| Jeff Green, the #66 Best Buy Chevrolet Monte | | | | |
| Carlo pilot for Haas CNC Racing, has drove at | | | | Green talks about some frustrating finishes: |
| Pocono Raceway this past weekend. Green | | | | "Well, it would be different if our cars |
| struggled to get the 21st position before an | | | | weren't good. We've had some pretty decent |
| electrical trouble dropped him to a | | | | race cars these past three or four races, but |
| 32nd-place finish when the race was called | | | | mistakes have taken us out of contention." He |
| due to rainfall. | | | | added, "At Dover and at Pocono, problems on |
| | | | pit road cost us. At Dover, it was my fault, |
| At the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, | | | | but this past weekend, we just had a couple |
| the No. 66 sport a special paint design to | | | | of bad pit stops. It's frustrating, but the |
| support the kickoff of a Best Buy fundraising | | | | guys are trying, so it's hard to come down |
| campaign for Fisher House, a foundation that | | | | too hard on them. You just have to know that |
| establishes 'comfort homes' to offer lodging | | | | there's a fresh chance every race to perform |
| for families of hospitalized military | | | | better, and that's what motivates you." |
| members. The car could not flaunt a striking | | | | |
| Chevrolet pickup bra, but it could exhibit | | | | What does the team anticipate in the Michigan |
| something more powerful. | | | | race? "I like all the speedways. The surface |
| | | | of Michigan is porous, so it treats the tire |
| What is more, Best Buy is also supporting | | | | kind of like Darlington (Raceway) does," said |
| Fisher House through hands-on volunteer | | | | Crew Chief Harold Holly. |
| opportunities for Best Buy employees at | | | | |
| Fisher House locations, and other activities. | | | | The team is dropping significant points and |
| "We're putting the Fisher House logo on the | | | | Holly noted: "You have to accept the reality |
| car to remind everyone to make a donation. | | | | of the situation. We had a fast car at |
| One of the best ways to support the troops is | | | | Charlotte and were coming up through the |
| by helping their loved ones, and that's | | | | field, but we got caught up in an accident. |
| exactly what Fisher House does," said Green. | | | | At Dover, once we got our tire issue and our |
| | | | pit road issue out of the way, our lap times |
| Green added, "Someone explained it to me like | | | | would have put us in the top-15. At Pocono, |
| this: Let's say there's a military member | | | | we didn't unload like we needed to, but that |
| from California, but he's stationed in | | | | was my first trip to Pocono in a couple of |
| Virginia and has to be hospitalized. For his | | | | years, so I had some catching up to do in |
| family in California to be able to come see | | | | terms of relearning the track." |
| him, it costs a lot of money. Without Fisher | | | | |
| House, a lot of families wouldn't be able to | | | | He added, "It's been mistakes that have cost |
| afford to make the trip." | | | | us, so I just emphasize the importance of |
| | | | trying to eliminate mistakes. It's not like |
| The #66 Best Buy Chevrolet Monte Carlo pilot | | | | we haven't had some fast cars, but mistakes |
| has this to say about Michigan: "I like the | | | | are just killing us. The pit crew guys have |
| place. I'm not sure why we haven't done as | | | | been focusing on the fundamentals and |
| well here. We ran pretty well here when I | | | | drilling on those. Our pit stops are an |
| drove for (Richard) Childress. I guess we've | | | | issue, but it's one we're working hard to |
| just never been able to get the right package | | | | straighten out. |
| at the right time." | | | | |