David Green: “I’ve never been in a race that fast and (at that) pace”

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: David Green
 

David Green: “I’ve never been in a race that fast and (at that) pace”


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Daytona Beach, Fla.
Jul 16, 2007

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: David Green Red Horse Racing

The first thing David Green could say after climbing from the No. 1 RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota was, “Whew! ”

The 1994 NASCAR Busch Series champion hadn’t been in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in a decade – but Green raced his way to a fifth-place finish in the July 14 Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway despite landing the ride a few days earlier.

“Things have changed, ” said Green, “a lot. ”

“The races I won in the Busch Series and races that were very mentally stressful don’t even hold a candle to what it takes to run these things, ” said the 49-year-old Owensboro, Ky., competitor. “We ran 16 laps tonight before the first caution and the crew told me it was 16 laps down and I thought it should have been 200.

“I’ve never been in a race that fast and (at that) pace. ”

Green will drive Tom DeLoach’s Toyota in the remaining 12 events and appears destined to win his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck race. Green won nine races and $8.9 million in the NASCAR Busch Series.

Still …

“I have to be careful not to put too many expectations on myself, ” Green said prior to the race. “Every ingredient is going to be new to me. I probably should have three rookie stripes instead of one, but they didn’t put any on (the truck). ”


 
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