Trackside Moves Stateside

SA hard charger Trevor Green continues to hone his skills against some of America’s best drivers during his current racing stint in the US.
Taking over the driving duties for the injured Danny Smith, the Two Wells resident is gelling with the car and crew as he prepares to take part in the 50th Knoxville Nationals during August.
At Limaland he was 12th fastest in hot laps, but then had a poor time trial to be placed 42nd, before finishing seventh in a heat race after starting from 12th on the grid.
Green started the C-main from 12th spot and finished in fourth place, behind Darren Pitman, Brandon Wimmer and Tony Stewart.
At Rocky Top Raceway in the southern Ohio mountains, Green time trialled the #4 car as second quickest, before winning his heat which qualified him to start the A-main from fifth spot. After working into the lead on lap 7, a rear end malfunction forced the past Australian Sprintcar Masters winner to disappointingly withdraw.
Skyline Raceway in Ohio was next on the agenda with Green being the 11th fastest in time trials, and after starting from position four, he finished second in his heat. Starting out of seventh spot on the grid, Green recorded a fourth placing in the A-main, on a track which was very slick.
The next night brought a visit to KC Raceway, a 3/8 mile track with three times the banking of the Warrnambool circuit back home. Out of 40 cars, Green timed 4th quickest, and won the dash event to earn pole position in the A-main, where he finished in third place, behind Jimmy Stinson and Jimmy Nier, while Cody Kinser and Sheldon Haudenschild rounded out the top five.
“I led the first 10 laps but lost my rhythm mid race, however I found the groove during the closing 10 laps and had to bang the car off the wall as it was the quickest way around,” quipped Green.
“It’s a great learning curve but Danny is pretty happy on how we are doing considering I have never been to some of these tracks.
The team will now head to Knoxville for a couple of shake down runs before the iconic Nationals event.
“We have a brand new car at our disposal but have decided to stick with the car we are running at the moment as I am starting to get a good feel for it,” said Green.