Mechanical problems plague Green in Meijer 300

Sparta, Ky. – The Meijer 300 start just fine for Mark Green in the Vassarette Chevrolet. After an adjustment on the first pit stop the car came in and he began to work his up through the field.

Unfortunately for Green and the #23 crew, a mechanical problem in the rear end forced an unscheduled pit stop that cost the team a couple of laps. But the bad luck didn’t end there as another rear end problem sent the team to the garage area for repairs. Green returned when the problem was corrected and finished the race in 33rd position.

“We’d have caught a lot of those guys in front of us if the rear end hadn’t gone,” said Green. “We managed to get back out there and pick up a few positions, but it just wasn’t our night.”

Carl Edwards led 150 of 200 laps and won the event after retaking the lead with two laps to go.