Mechanical Problems force early exit in St. Louis

Madison, Ill. – Things went downhill quickly for Mark Green in the #23 BMAR Chevrolet at Gateway International Raceway on Saturday. Green started in 34th position but mechanical problems forced him to take the car into the garage after the first lap.

He returned to the track and completed 120 of the 200 laps before a recurrence forced a final trip behind the pit wall.

“It was a tough night for us,” said Green. “We don’t really know what went wrong yet but we’ll figure it out. We ran as many laps as we could and managed to pick up a few spots before having to call it a night.”

The Wallace Family Tribute 250 was won by Reed Sorenson. Hometown favorite Mike Wallace finished second. A total of 25 cars finished on the lead lap at the 1.25 mile track.

With this race in the books, Green and teammate Kim Crosby, who failed to qualify, will turn their sights to Indianapolis where they will race at Indianapolis Raceway Park next week.