Kim Green
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To become a successful business owner, it takes a unique set of characteristics. Andretti Green Racing co-owner Kim Green consistently shows that he has what it takes to run a successful business. Unparalleled success and growth are just a couple of characteristics Green brings to the table.
Under Green's management, success has come at every level and at each turn. In addition to being the winningest team in Indy Racing League history, AGR has collected three IndyCar Series championships, the two best single-season win totals in IndyCar Series history, four victories in the Indy Pro Series and has won in the biggest race in the world, the Indianapolis 500, not once, but twice.
Since the team's first race in 2003, growth has been a yearly occurrence. The IndyCar Series program at AGR expanded from a three-car team to a four-car effort in 2004. AGR entered third-generation driver Marco Andretti in an Indy Pro Series car in 2005 and won three races. In 2006, the team ran four cars during the IndyCar Series season, an additional car at Indianapolis for co-owner Michael Andretti and two full-time entries in the Indy Pro Series. And, in 2007, with Green leading the way, AGR was one of the three teams to run an Acura-powered machine and make the leap to the American Le Mans Series.
Green’s unequaled success continued throughout the 2007 season. Under his leadership, both the ALMS and IndyCar Series seasons set a precedent for the 2008 teams with a win at the 12 Hours of Sebring, a third IndyCar Series championship and a second win at the “World’s Largest Single Day Sporting Event,” the Indianapolis 500.
In addition to his business responsibilities, Green is just as likely to be found on the shop floor, in the engineering office or in the fabrication area. At the track, he spends plenty of time mixing with team guests and sponsor VIPs, but those moments have often been separated by his trackside responsibilities as Tony Kanaan’s pit boss and race strategist. For the 2007 season, Green's tasks moved to the #7 Team Motorola car driven by Danica Patrick.
For Green – a native of the United Kingdom who was raised in Australia – it’s hard to abandon his hands-on roots in the motorsports industry. During his 20-plus years in auto racing, Green has worked his way through every operational and management level, and has now ascended to the top of his industry.
Green, who resides in the Indianapolis area, opened his racing career in 1981 with Newman Racing in the Can-Am series. After collecting a total of five wins and six poles during the 1981-82 seasons, Green joined Champ Car team Forsythe Racing in 1983. Over the next 10 years, Green continued honing his managerial skills in the CART series. In 1994, he joined the newly-formed Forsythe-Green Racing as team manager with driver Jacques Villeneuve.
In 1995 as team manager of Team Green, he helped deliver Villeneuve a CART series title. Villeneuve also claimed six poles and four wins that year, including a victory in the Indianapolis 500.
In 1997, Green took over as general manager of Team Green, assuming responsibility for the daily operations of the team’s Champ Car and Indy Lights programs. From 1998 to 2000, Green was responsible for race-day communications for driver Dario Franchitti. He was named president of Team Green in 2001 and also became general manager of the team’s third entry, Team Motorola, and took on the responsibility of race-day communications for Andretti.
As an owner, Green brings a legacy of success to the job. He is responsible for overseeing the entire Andretti Green Racing competitive program, which includes four entries that finished among the top nine in the final IndyCar Series standings in 2004 and 2005.
Green considers his role as team owner one of the greatest challenges of his career. A professional who leads by example, he strongly believes that true teamwork is an essential component to success on and off the race track.
