranefuss Buys Into BGN Team UPDATE:Brad Akins has formed a partnership with Michael Kranefuss on the #98 Starter/Hot Tamales BGN team. Kranefuss will also bring his former general manager from the #12 Winston Cup team Marty Gaunt and his son Dan Kranefuss to work