David Green – Pepsi 300 Preview
Race: Pepsi 300
Place: Nashville Superspeedway in Nashville, Tennessee
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2006
Time: Green flag at 4:05 pm EST
Tune-in: FX, 4 pm EST; MRN, 3:45 pm EST
Car: No. 27 Kleenex® Ford Fusion
Driver: David Green
Crew Chief: Stewart Cooper
Notes:
Brewco Motorsports begins its 11th year competing in the NASCAR Busch Series. Brewco is coming off its most solid performance in the series, having placed two cars (No. 27 and No. 66) in the top-ten in points (eighth and tenth respectively) in 2005.
This season Kimberly-Clark begins its 13th year as a sponsor in the NASCAR Busch Series, making it the longest continual team “primary” sponsor in the Series.
Last year in the spring race at Nashville Superspeedway, the No. 27 Brewco car started 21st and finished in 18th place.
In seven starts at Nashville, Green has one win, two top-five, and three top-10 finishes. His win came in the spring race in 2003, where he qualified in eighth place.
Kimberly-Clark will feature its SCOTT® Brand Bath and Towels on the No. 27 Brewco car at Nashville.
This week’s Associate Sponsor is Dollar General. Based in Goodlettsville, Tenn., Dollar General is a Fortune 500 discount retailer with 7,993 stores as of February 24, 2006. Dollar General stores offer convenience and value to customers by offering consumable basic items that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids and cleaning supplies, as well as a selection of basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at everyday low prices.
Looking Back:
To recognize the history of the NASCAR Busch Series, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2006, each week we’ll take a look back into David Green’s 16-year racing history, as it relates to this week’s track:
For his 2003 victory at Nashville Superspeedway, Green needed a last lap pass of Johnny Sauter. After passing Ashton Lewis Jr. for second place with two laps to go, Green set his sights on leader Sauter by going side-by-side coming off turn two and finished the winning pass down the back stretch. It was the second time Green won a Busch Series race in Nashville. His first win came in March of 1995, when the Busch Series raced at the Fairgrounds Speedway.
David Green on Nashville:
“Nashville is one of my favorite tracks. The surface is concrete and smooth and has had great grip in the past. We had a bit of a dry spell last season in Nashville, so we are very confident and determined to turn our season around with a strong performance this weekend.
“My team and I have had great success in the past at Nashville and we know what it takes to win and be competitive there. Many of my team members have roots in Nashville and its one of our ‘home tracks’ with a lot of friends and family to cheer us on.
“Nashville is one of the most unique 1.33-mile tracks. Turns one and two are a little more ‘normal’ for that size track, but three and four are more like the corners at a half-mile track. It’s very challenging to get both ends of the track suited to your car’s handling.
“With my win there in 2003 – and guitar - plus a second-place finish that season and a strong run there last fall, my team and I are hungry and determined, with one goal for Saturday – to win!”
David Green at Nashville Superspeedway:
Number of starts: 7
DNFs: 1
Average starting position: 12.0
Average finishing position: 17.4
Laps: 1478 of 1575 laps completed (93.8%), 28 laps led
Highest finish: First (2003)
Last year: Started 21st, finished 18th
