Jeff Green

Birthday: Sept. 6, 1962
Hometown: Owensboro, Ky.

Jeff Green was destined to become a racecar driver. He grew up in a racing town, the youngest of three racing brothers.

Like many drivers Green started out racing go-karts, but it wouldn't be long before he was on the NASCAR scene. With older brothers Mark and David competing in the Busch Series, Jeff got his first start in 1990, finishing 22nd at Richmond.

After racing a limited schedule the next four years, and making his first three Cup starts in 1994, Green began to make a name for himself in his first full NASCAR season.

In 1995, driving for Teresa Earnhardt, Green posted six top-fives and 12 top-10s to finish fifth in the final Busch Series point standings. It was the first of five times in which Green finished in the top five of the final Busch Series rankings.

In 1997 and '98 Green spent most of his time focused in the Cup Series, but in '97, in just 14 Busch races, he recorded six top-fives and seven top-10s, including his first victory, at Las Vegas.

In 1999 Green returned to the Busch Series full time and finished second in points. In 2000, he posted six victories, 25 top-fives and 27 top-10s in 32 races to set a record by winning the Busch title by more than 600 points (That record wasn't broken until 2006). In joining '94 Busch champion David, the Greens became the first brothers in the modern-era to win major auto racing titles.

Green finished second in points in 2001 -- ending a three-year stretch in which he accumulated 13 victories, 56 top-fives and 72 top-10s -- before trying his hand again at a full-time Cup ride in '02. Driving for Richard Childress, Green recorded four top-fives and six top-10s. He also posted two victories, 12 top-fives and 16 top-10s in 22 Busch races that season.

Green began the 2003 Cup season with Childress, drove DEI's No. 1 for 12 races midway through the campaign and finished up with Petty Enterprises. Green spent the next two years driving the famed No. 43, but had only one top-10.

In 2006 Green joined Haas CNC Racing.