Austin Chase Green (born March 26, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the SCCA Trans-Am TA2 Pro Am Series, driving the No. 89 Ford Mustang/Chevrolet Camaro for Peterson Racing Group and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro for Jordan Anderson Racing. He is the son of former NASCAR driver and current official, David Green and nephew of Jeff Green and Mark Green.
| Austin Green | |||||||
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 Green at Sonoma Raceway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | Austin Chase Green March 26, 2001 Concord, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 32 (Jordan Anderson Racing) No. 14 (SS-Green Light Racing) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Focused Health 250 (COTA) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Credit One NASCAR Amex Credit Card 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 57th (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2020 Menards 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of October 26, 2024. | |||||||
Racing career
editEarly career
editGreen began racing go-karts at four years old, before transitioning to bandoleros when he was eight. He eventually moved into legends cars at age 13, winning numerous races, including the Legends Young Lions Winter Heat championship at Charlotte Motor Speedway.[1]
Trans-Am Series
editGreen ran part-time in the SCCA Trans-Am TA2 Pro-Am Series from 2021 to 2022, driving for Team SLR and M1 Race Cars, earning a best finish of 12th at Watkins Glen International in 2022.[2][3] He ran full-time in the series in 2023, driving the No. 89 car for Peterson Racing Group. He earned four podiums, five top fives, and seven top tens, ending the season with a 5th-place points finish. On January 9, 2024, he announced that he will return to Peterson Racing for the 2024 season, along with running a part-time Xfinity Series schedule for the team.[4]
ARCA Menards Series
editGreen made his ARCA Menards Series debut in the 2020 Menards 200 at Toledo Speedway, driving the No. 74 car for Visconti Motorsports. Green started 11th and finished 7th.
Xfinity Series
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On January 9, 2024, Green announced that he would run part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2024, driving the No. 87 car for Peterson Racing in nine races.[4][5] In his first start at the Circuit of the Americas, Green drove the No. 32 Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing in collaboration with Peterson Racing Group, where he finished in seventh place.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
edit| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2024 | Jordan Anderson Racing | 32 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | COA 7 |
RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR 15 |
SON 4 |
IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC 10 |
POC | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN 11 |
BRI 38 |
KAN | TAL | ROV 30 |
LVS | 34th | 154 | [6] | |||||
| SS-Green Light Racing | 14 | Chevy | HOM 29 |
MAR | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2020 | Visconti Motorsports | 74 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | POC | IRP | KEN | IOW | KAN | TOL | TOL 7 |
MCH | DRC | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI | WIN | MEM | ISF | KAN | 57th | 37 | [7] |
References
edit- ^ Williams, Deb (June 20, 2016). "Teen Green Following Dad's Championship Tracks". RacinToday.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Green - 2021 Trans-Am Championship TA2 Class Results". TheThirdTurn.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Green - 2022 Trans-Am Championship TA2 Class Results". TheThirdTurn.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Christie, Toby (January 9, 2024). "Austin Green Set for Part-Time NASCAR Xfinity Run with Peterson Racing Group in 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (January 9, 2024). "Austin Green Announces Part-Time Xfinity Run". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Green – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Green – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
External links
edit- Austin Green driver statistics at Racing-Reference