Austin Chase Green (born March 26, 2001) is an American professional

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driver. He competes full-time in the SCCA Trans-Am TA2 Pro Am Series, driving the No. 89

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for Peterson Racing Group, part-time in the

NASCAR Xfinity Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level NASCAR Cup Series, Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a Undercard, support ...

, driving the No. 32

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for

Jordan Anderson Racing Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 27 full-time for Jeb Burton, the No. 31 full-time for Blaine Perkins, and the No. 32 part-t ...

, part-time in the

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, driving the No. 82

for

Pinnacle Racing Group Pinnacle Racing Group is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, ARCA Menards Series West, and in various Late Model Stock events. The team currently fields the ...

, and part-time in the

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, driving the No. 28

for Pinnacle Racing Group.

Racing career

Early career

Green began racing go-karts at four years old, before transitioning to bandoleros when he was eight. He eventually moved into legends cars at age 13, winning numerous races, including the Legends Young Lions Winter Heat championship at

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Trans-Am Series

Green ran part-time in the SCCA Trans-Am TA2 Pro-Am Series from 2021 to 2022, driving for Team SLR and M1 Race Cars, earning a best finish of twelfth at

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in 2022. He ran full-time in the series in 2023, driving the No. 89 car for Peterson Racing Group. He earned four podiums, five top fives, and seven top tens, ending the season with a 5th-place points finish. On January 9, 2024, he announced that he would return to Peterson Racing for the 2024 season, along with running a part-time Xfinity Series schedule for the team.

ARCA Menards Series

Green made his

debut in the 2020 Menards 200 at

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, driving the No. 74 car for Visconti Motorsports. Green started eleventh and finished seventh. In 2025, he would drive part-time with

in the ARCA Menards Series and the

, where he would earn a win at Charlotte.

Xfinity Series

On January 9, 2024, Green announced that he would run part-time in the

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, driving the No. 87 car for Peterson Racing in nine races. In his first start at the

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, Green drove the No. 32

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for

in collaboration with Peterson Racing Group, where he finished in seventh place. He then finished in fifteenth in his next race at

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before getting a career-best finish of fourth at the next event at

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. In his next race at the

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, he finished in tenth, and at his next race at

, he finished in eleventh. He then made his first oval start at

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, where he finished in 38th after being involved in a crash with teammate

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. His last start with the team for that year came at the

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, where he finished in 30th due to engine issues. He then drove for

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in the No. 14

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, where he finished in 29th place. In 2025, Green returned to JAR in

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, this time for fifteen races.

Personal life

He is the son of former NASCAR driver and current official, David Green and nephew of Jeff Green and Mark Green.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

ARCA Menards Series

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series East

Season in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

External links

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