Mark Green GEICO Racing Pre-Race Notes

Mark Green on Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

“Of all the tracks that we go to, I think Las Vegas would be my favorite track out of the first three or four,” explained Mark Green.  Green’s last outing at the 1.5-mile oval came in 2001 when he qualified 17th and finished 32nd after a vibration took him out of contention only 13 laps from the end of the race.  “Ilmor Engineering gives us great motors and our Dodge is good, so we should have a great run in Vegas.”

Mark Green on Testing at Las Vegas:

“I thought our test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway went really good,” explained Green after returning from the team’s two-day test session in early February.  “Speed-wise, there might have been one or two cars that were faster than us, but the car drove well and I’m really excited to go back there.  Since we tested, everything has been going good.  Everybody is working well together and having fun.  Hopefully we’ll be able to get our GEICO Dodge to Victory Lane in Vegas!”

Crew Chief Jon Wolfe on Their Vegas Vehicle:

“We’re taking chassis number 002 to Las Vegas.  We refreshed it this winter and it has a new body on it by S&S Performance Fabrication.  When we tested at Las Vegas, we took chassis 002 and chassis 014.  We had planned to bring chassis 014 back, but it got tore up in California.  Mark was real comfortable with that car, so we tried to make this one just like it.  We moved the body around on it and did a few things to make it identical to the other one so we should be pretty good.”

Last Weekend’s Post-Race Rundown:

Paul Tracy proved why he is a champion after strapping in behind the wheel of the No. 4 GEICO Dodge on Sunday for the Telcel-Motorola 200 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico.  The 2003 Champ Car Series Champion started mid-pack and used his road-course skills to power his way to the front at the 2.518-mile road course, running as high as 3rd before being caught up in a late race wreck relegating him to 37th in his second NASCAR Busch Series start. 

Mark Green’s Appearance Agenda:

Mark Green will participate in The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities’ annual NASCAR Driver Auction on Thursday, March 9th, at 6 p.m. at Sam’s Town Live! in the Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas.  Last year, 17 drivers participated in the Driver Auction and raised $150,000 for the children of Southern Nevada.