Jeff Green to remain in No. 43 for another week
From Team Press Release
October 1, 2003
11:41 AM EDT (1541 GMT)
LEVEL CROSS, N.C. -- Jeff Green will be behind the wheel of the No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge again this week when the NASCAR Winston Cup Series heads to the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway. And he will be in the car on a race-to-race basis the rest of the season.
Following two steady runs in the No. 43, Green has been named driver of the Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge on a race-to-race basis. Kyle Petty, CEO of Petty Enterprises, made the announcement. Christian Fittipaldi will drive the No. 44 Bugles Dodge in the races already scheduled for 2003.
"Jeff has done a good job for us the past few weeks, and we are excited to have him in the car at Kansas," Petty said. "His winning attitude, the way he has quickly adapted to Petty Enterprises and the way he has been readily accepted by the guys on the team has already shown on the race track. Jeff's history as a winner is already showing.
"Christian also has some good results this year, including qualifying seventh at Michigan and running well in several races," Petty continued. "He has done an amazing job jumping in for us this year earlier than we had planned. Christian is a big part of our program going forward.
"We already had Christian scheduled for a few more No. 44 Bugles races the remainder of this season, and keeping the No. 43 team together with one driver should help us finish strong," Petty added.
"I am really excited to be able to continue what we've started," said Green. "I've started to get to know the 'Helping Hand' crew some over the past two weeks, and they've gotten to know me. We're starting to get a pretty good relationship going, and that's going to help us as we move on to Kansas and, hopefully, on down the line."
The 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National champion, Green is known for a winning driving style and a true ability to "bring the car home." In his first full season of NASCAR Winston Cup racing last season, he failed to finish just two races, and both of those due to engine problems. He won the pole for the season-opening Daytona 500 this year, and has won over $2 million.
From Team Press Release
October 1, 2003
11:41 AM EDT (1541 GMT)
LEVEL CROSS, N.C. -- Jeff Green will be behind the wheel of the No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge again this week when the NASCAR Winston Cup Series heads to the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway. And he will be in the car on a race-to-race basis the rest of the season.
Following two steady runs in the No. 43, Green has been named driver of the Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge on a race-to-race basis. Kyle Petty, CEO of Petty Enterprises, made the announcement. Christian Fittipaldi will drive the No. 44 Bugles Dodge in the races already scheduled for 2003.
"Jeff has done a good job for us the past few weeks, and we are excited to have him in the car at Kansas," Petty said. "His winning attitude, the way he has quickly adapted to Petty Enterprises and the way he has been readily accepted by the guys on the team has already shown on the race track. Jeff's history as a winner is already showing.
"Christian also has some good results this year, including qualifying seventh at Michigan and running well in several races," Petty continued. "He has done an amazing job jumping in for us this year earlier than we had planned. Christian is a big part of our program going forward.
"We already had Christian scheduled for a few more No. 44 Bugles races the remainder of this season, and keeping the No. 43 team together with one driver should help us finish strong," Petty added.
"I am really excited to be able to continue what we've started," said Green. "I've started to get to know the 'Helping Hand' crew some over the past two weeks, and they've gotten to know me. We're starting to get a pretty good relationship going, and that's going to help us as we move on to Kansas and, hopefully, on down the line."
The 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National champion, Green is known for a winning driving style and a true ability to "bring the car home." In his first full season of NASCAR Winston Cup racing last season, he failed to finish just two races, and both of those due to engine problems. He won the pole for the season-opening Daytona 500 this year, and has won over $2 million.
That's good to see. Maybe Jeff'll end up getting the #43 ride for next year, at least he's impressing other employers with his solid runs.