Green Moves Up to 8th
in the Standings
KANSAS CITY, KS
(October 8, 2005) -
In its four year
history, Kansas
Speedway has become
one of David Green’s
favorite tracks,
especially since he
won there in 2003.
Green entered into
the weekend hoping
to duplicate that
same experience from
two years ago.
After qualifying 6th,
Green was faced with
a few problems with
the shocks and
springs, which
prevented him from
taking the checkered
flag.
David Green and his
Crew Chief, Stewart
Cooper, went into
the weekend feeling
like they had the
right setup under
the #27 Kleenex®/
ALDI Ford for a good
finish. Throughout
both practices, the
#27 team battled to
get the car set up
perfectly. By the
end of the practice
sessions, they felt
they had a car that
could win.
Green continued to
run well as he
qualified 6th,
his second highest
qualifying run of
the year. Green
said, “Wow that was
great. It wasn’t
the pole, but it’s a
lot better than we
have done most of
the season. If we
can run as well
during the race, I
think this could be
win number two for
us this year.”
When the green flag
dropped, Green was
anxious to get into
the top-five. On
lap 5, the first
caution came out.
Green said, “The car
is a little tight,
but I think it’s
more the aero than
anything else.” The
green flag came out
on lap 8 and Green
fought to keep his
position. On lap
29, the second
caution came out and
Green was running 7th.
He came into the
pits and made a
typical four tire
and fuel stop along
with making a track
bar adjustment.
When the green flag
dropped again, Green
was in 8th.
After 3 laps, Green
said, “The car is
loose into the turns
and tight off and I
keep scraping the
cross member. Green
fell back to 11th
by the time the
yellow flag came out
again. He came into
the pits and made
another typical pit
stop along with an
air pressure and a
track bar
adjustment.
When the green flag
dropped on lap 77,
Green was in 13th.
Green fought to get
control of his car
but the car was
still too tight and
had chatter in the
front tires. On lap
122, another caution
came out and Green
had to come in to
fix the problem.
Green was now in 24th
and a lap down. He
came in and made a
wedge adjustment
along with adding
four sticker tires
and fuel. Green
exited the pits 24th,
the first car a lap
down.
On lap 129, another
yellow flag came out
and Green was in
position to get the
“lucky dog”. Green
came into the pits
so the #27 Kleenex®
team could fix the
problem with the
car. Green said, “I
think the shocks
have settled and
that’s why we are
scraping, so the
crew lifted the hood
to make the
adjustment to the
front shocks and
springs. Green
exited the pits 24th.
The Green flag came
out and Green was
ready to gain a few
positions before the
end of the race. He
battled up to 21st
by lap 148 when a
caution came out.
The crew made a
normal four tire and
fuel stop, which
would get them
through the rest of
the race. Green
worked his way up to
19th by
lap 181, when the
final caution came
out for the day.
Green stayed out to
gain a few more
positions. When the
green flag dropped
on lap 186, Green
fought but could not
gain any more
positions. He
finished the race 15th,
moving him up one
spot to 8th
in the Busch Series
standings.
Green said, “We had
a rough test here a
few weeks ago. My
guys did a great job
getting our new Ford
Taurus ready for
Kansas.
Car was great right
out of the
hauler, but still
wasn’t turning
through the center
like we wanted. We
made a couple small
of changes for race
conditions as we
prepared for a mock
qualifying run. The
balance was pretty
good in our
qualifying run and
we were hoping that
as we pulled tape
off the nose, it
would make the car’s
balance
perfect. The first
15 laps were
awesome, but
something happened
with front springs
that made the car
drag and push real
bad through the
center of the
turns. Everything
we did to help just
made it loose
getting in and never
helped the center.
My pit crew
continued to show
that they are
getting better and
better each week.
For once our
qualifying package
was right on.
Sometimes that
affects your race
package, so now we
will take what we
learned and
concentrate more
than ever on a
consistent solid
race package. “
