Mark Green 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

Hermie leads testing at Lowe’s:

Hermie leads testing at Lowe’s:

October 3, 2002
Hermie Sadler, now behind the wheel of the Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #43 Chevy, led the speed parade Wednesday as 23 BGN teams made final preparations for the Oct. 12 "Little Trees" 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Sadler circled the 1.5-mile oval at 175.615 mph, to

Testing at Lowe’s:

Testing at Lowe’s:

October 1, 2002
More than 20 BGN drivers and teams will participate in a testing session Tuesday and Wednesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway in preparation for the Oct. 12 "Little Trees" 300. #12-Kerry Earnhardt, #33-Tony Raines, #38-Mark Green, #59-Stacy Compton, #87-Joe Nemechek, #37

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

Richmond testing this week:

Richmond testing this week:

August 25, 2002
Richmond testing this week: Richmond International Raceway will play host to three days of testing this week for next weekend's race. #02-Hermie Sadler, #4-Mike Skinner and #41-Jimmy Spencer will be testing Winston Cup cars at the 0.75-mile oval tomorrow. They will

Keller wins pole at Pikes Peak:

Keller wins pole at Pikes Peak:

July 26, 2002
#57-Jason Keller won the pole at Pikes Peakm his first pole of 2002 and the first since 1999 (96 races) with a track record speed of 131.801mph. Thr rest of the top five are: #38-Mark Green, 46-Ashton Lewis, #48-Kenny Wallace and #25-Bobby Hamilton, Jr. See BGNRacing

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

Woman driver to test with ppc UPDATE:

Woman driver to test with ppc UPDATE:

June 26, 2002
Danica Patrick, who has built a strong reputation in open-wheel circles and is considered by many to have an excellent shot at being auto racing's first female superstar, is expected to participate in a stock car test session soon at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Patrick

Nemechek and Compton to run Cup on Sunday:

Nemechek and Compton to run Cup on Sunday:

June 16, 2002
other drivers who were running the BGN race at Kentucky on Saturday night before the rain postponed it were Joe Nemechek and Stacy Compton. Both will be back at Michigan to run the Cup race, Nemechek in the #25 Chevy and Compton in the #14 Pontiac. Nemechek said during

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

Mark Green ok:

Mark Green ok:

March 24, 2002
Mark Green was released 6:00pm/et from the hospital and has a bruised left foot. The x-rays & cat scans were all negative. The extra time he was in the car was for the safety team to free his left foot from the pedal area.(3-24-2002)

Jeff Green wins wild one at Bristol:

Jeff Green wins wild one at Bristol:

March 23, 2002
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

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.