SCR: Any other superstitions?Green: My NesQuik uniform would've probably looked better with blue shoes, but the first time I wore them was in Daytona in 2000 and I flipped. After that, blue shoes were out and now I wear black ones. A lot of the (green) superstition comes from Earnhardt. My wife, Michelle, wore a green shirt one time when I drove for him and he wore her out. But he was one who would wear you out about something just to be wearing you out. And you had to listen to him!
SCR: Do you feel the competitiveness has changed from when you were in Winston Cup in '97 and '98?Green: Now there are more teams that have better sponsors and enough money to do it right, so that makes the racing more competitive. As far as better drivers, I don't know if that is any different. The average age is probably down. I think the biggest difference is the sponsors are giving the race teams more money to do it right and help them win.
SCR: What is your goal for the future?Green: To me, in racing, there is nothing better than Winston Cup. I want to be able to retire there with RCR and AOL. I want to be like Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd. They are competitive every week, and when the day is said and done they are pretty close to the Top 5 or Top 10.