NASCAR Winston Cup Pennsylvania 500 Preview -- #29, Jeff Green
18 July 1997
#29 Jeff Green, Cartoon Network Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR Winston Cup Series Pennsylvania 500 Advance Pocono Raceway JEFF GREEN NOTES & QUOTES: PENNSYLVANIA 500 LONG POND, PA - JEFF GREEN POCONO RACEWAY NASCAR WINSTON CUP NOTES & RESULTS Date ST FIN LC/TL $WON STATUS CAR # 6/8/97 29 35 189/200 20,530 Engine 29 6/16/96 33 36 89/200 8,710 Engine 14 7/21/96 37 41 2/200 8,125 Accident 14 Jeff Green and the #29 Cartoon Network Chevrolet experienced a myriad of emotions at the NASCAR Winston Cup race in Pocono earlier this year. Green led a total of 15 laps (49-53, 67-73, and 99-101) and collected $10,000 for the Gatorade Half Way Award. The team was headed for a top-10 finish when, on lap 125, the motor lost a cylinder and expired on lap 189. Pocono Raceway is known for its unusual track configuration that is dramatically different in each of the three turns. "Pocono Raceway is different than most tracks and very challenging," said Green. "Turn one is high banked and high speed. Turn two or what everyone calls the tunnel turn has less banking, but is still high speed. There is not a lot of room for error in turn two. Turn three is a long sweeping turn. You must carry a lot of speed into the turn to get down the long straightaway. Turn three is off camber, but the better you can get through the turn the better you get around the entire track." The #29 Cartoon Network NASCAR Winston Cup Chevrolet Monte Carlo that Jeff Green will pilot this weekend is the same car that led 15 laps at the Pocono race in June. Jeff Green competed against teammate Elliott Sadler in the Legends Summer Shootout on Tuesday, July 15, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Green and Sadler completed all 10 laps side-by-side, bumping fenders on the final lap and taking the checkered flag just inches apart. On Tuesday, July 15, NASCAR drivers Jeff Green and Elliott Sadler visited The Children's Hospital at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., from 10 am until noon. Green and Sadler signed autographs, played video games and distributed gifts to the pediatric patients. The #29 Cartoon Network team unveiled a new car design at mid-season. On the hood, Tom & Jerry; right quarter panel, Cow & Chicken; left quarter panel, Dexter and Dee Dee; and TV panel, Droopy. JEFF GREEN CAREER WINSTON CUP RESULTS Date Location ST FIN LC/TL Earnings Status Car # 7/13/97 Loudon, NH 34 32 296/300 19,475 Running 29 6/22/97 Fontana, CA 7 7 250/250 38,450 Running 29 6/15/97 Brooklyn, MI 14 31 197/200 18,310 Running 29 6/8/97 Pocono, PA 29 35 189/200 20,530 Engine 29 6/1/97 Dover, DE 27 37 356/500 15,485 Suspension 29 5/25/97 Charlotte, NC 4 22 332/333 26,175 Running 29 6/16/96 Pocono, PA 33 36 89/200 8,710 Engine 14 7/21/96 Pocono, PA 37 41 2/200 8,125 Accident 14 9/29/96 N.Wilkesboro, NC 36 32 394/400 13,425 Running 29 10/6/96 Charlotte, NC 6 26 328/334 16,615 Running 29 9/10/94 Richmond, VA. 34 36 42/400 6,755 Trans. 95 10/2/94 N.Wilkesboro, NC 5 29 354/400 4,700 Running 95 11/13/94 Atlanta, GA 31 18 321/328 8,815 Running 97 Outside Starts Poles Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10 LC/TL Earnings 13 0 0 0 0 1 3150/4045 (78%) $205,570 By Events & Outings, Inc.