GATEWAY UPDATE

Second Practice:
Madison, IL - Mark Green posted a quick lap time of 34.452 seconds placing him 23rd quick on the board. Mike Bliss posted the quickest lap time followed by David Ragan, Reed Sorenson, and David Reutimann. 

First Practice:
Madison, IL - Mark Green ran 19 laps during the first practice session at Gateway International Raceway with a quick lap time of 34.464 seconds, placing him 16th on the board. Joey Logano ran the quickest lap, followed by Landon Cassill, Mike Wallace, Scott Wimmer, and Steven Wallace.

GATEWAY HOMECOMING FOR TEAM PRESIDENT

WARSAW, Ind. - ML Motorsports driver Mark Green has already raced near where he grew up, as the Owensboro, Kentucky native competed earlier this season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway.

Next weekend will be a homecoming for most of the pit crew members, as Team 70 will compete in the Nationwide Series race at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, the only track the series competes at in the Hoosier State.

Saturday, at Gateway International Raceway, will be a homecoming for ML Motorsports Team President Ed Mullen, who grew up in St. Louis. A large part of Mullen's family still lives in St. Louis. Mullen is the son-in-law of owner Mary Louise Miller and the husband of owner Stephany Mullen.

In last year's race at Gateway, Green drove the No. 70 Biomet/Foretravel Motorcoach Chevy to a 19th-place finish, which ended up being the team's best finish of the 2007 season.

Green and Team 70 would love to put together their best finish of the season this weekend in the shadow of the Arch, which would mean another top-five finish, as they finished fifth at Talladega in April.

Let's hope, for Mullen and all of Team 70, that the old saying is true....there's no place like home.

Submitted by Dale Hubler