Mark Green

Green was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Lipton Tea 250 Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 124.792 mph.

After a three-race hiatus, Green and ML Motorsports will be in action in Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series Sharpie Mini 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, ML Racing PR reports.

Green will drive the No. 4 GEICO Dodge during the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series season for Biagi Bros. Racing, Green's official web site reports.

Green intends to move from the Busch Series to the Winston Cup Series in time for the Brickyard 400 in August, the Charlotte Observer reports.