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2005 Season Final Points Standing 29th After First 26 Races 27th Earnings $4,040,428 Starts 36 Poles 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 6-10 0 Laps Led 8 Lead Lap Finishes 15 Bonus Points 40 Races Led 8

2005 Performance Below is the ranking of the team on each type of track along with the driver's best finish. Track Type Ranking Flat Tracks 21st Best Finish 15th, Indianapolis, Pocono Intermediate Tracks 33rd Best Finish 11th, Lowe's Plate Tracks 25th Best Finish 16th, Daytona Road Courses 28th Best Finish 24th, Watkins Glen Short Tracks 28th Best Finish 16th, Richmond

Despite the winless streak, Green is a capable driver. From 1999-01, he won a Busch Series Championship and finished second twice. He recorded 13 Busch wins in that span.

The Haas CNC team has struggled over the past two seasons. In 2004, with Mike Bliss and Ward Burton at the wheel, the team scored only four top 10s. Last season was more of the same, as Bliss managed only two top 10 runs.

The goal for this team is to outperform the other single-car teams. If the Haas team can finish ahead of the Wood Brothers, Cal Wells, BAM and the Morgan-McClure teams, it will have succeeded. The association with Hendrick Motorsports should help the team attain that goal.

Don't expect the winless streaks to be snapped this season. A few top 10s are a possibility, but a single-car team with a journeyman driver just does not stack up with the powerhouses of the sport.

The year actually started out with a 16th-place finish at Daytona, which is not bad considering the equipment and the competition. That run was followed by a 10-race stretch during which Green's average finish was 26.4. This brings us to the lone bright spot — an 11th at Lowe's in the Coca-Cola 600. This race is a test of endurance, and Green passed with flying colors.

The Haas team fared only slightly better. It managed two top 10s, those coming at Bristol and Pocono. A 12th at Homestead to end the season was a good way for a single-car team to finish up a bad year.

• The Good: The 11th-place finish at the Coca-Cola 600 was as good as a win for the Cheerios team. Green outran several good cars for a lead-lap finish.

• The Bad: Green roughed up fellow Owensboro, Ky., driver Michael Waltrip in the spring Martinsville race. At some point, the two got crossways and started a Hatfield-and-McCoy-type feud.

• The Ugly: Four races later at Darlington, the two got together again with Green spinning Waltrip out on lap 207. The crash eliminated Waltrip and got them both an all-expenses-paid trip to the NASCAR trailer.