David Green (racing driver)

American racing driver

David Allen Green (born January 28, 1958) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, who currently works as a NASCAR official. While driving, he won the 1994 NASCAR Busch Series championship. His two younger brothers, Jeff and Mark have also competed in the NASCAR circuit. As of 2022 he remains 1 of 2 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champions to not to score a single top ten in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Green, born in Owensboro, Kentucky, made his debut in 1989 at Hickory Motor Speedway for Day Enterprise Racing, starting 15th but finishing 30th after suffering an engine failure. He ran two more races the next year, suffering transmission failure in both races. In 1991, Green signed up with FILMAR Racing to drive the No. 8, and made an immediate impact, winning the pole position at the season opening Goody's 300. Despite failing to qualify for two of the first seven races, Green won in just his 12th start at Lanier Raceway. He would finish runner up to Jeff Gordon for Rookie of the Year. Surprisingly, Green was fired from the ride, and spent the 1992 season working as a member of Bobby Labonte's pit crew. When Labonte moved to Winston Cup in 1993, Green took over the team's No. 44 ride. Although he did not win, he finished in the top ten 16 times and finished third in the points. The next year, he won the Goody's 250, nine poles, as well as the Busch Series championship. Green stayed with Labonte Racing and won four more poles in 1995, but dropped to twelfth in points.

After the 1995 season, Green was offered a contract from Buzz McCall, owner of the new American Equipment Racing team. Running the No. 95, Green returned to his former dominance, winning twice and finishing runner up to Randy LaJoie in the championship chase. At the end of the season, McCall and Green elevated their operation to Winston Cup, this time as the No. 96 driver. Unfortunately, they were not able to duplicate their success, as Green failed to qualify for six races, and could only manage a best finish of 16th at the Coca Cola 600. Despite this, he still finished runner up to Mike Skinner for Rookie of the Year. Meanwhile, Green also served as a fill in driver for Dale Earnhardt at Watkins Glen International in the event Earnhardt could not continue running after suffering injuries in a crash at Talladega Superspeedway. However, Earnhardt ran the full distance, and Green did not need to step in. After he could not manage a higher finish than 17th at Talladega Superspeedway in 1998, Green was fired from the 96 ride. Green returned to the Busch Series to drive the No. 36 Pontiac Grand Prix for Team 34. He drove for the rest of the year, and finished in the top five in his first six races for the team. Late in the season, he received a call from Larry Hedrick Motorsports, who had been struggling following the release of Steve Grissom from their No. 41 Chevy. Green would run four races for Hedrick for the rest of the year, and signed to drive for them in 1999. In addition, he would run the No. 41 car in the Busch Series for Hedrick on a limited schedule. Still, Green continued to struggle, but had the lowest DNQ count (2) in his career. As the season began to close, Green signed on for the rest of the season with Tyler Jet Motorsports, and enjoyed the best performance of his career, finishing a career best 12th at Phoenix International Raceway, then won the pole the next race at the inaugural Pennzoil 400. Green did well in the Busch Series, running seventeen races and having seven top tens and a pole position. He ran the Bud Shootout in 2000 in a car owned by Jackie Joyner Kersee, and hoped to run the Daytona 500, but sponsorship problems forced that deal to fall through. Green would fill in for an injured Bill Elliott for two races later on that season, with a best finish of twenty fifth.

In 2000, Green returned to Team 34. That year, he had eleven top ten finishes, and then six more the following year. At the end of that season, Green was left without a permanent ride. After a few part time rides, Green finished out the season with Hendrick Motorsports, replacing Ricky Hendrick in the No. 5. That performance gave Green a brief return to Cup, running two races in Hendrick's R&D car. During the season, he also worked in Winston Cup as a spotter for Dale Jarrett. In 2003, Green signed with Brewco Motorsports, and returned to his winning form, as he visited victory lane three times (his win at Kansas that year would be Pontiac's last win in the top two divisions of NASCAR), and finishing second in points. He would not win in 2004, but he did run another Cup race at Richmond for Brewco, finishing 31st. In 2005, Green won at Pikes Peak and had an eighth place finish in points. After failing to finish in the top five during the 2006, Green was released from Brewco in the closing part of the season. He drove for Riley D'Hondt Motorsports in a part time schedule in 2007, making three starts with a best finish of eleventh. He also drove seven races in the 2007 season for Red Horse Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series, finishing fifth at Kentucky Speedway. He spent 2008 as a test driver for JR Motorsports, and ran the final race of the season in the No. 0 JD Motorsports Chevy. He signed up to drive the new No. 07 SK Motorsports team in 2009 full time, but was released after several races. Green made one start in 2010 driving the No. 49 Chevy at Phoenix. In 2011, Green became the spotter for Bobby Labonte. He is also the spotter for Johanna Long in the Nationwide Series. Green now works for NASCAR as an official.

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

NASCAR Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 1997 American Equipment Racing 96 Chevy DAYDNQ CAR38 RCH33 ATL24 DAR41 TEXDNQ BRI22 MARDNQ SONDNQ TAL38 CLT16 DOV18 POC28 MCH28 CAL25 DAY19 NHA24 POC39 IND35 GLN22 MCH20 BRI39 DAR RCH37 NHA40 DOV25 MAR20 CLT31 TAL16 CAR27 PHO29 ATLDNQ 37th 2038 1998 DAYDNQ CAR42 LVS34 ATL30 DAR26 BRI21 TEX18 MAR43 TAL17 CAL18 CLT43 DOV38 RCHQL† MCH POC SON NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV 44th 1014 Larry Hedrick Motorsports 41 Chevy MARDNQ CLT43 TAL DAY PHO37 CAR26 ATL41 1999 DAYDNQ CAR18 LVS27 ATL21 DAR42 TEX26 BRI33 MAR26 TAL33 CAL25 RCH43 CLT27 DOV18 MCH35 POC38 SON36 DAY33 NHADNQ POC41 IND20 GLN37 MCH32 BRI25 DAR42 RCH33 36th 2320 Tyler Jet Motorsports 45 Pontiac NHA40 DOV42 MAR36 CLT42 TAL17 CAR24 PHO12 HOM22 ATL21 2000 JKR Motorsports 34 Chevy DAYWth CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH 59th 143 Bill Elliott Racing 94 Ford BRI36 DAR25 RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL 2002 BH Motorsports 54 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOMDNQ NA 2003 Hendrick Motorsports 60 Chevy DAYDNQ CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TALDNQ MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY32 CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL35 KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM 60th 125 2004 Brewco Motorsports 27 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH31 NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 82nd 70 † Replaced by Kevin Lepage

NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 1989 Day Enterprise Racing 16 Olds DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY30 DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 98th 1990 DAY RCH CAR MAR HCY29 DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH33 DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR 81st 140 1991 FILMAR Racing 8 Olds DAY30 RCHDNQ CAR13 MARDNQ VOL5 HCYDNQ DAR23 BRI2 LAN1* SBO17 NZH4 CLT37 DOV14 ROU3 HCY14 MYB9 GLN10 OXF17 NHA8 SBO12 DUB4 IRP23 ROU12 BRI13 DAR30 RCH26 DOV11 CLT27 NHA29 CAR22 MAR25 13th 3389 Linville Racing 62 Chevy MAR30 1993 Labonte Motorsports 44 Chevy DAY8 CAR5 RCH4 DAR6 BRI8 HCY6 ROU14 MAR6 NZH4 CLT16 DOV11 MYB8 GLN35 MLW4 TAL24 IRP2 MCH18 NHA9 BRI29 DAR12 RCH7 DOV5 ROU6 CLT17 MAR6 CAR38 HCY17 ATL33 3rd 3584 1994 DAY38 CAR19 RCH16 ATL19 MAR2 DAR12 HCY3 BRI1 ROU26 NHA6 NZH4 CLT24 DOV15 MYB6 GLN4 MLW2 SBO4 TAL13 HCY3 IRP7 MCH27 BRI3 DAR14 RCH8 DOV16 CLT19 MAR2 CAR12 1st 3725 1995 DAY14 CAR33 RCH12 ATL40 NSV1* DAR31 BRI36 HCY18 NHA11 NZH5 CLT38 DOV19 MYB34 GLN32 MLW17 TAL19 SBO3 IRP28 MCH24 BRI6 DAR32 RCH7 DOV14 CLT19 CAR5 HOM28 12th 2714 1996 American Equipment Racing 95 Chevy DAY12 CAR6 RCH3 ATL2 NSV2 DAR14 BRI7 HCY1* NZH2* CLT19 DOV4 SBO20 MYB1* GLN5 MLW32 NHA3 TAL10 IRP3 MCH7 BRI11 DAR4 RCH2 DOV18 CLT40 CAR5 HOM9 2nd 3685 1998 Martin Racing 92 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV43 DAR39 BRI TEX HCY TAL42 NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR 26th 2180 Team 34 36 Pontiac GLN4 MLW4 MYB2 CAL5 SBO4 IRP5 MCH23 BRI10 DAR11 RCH11 DOV40 CLT21 GTY19 CAR21 ATL19 HOM5 1999 Larry Hedrick Motorsports 41 Chevy DAY CARDNQ LVS22 ATL DAR7 TEX22 NSV BRI33 TAL10 CAL14 NHA RCH16 NZH CLT14 DOV4 SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH14 BRI19 DAR40 RCH7 CLT18 CAR9 MEM PHO HOM7 27th 2010 46 DOV7 2000 Cicci Welliver Racing 34 Chevy DAY11 CAR36 LVS19 ATL6 DAR7 BRI6 TEX3 NSV8 TAL40 CAL40 RCH18 NHA8 CLT13 DOV24 SBO22 MYB25 GLN44 MLW30 NZH18 PPR2 GTY26 IRP9 MCH33 BRI10 DAR24 RCH10 DOV37 CLT37 CAR27 MEM41 PHO9 HOM17 9th 3316 2001 DAY23 CAR28 LVS40 ATL18 DAR31 BRI15 TEX6 NSH24 TAL32 CAL13 RCH13 NHA23 NZH16 CLT9 DOV8 KEN23 MLW15 GLN35 CHI15 GTY7 PPR6 IRP18 MCH37 BRI15 DAR22 RCH12 DOV15 KAN13 CLT21 MEM33 PHO15 CAR6 HOM11 13th 3554 2002 Tommy Baldwin Racing 6 Dodge DAY18 CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH 40th 1257 Marsh Racing 31 Chevy NHA33 NZH DOV38 KEN42 MLW DAY Hispanic Racing Team 09 Chevy CLT14 CHI19 ST Motorsports 59 Chevy NSHQL† GTYQL† PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevy CLT5 MEM9 ATL14 CAR4 PHO5 HOM42 2003 Brewco Motorsports 37 Pontiac DAY18 CAR2 LVS6 DAR31 BRI4 TEX29 TAL16 NSH1 CAL9 RCH9 GTY2 NZH4 CLT37 DOV3 NSH2 KEN8 MLW6 DAY20 CHI11 NHA1 PPR12 IRP6 MCH4 BRI17 DAR14 RCH5 DOV31 KAN1 CLT6 MEM19 ATL8 PHO16 CAR10 HOM9 2nd 4623 2004 DAY10 CAR5 LVS11 DAR3 BRI5 TEX8 GTY11 RCH6 NZH3 CLT23 NSH34 MLW8 NHA21 MCH32 CAL15 RCH14 MEM24 PHO16 7th 4082 Chevy NSH10 TAL9 CAL25 DOV3 KEN13 DAY34 CHI8 PPR8 IRP10 BRI5 DOV10 KAN35 CLT13 ATL16 DAR29 HOM42 2005 27 Ford DAY22 CAL14 MXC39 LVS10 ATL33 NSH18 BRI15 TEX11 PHO14 TAL13 DAR15 RCH14 CLT31 DOV11 NSH33 KEN12 MLW11 DAY12 CHI30 NHA20 PPR1 GTY4 IRP8 GLN22 MCH21 BRI27 CAL18 RCH18 DOV32 KAN15 CLT38 MEM4 TEX15 PHO12 HOM9 8th 3908 2006 DAY37 CAL20 MXC35 LVS29 ATL36 BRI25 TEX16 NSH29 PHO9 TAL24 RCH12 DAR24 CLT14 DOV17 NSH21 KEN21 MLW17 DAY23 CHI22 NHA22 MAR31 GTY7 IRP28 GLN15 MCH32 BRI21 CAL26 RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 23rd 2573 2007 Riley D'Hondt Motorsports 91 Toyota DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT28 DOV NSH11 KEN26 MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 92nd 294 2008 JR Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXCQL‡ TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO 126th 76 JD Motorsports 0 Chevy HOM29 2009 SK Motorsports 07 Toyota DAY30 CAL18 LVS31 BRI17 TEX30 NSH38 PHO18 TAL24 RCH14 DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 55th 807 2010 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO36 HOM 138th 55 2011 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR42 DOV IOW CLT41 CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN 78th 14 23 NHA33 NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 2012 Robinson Blakeney Racing 28 Dodge DAY PHO35 LVS BRI 75th 27 70 CAL31 TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy CLT39 KAN TEX PHO HOM 2013 SR² Motorsports 00 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND38 IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 87th 6 † Qualified for Stacy Compton · ‡ Qualified for Adrián Fernández

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pts Ref 1995 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 76 Chevy PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON MMR PHO9 74th 138 1996 Roehrig Motorsports 18 Chevy HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP34 FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS 127th 61 1997 Brewco Motorsports 37 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH8 MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR12 SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 68th 266 2007 Red Horse Racing 1 Toyota DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN5 IRP15 NSH14 BRI16 GTW20 NHA19 LVS18 TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 37th 832

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA SuperCar Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pts Ref 1992 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH1* DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL 128th