Green finishes 23rd at Aaron’s 312

Hampton, Ga. - It was another week of steady improvement for the Keith Coleman Racing team as Mark Green finished 23rd at the Aaron’s 312 on Saturday. The finish is the highest yet for a KCR entry.

It was a difficult day for Mark Green, driver of the LoveFiFi.com Chevrolet. He fought a poor handling car for the entire afternoon and had a lot of difficulty getting through the corners.

“ It was tight, it was loose, it was everything,” said Green. ‘I felt like I was driving on a dirt road while everyone else was on asphalt.”

It was a remarkably well-run race as there were few cautions caused by accidents. A five-car collision in the first few laps brought the first yellow, and then the cars raced under green-flag conditions for more than 90 laps. A pair of debris-induced cautions punctuated the next 90 laps before two separate accidents brought out yellows at the end, including a three-car collision with two laps to go that resulted in a green, white, checkered finish.

“We couldn’t get the car quite right and the cautions just didn’t break our way,” said crew chief Mike Byrd. “But there are some positives we can take from this and build on for next week in Phoenix.”

The race was won by Matt Kenseth who edged Kyle Busch and Kasey Kahne for the win. Eleven cars finished on the lead lap.