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Andretti Green Racing was
established in December 2002 following the purchase of Team
Green from racing icon Barry Green. The company is owned and
operated by partners Michael Andretti, Kim Green and Kevin
Savoree.
Michael Andretti,
Chief Executive Officer Andretti Green Racing
The name Michael Andretti is synonymous with auto racing
success throughout the world. As a driver, Michael Andretti
is in his 19th season of Champ Car racing. During his
illustrious career Andretti has won one championship,
finished as runner-up five times, finished in the top ten in
the championship in 17 out of 18 seasons and holds numerous
racing records. Andretti’s racing records include most
wins among active Champ Car drivers with 42, the record for
most laps led, 6,564 laps, most poles, 32 and most starts in
his career with 299 starts.
Off the race track Andretti
is also an accomplished businessman. As part of his business
entities Andretti owns Michael Andretti Powersports,
Andretti Dealerships, Andretti Global Development and is in
partnership in Andretti Petroleum and Andretti Enterprises.
Robert Kim Green,
President of Andretti Green Racing
Kim Green began 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 ten 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, Green coached Villeneuve
to the CART title, six poles and four wins, including the
Indianapolis 500. In 1997 Green was named General Manager of
Team Green assuming responsibility for the daily operations
of the team’s Champ Car and Indy Lights programs. In
2001Green assumed duties as general manager of the third
Team Green entry, Team Motorola and became responsible for
race day communications for the No.39 entry and driver
Michael Andretti and has continued those duties for 2002.
D. Kevin Savoree,
Vice President Finance, Chief Operating Officer Andretti
Green Racing
Kevin Savoree, a CPA and long-time advisor to Barry Green,
has been treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors of
Team Green, Inc. since 1994. Savoree began his professional
career as accounting intern at Larsson, Woodyard &
Henson (LWH) in 1981 and was admitted as partner to the firm
in 1987 and has been on a leave of absence from the firm
since assuming the position of Vice President Finance and
Chief Operating Officer for Team Green in November 2000.
Savoree has had significant involvement in negotiation and
administration of professional racing driver and race team
contracts as well as involvement in management and
operations of racing entities involving drivers and teams,
international tax issues related to multi-national
professional racing drivers and race teams. Savoree
graduated in 1981 from Eastern Illinois University with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Business and he is a member of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and
the Illinois CPA Society. |