Jeff Green | |||||||
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Green at Lowe's Motor Speedway in 2005
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Born |
Owensboro, Kentucky |
September 6, 1962 ||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
Achievements |
2000 NASCAR Busch Series Champion 1990 Nashville Speedway USA Track Champion 2003 Daytona 500 pole winner |
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
270 races run over 15 years | |||||||
2015 position | 74th | ||||||
Best finish | 17th (2002) | ||||||
First race | 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2015 Toyota Owners 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
455 races run over 26 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 8 (B. J. McLeod Motorsports) | ||||||
2016 position | 28th | ||||||
Best finish | 1st (2000) | ||||||
First race | 1990 Autolite 200 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
First win | 1997 Las Vegas 300 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
Last win | 2002 Carquest Auto Parts 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
10 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2012 position | 104th | ||||||
Best finish | 33rd (2008) | ||||||
First race | 1997 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2012 American Ethanol 225 (Chicago) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of April 22, 2017. |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Green (born September 6, 1962) is an American professional driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro for B. J. McLeod Motorsports.
Green's 1990 Nashville Speedway USA championship led to his first foray in NASCAR. For several years, he raced part-time in the Busch Series before thriving as a full-time driver in 1995 and 1996. He then went through a two-year Sprint Cup stint with Diamond Ridge Motorsports and Felix Sabates.
Green returned to the Busch Series in 1999. In three seasons, he won the 2000 championship by 616 points, a series record which stood until 2006, and finished second twice. Green participated in IROC's 25th season in 2001, and has raced full-time with four different Sprint Cup teams since 2002.
Green was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on September 6, 1962, as the youngest of three brothers;Mark and David Green would also become NASCAR drivers. He currently resides in Davidson, North Carolina with his wife Michelle. In 2002, he and Mark founded The Green Foundation, a non-profit charity assisting people with severe injuries and life-threatening illnesses.