Jeff Green

Some individuals seem to be destined to answer a certain calling from an early age. Some follow in the footsteps of their kin. But in the case of Jeff Green, it seems that both circumstances are true. Born on September 6, 1962, Jeff Green is the youngest and latest member of a longstanding family tradition of great racers pioneered by older brothers and fellow NASCAR drivers Mark and David Green. Jeff himself started racing go-karts, and quickly moved towards new territories.

Indeed, Jeff became a major force in racing circles after his victory in 1990 at the legendary Nashville Speedway USA. Soon after, Green signed an agreement with John Boatman to compete in the Autolite Platinum 200, and after several seasons of occasional participation, he finally entered as a full-time NASCAR Busch Series driver in 1995. For the 1997 season, Green competed with the #29 Cartoon Network Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by Diamond Ridge Motorsports, but ultimately he returned to the Busch Series in 1999, finishing at the #2 position, second only to Dale Earnhardt Jr.  

With the departure of two of his key rivals, Earnhardt and Matt Kenseth, to the Winston Cup the following season, Green became the favorite and seemed poised to win the championship driving the #10 Chevrolet. While facing hard competition, especially from Todd Bodine, Green emerged victorious at the end of the season with 14 consecutive top-five finishes, including wins at four races and winning by 616 points, the largest final point margin in the history of the series. Ever since 2002, Jeff Green has focused on the Winston/NEXTEL Cup, where he currently pilots the #66 Best Buy Monte Carlo for Haas CNC racing.