Sam’s Town 250 ends early for KCR entry

Memphis, Tenn. - Maybe things had been a little too easy for Keith Coleman Racing. After qualifying in the team’s first effort two weeks ago and a 24th place finish at the SpongeBob SquarePants 300 last weekend, Mark Green qualified 13th for the Sam’s Town “He Dared to Rock” 250.

Green moved as high as tenth and was running just outside the top-20 when a mishap on lap 161 caused an early end to the race for the LoveFiFi.com Chevrolet. Green spun out in turn three and hit the wall after contact with another car.

“ It’s a tough way to end the day,” said Green. “The crew worked hard all day and the car was really starting to come around when we hit the wall.”

The team will have to re-group quickly as they will attempt to qualify in their fourth consecutive race at the Aaron’s 312 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway next Saturday.

“ That’s racing,” said Crew Chief Mike Byrd. “Nobody wants to go out like that but it happens to everyone now and then. We’ll get back to work on Monday and go after it again in Atlanta next weekend”