NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Virginia is for Lovers 200 Preview: #74, J. Green
3 September 1997
#74 Jeff Green, Red Man Chevrolet
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Virginia Is For Lovers 200 Advance
Richmond International Raceway
JEFF GREEN NOTES & QUOTES: VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS 200
RICHMOND, VA - Owensboro, Kentucky native Jeff Green is making his first
career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start driving the No. 74
Brewco Motorsports Red Man Golden Blend Chevrolet.
Green is substituting for his brother and fellow NASCAR Winston Cup Series
competitor David Green, who was originally scheduled to driver the truck at
Richmond International Raceway, but suffered a broken right scapula on August
23 in a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race.
"Originally, Brewco Motorsports had planned on Jeff driving the Red Man truck
in select races in 1997, but when Scot Walters joined our team at the start of
the season, those plans changed," explained team owner Clarence Brewer, Jr.
"We welcome Jeff to Brewco Motorsports but hate that he had to join us under
these circumstances."
The Central City, Kentucky based Brewco Motorsports team is competing in
select NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in 1997, with D. Green, NASCAR
Busch Series regular Mark Green and Scot Walters alternating driving duties in
the Red Man Chevrolet.
"It's heartbreaking that I get the opportunity to make my first Truck Series
start this way, but I guess everything happens for a reason," said J. Green,
the youngest of the three racing Green brothers. "When Clarence Brewer asked
me to fill in for David at Richmond, I didn't hesitate for a minute. Brewco
Motorsports has a first-class team and I'm looking forward to the opportunity
to showcase the Red Man truck."
A recent graduate from the NASCAR Busch Series, J. Green scored one win, five
poles, 19 top five and 37 top 10 finishes in 109 NASCAR Busch Series starts.
- The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is quickly becoming an international
sensation. Swedish Match North America, the parent corporation of Red Man,
will have over 140 guests and ambassadors from 17 nations attending the
Virginia is for Lovers 200 at Richmond International Raceway.
The nations represented are Sweden, Peoples Republic of China, Indonesia,
Belgium, Estonia, Netherlands, Philippines, Switzerland, France, Brazil,
Spain, Hungary, England, Ireland, Portugal, Germany and of course the United
States.
Swedish Match North America is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
- Scot Walters will drive a second Brewco Motorsports Red Man Chevrolet
truck in the Virginia is for Lovers 200 at Richmond International Raceway.
- The next scheduled race for the Red Man/Brewco Motorsports team is on
September 29 at the Martinsville Speedway. NASCAR Winston Cup Series regular
David Green is scheduled to drive the No. 37 truck.
- FastMart convenience stores is an associate sponsor on the No.74 Red Man
Golden Blend Chevrolet for the Virginia is for Lovers 200 at Richmond
International Raceway.
Red Man Racing 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results
TRACK START FINISH MONEY STATUS LAPS DRIVER
Nazareth 4 8 7,100 Running 200 of 200 D. Green
Milwaukee 10 12 6,575 Running 199 of 200 M. Green
Louisville 13 7 7,150 Running 225 of 225 S. Walters
Indianapolis 9 11 6,250 Running 202 of 202 M. Green
Nashville 8 26 4,850 Overheating 149 of 256 S. Walters
TOTALS 32,925 975 of 1083 (90.1%)
By Brewco Motorsports Public Relations