| | Associated Press
WEST ALLIS, Wis. -- Jeff Green raced to his fourth NASCAR
Busch Series victory of the year Sunday, beating Jeff Purvis by
0.797 seconds in the DieHard 250 at The Milwaukee Mile.
Green, who started from the pole in his Chevrolet, has won three
of the last four races to open a series-record 388-point lead over
Todd Bodine in the season standings. Green is tied with Winston Cup
star Mark Martin for the series victory lead.
"Our focus when we leave the shop is to win practice, win
qualifying and win the race," Green said. "My job's easy, driving
the race car.
"I know we've got the other guys second guessing what we're
doing and maybe that's an advantage if they're thinking about our
car instead of what they're doing."
Green finished second last year on the flat mile oval after
Casey Atwood bumped past him on the final corner.
"I had a lot better car then I had last year and I knew I could
get away from them," Green said. "Jeff Purvis was a gentlemen."
Green led the final 29 laps and 207 of 250 overall en route to
his eighth career Busch Series victory.
"He's strong right now, they've done their homework," Purvis
said. "They were strong at the end of last year and that's what's
paying off."
Randy LaJoie finished third, followed by Tim Fedewa, Jason
Keller, Elton Sawyer, Hank Parker Jr., Kyle Petty, Jimmie Johnson
and Ron Hornaday. Bodine finished 31st.
Petty, who drove in the Winston Cup Series' Pepsi 400 on
Saturday night in Daytona Beach, Fla., replaced his late son, Adam,
in the No. 45 Chevrolet. Adam Petty was killed in a practice
session at New Hampshire International Speedway on May 12.
Green averaged 89.206 mph in the race slowed by seven cautions
periods covering 35 laps. Rain forced officials to red-flag the
race twice for a total of about an hour. | |
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