Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, April 15, 1995 TAG: 9504170068
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: HICKORY, N.C. LENGTH: Short
Green, the defending series champion, turned the .363-mile track at a speed of 89.068 mph, the fastest of the 40 drivers making qualifying attempts. A field of 30 will start the 300-lap event.
Green, driving a Chevrolet, won the pole for the third straight NASCAR Busch Grand National event at Hickory, including both events last year. He has never won in eight starts at the track.
``There's something about this track that I can really get around it good for qualifying,'' he said. ``I haven't had as much luck in a race here, but we could use a change of luck. Other than winning at Nashville last month, we haven't had a great season.''
Dennis Setzer, who lives only a few miles from the track and won last July's event here, was second-fastest at 88.042 mph in a Ford. Hermie Sadler was third in a Chevrolet, with rookie Curtis Markham fourth in a Pontiac and series point leader Johnny Benson fifth in a Chevrolet.
Among the drivers failing to make the field were the father-son team of Tommy and Andy Houston of Hickory.
by CNB