Green Posts 16th-Place Finish in Food City 250

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Jeff Green and the No. 14 Hefty®/Reynolds® Race team finished 16th in Friday night’s Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway after starting the race from the 29thposition.  With this finish, the team advanced three positions to 22nd in the NASCAR Owner Standings.

Starting the race from the 29th position, Green quickly began maneuvering his way through the field, and by lap five, he was running in the 25th position.  Although the car’s handling changed multiple times during the first green-flag run, Green was able to hold on to the 25th position.  A welcomed caution on lap 65 allowed the team to make several adjustments in hopes of helping the handling on the No. 14 Hefty®/Reynolds® Camry.  The team changed four tires, added fuel, and made air-pressure, track-bar, and wedge adjustments.  Despite the long stop, Green was able to maintain his position when the race resumed on lap 71.

As the race continued, the car’s handling showed significant signs of improvement and as a result, Green was able to advance to the 23rd position before the event’s second caution flag waved on lap 104.  Needing a little more of the same type of adjustment, the team took advantage of this caution period to bring the orange and blue Camry to pit road where they added fuel and made a track-bar adjustment.  Once the stop was complete, Green returned to the track for the lap 109 restart in the 19th position, where he remained through the halfway point of the event.

When the field was slowed once again on lap 153, Green had worked his way up to the 17th position.  Happy with the car’s balance, the team decided to make no adjustments during the routine four tire and fuel service.  What looked to be a clean pit stop that was going to advance Green’s position in the running order quickly turned sour when he was blocked in by another competitor who was several laps down to the race leader.  After backing up to allow more room to exit the pit stall, Green was not able to advance his position for the restart.  Despite the pit road mayhem, Green quickly advanced two positions and looked to be on pace to scoring a top-15 finish when he brushed the wall in turn three on lap 191.  Although Green was able to continue, he lost one position as a result of the incident and crossed the finish line in the 16th position.

Driver, Jeff Green Quotes:

“We had a solid car tonight.  We missed it just a bit in qualifying so we had to start further back than we would’ve liked.  The guys made great adjustments to the car during the race and we were able to have a decent finish.  I again can’t thank Hefty® and Reynolds® for the opportunity to fill-in for Eric (McClure) as he recovers from his illness.”

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