By Mike Harris, AP Auto Racing Writer
Kyle Busch is establishing himself as the new star in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Carl Edwards is the winningest driver so far this season.

Where does that leave Jeff Burton heading into Saturday night's race at Richmond? Leading the points - right where he has been since finishing third at Martinsville on March 30.

It's not really that big of a surprise that the Richard Childress Racing driver has been one of the most consistent drivers in Cup this year, winning at Bristol and finishing no worse than 13th in the first nine races. Consistency helped Burton finished seventh and eighth in the past two seasons, with 20 top-10 finishes in 2006 and 18 in 2007.