Green’s Victory Is a Bumpy One

Jeff Green survived several bumps from Matt Kenseth over the final nine laps Saturday and held on to win the Carquest 300 at Concord, N.C.

Green, the reigning Busch Series champion, briefly lost the lead with nine laps to go when Kenseth tapped the rear bumper of his Ford Taurus to push him out of the way.

But Green returned the favor seconds later, bumping Kenseth and retaking the lead. Both cars nearly lost control on the exchanges.

It was the 12th career Busch Series victory for Green and it pushed him back into the lead in the points standings.

Dale Jarrett’s weekend got worse when he cracked a rib during practice for today’s Coca-Cola 600.

Jarrett, still sore from the accident during qualifying, was turning laps at Lowe’s Motor Speedway during the final practice session for the race when he “felt something pop” in his right side.

He was able to stay in the car for four more laps, but the pain was too much and he had to cut the session short.

John Force led the quickest funny car field in National Hot Road Assn. history in qualifying for the Advance Auto Parts Nationals at Heartland Park in Topeka, Kan.

Force had a quarter-mile run of 4.809 seconds at a top speed of 316.82 mph.

David Coulthard won the pole for the Monaco Grand Prix, strengthening his bid for a second consecutive victory by edging Michael Schumacher in the final seconds of qualifying.

An accumulation of ice contributed to the crash of a plane carrying Indy car racer Tony Bettenhausen Jr. last year, according to a report by the National Transportation Safety Board.