Angel Green 

Age: 30+
Height: 5'5
Weight: 145 lbs

Division: Late Model Stock Car
Track: Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee
Car: 2000 Monte Carlo, Childress Chassis, Howard Johnson Motor
Website: www.greenmotorsports.com

Most Recent Accomplishments:

2002: Graduate of the Lyn St. James Driver Performance & Development Class

2002: First woman ever to win a division season championship, win a race, and lead most laps at Twin Fountains Raceway in Shelbyville, Tennessee.

2002: First woman to win the pole at a National race in the Pro Challenge division.

2001: Finished second place in the season championship in her rookie year of the Pro Challenge division and first woman to ever win a Pro Challenge division race.

Overview:
Angel, currently 30 + years old, began racing competitively at age 10 in Jacksonville, Florida. She started in go-karts and finished at the top of her class winning her first race and first season championship at age 10. She raced go-karts on a local, regional, and national level until age 13. Angel was a consistent winner racing go-karts and was ready for her next challenge. At age 14, Angel began racing regularly in a local late model dirt series. She honed her racing skills and at age 15 Angel competed in a local asphalt late model series. She dominated the field at local and regional tracks. Angel then began racing jet boats at age 16, where she excelled, breaking several records.

Following an almost fatal automobile crash in 1990 caused by being hit head on by a drunk driver, Angel was paralyzed from her waist down for 8 months. While recovering from the accident, Angel didn't waste any time grieving over the possibility of not being able to race again, instead she took on the task of furthering her education again in the computer technology field. After a successful surgery and lengthy recovery process, Angel made a full recovery. Although she was not able to continue to race jet boats, this was not going to stop her from her first love, which was auto racing. Angel has always been an active spokesperson for several anti-drug organizations, but following the near fatal crash which almost took her life and her children's, she has been a very strong advocate of anti-drug and anti-drinking laws and continues to use her racing career to help teach children and teens the dangers of drugs and alcohol.

Angel then took some time off of racing to pursue her new career and finish raising her children. However, that did not keep her completely away from the race tracks, as her son had caught the racing disease as well and had begun a successful go-kart career himself. And of course, Angel never refused a ride when the opportunity presented itself. Ask her if she wants to drive and she is packed up and on her way out the door before she knows what track she is suppose to go to.

In 2000 Angel returned to her racing career and has jumped in stronger than ever before. After her brief break in the racing world, she and Dennis discovered a new division of racecars being built and they just couldn't resist the temptation to jump in and check them out. Just a month later she and Dennis had a Pro Challenge racecar sitting in their garage being prepared for the 2001 race season. Angel and her husband Dennis fell in "love at first site" with this new division of racecar and immediately began building their race team. Angel's first season of racing the car was a learning experience and she focused mainly on finishing races and seat time, rather than getting up front and winning in her rookie year. Her motto at that time was, "I MAY BE IN THE REAR OF THE PACK, BUT I LOOK DARN GOOD!" Well, Angel's rookie year philosophy of not rushing wins and focusing on avoiding crashes, driving consistent times, and getting a lot of seat time paid off in the end, as she finished the season as the 2nd place Points Champion in her division. Angel then had the desire and goal to top that in the 2002 season, and she accomplished that goal successfully.

Since Angel and Dennis formed Green Motorsports they have been enjoying every minute of it. Their combined love of racing continues to be a fulfilling part of their life. Dennis fully supports all of Angel's racing dreams and is her biggest fan, supporter, crew chief, team-mate, and partner in every aspect of her life. Angel currently works a full time job to help support her racing addiction as a Network Administrator for the State of Tennessee. She also develops and maintains websites for not only Green Motorsports, but many of her fellow drivers as well to help support her racing addiction. She also works together with husband Dennis designing and installing racecar and transport vehicle graphics.

Sponsors:
Associate Sponsor - Childs Best Interest www.childsbestinterest.org

Associate Sponsor - Coyote Kewl Racing Connections www.coyotekewl.com

Associate Sponsor - Beverly Hills / Cry-Leike Realty http://music-city-homes.com

Associate Sponsor - Travis' Machine Shop

Charities:
Race Against Drugs
www.raceagainstdrugs.org

Lyn St. James Foundation
www.lynstjames.com

Team Dakota http://vantrumpmotorsports.homestead.com/dakotadrivers.html

Honorable mention:
www.racerchicks.com