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Jeff Burton : Flying Under The Radar
Thompson In Turn 5 · Tommy Thompson · Wednesday June 25, 2008
For those that haven’t noticed, Jeff Burton is presently second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup driver’s championship. It sounds like a fact that’s hard to miss; but really, it’s easy to overlook a man sandwiched in the standings between media darlings Kyle Busch — leading the points race due to his phenomenal on-track performances — and the sport’s Most Popular Driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. But the reality is it’s Burton who trails Busch by just 103 points, while remaining ahead of Earnhardt, Jr. by 49. He continues to be a genuine contender for the 2008 Cup title, even though his workmanlike approach continually fails to capture the headlines.
Though Burton scored his 20th career win this March in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, his total for the year pales in comparison to Kyle Busch’s five trips to the Winner’s Circle. However, for the soon-to-be 41-year-old South Boston, Virginia native to be within striking distance of Busch for the points lead after having topped the standings going into Richmond in early May, he has certainly compensated for this disparity in trips to Victory Lane. Burton, after finishing 13th at Infineon last Sunday, has now finished inside of the Top 15 in each of the sixteen races held so far this season. Conversely, Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, has failed to crack the Top 15 three times in ’08; and two of those finishes, a 38th at Martinsville and 43rd at Pocono, certainly negated some of the points advantage received through his series-leading win total. Read More...
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Jeff Burton knows way around Loudon
Jeff Burton seems to know his way around New Hamphshire Motor Speedway as he owns a few track records of his own, including most wins (four), most laps led by a race winner (300 – September 2000), least laps led by a race winner (two – July 1999) and track race record (Time 2:42:35, Speed 117.134 mph – July 1999).
He has a 20.1 starting average coupled with a 13.2 finishing average. Additionally, the South Boston, Va., native is one of four drivers who have competed in all 26 NASCAR Cup Series events at the "Magic Mile." NHMS was the site of Burton’s first NASCAR Cup Series start on July 11, 1993.(Richard Childress Racing) Jun. 24 - 4:16 pm et Read More...
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Sears Point: Burton - Friday media visit
Date 2008-06-20
JEFF BURTON, DRIVER OF THE NO. 31 AT&T IMPALA SS, met with members of the media at Infineon Raceway and talked about his new sponsor for next year, fuel mileage at Infineon, the impact of the economy on the sport and much more.
ON HIS THOUGHTS ABOUT HIS NEW SPONSOR FOR NEXT YEAR. "We're really excited about it. To have a company like CAT (Caterpillar) to come on board for this and move into the future is really exciting. Our relationship with AT&T has been incredible and hopefully it will continue to be incredible for the rest of the year. We have a lot of unfinished business and look to finish out with AT&T on a real strong note but moving into the future, moving forward with CAT, a real, real strong company with really high quality products really fits well with what we try to do." Read More...
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NASCAR preview: Burton successfully toils in obscurity
By JIM PEDLEY
The Kansas City Star
The season that Kyle Busch is enjoying has cast a very long, very opaque shadow. Because of it, few other drivers are seeing much exposure.
One of those drivers whose exploits have been obscured is Jeff Burton.
Very, very quietly, Burton has put together a boffo season. He is second in Sprint Cup points, just 21 behind Busch. In fact, he is the only driver within 145 points of Busch. Read More...
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Sources: Caterpillar to take over for AT&T at RCR
by Lee Spencer
Lee Spencer is senior NASCAR writer for FOXSports.com. She also is a correspondent for "Around the Track" on FOX Sports Net.
Updated: June 17, 2008, 7:29 PM EST 27 comments
With AT&T's NASCAR Sprint Cup sponsorship coming to an end, Richard Childress Racing has found a replacement sponsor for Jeff Burton.
FOXSports.com has learned that Caterpillar has agreed to become the primary sponsor of the No. 31 Chevrolet driven by Burton beginning next season. The deal, which is expected to be announced on Wednesday, is a multi-year agreement. Read More...
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