Possible Clues:

• The Green _; Stephen King novel
• Eminem "8 ___"
• To stand out, a direction needs to be added to get a laugh
• 0.2% of the Indy 500
• Runner's unit
• Kilometer's predecessor
• Go the extra ___
• Each adds $2 to your taxi fare
• Stretch of road, note, not included by AA
• Country __