Busch widens points lead with another victory at Charlotte Oct 17, 2009
Brad Keselowski, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Jeff Burton and Tony Raines completed the top-10. The 300-mile race at Charlotte featured three multi-car crashes, including a major pileup which occurred on lap 69. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Bliss fastest in Nationwide practice Oct 16, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Published Thu, Oct 15, 2009 09:15 PMModified Thu, Oct 15, 2009 09:15 PM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Edwards rebounding in Nationwide title hunt Oct 15, 2009
Jeff Burton is set to make his 850th NASCAR national touring start in Friday's race. Charlotte will mark his 305th Nationwide start, to go along with 541 races in Sprint Cup and four in the Camping World Truck Series. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Victory lane Oct 12, 2009
7 2008 winner: Jeff Burton. Share: Text. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Simple strategy has fans filling seats Sep 24, 2009
"I think the drivers took for granted the fans would be there," Jeff Burton said. "I think this really forced us to look at it differently.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
PHOTOS: Action from Richmond Sep 13, 2009
Scott Speed (82) spins in Turn 2 as Jeff Burton (31) and Greg Biffle (16) pass by Saturday night at Richmond (Va. International Raceway. (Fox Sports)
Harvick reclaims lead late for Nationwide win Sep 6, 2009
Earnhardt was third, followed by Keselowski and Jeff Burton. "I would have been glad to steal a win," said Earnhardt, who said the decision to remain on the track when the leaders stopped for gas was his only chance to beat Harvick. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Harvick wins Nationwide race Sep 6, 2009
Points leader Kyle Busch finished second ahead of Earnhardt, Brad Keselowski and Jeff Burton. Carl Edwards, driving with a broken right foot, finished seventh. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Johnson, Edwards favored at Atlanta Sep 5, 2009
Marcos Ambrose: It's been a fantastic debut season at the Cup level for the Launceston, Tasmania native who sits 17th in points, ahead of established stars like Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Martin Truex Jr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr. As you might expect, Ambrose has shown dominant form at the road courses (both Cup and Nationwide), but more impressive, perhaps, was his third -lace run at Bristol a couple of weekends ago. His one area of weakness has been the cookie cutter tracks; he has a top finish... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Luongo receives $64 million extension Sep 3, 2009
Richard Childress Racing has reorganized its competition department, and the biggest change means a new crew chief for Jeff Burton in 2010. Scott Miller is the new director of competition and will simultaneously finish the season atop Burton's pit box. (News & Observer -- Sports)
14 drivers race for Chase Sep 2, 2009
Some names -- including several in the title hunt last season -- already have been eliminated from contention, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr.. Only three drivers -- series points leader Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson -- are locked in regardless of their performances the next two weeks at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Who Could've Known? Aug 27, 2009
The reasoning: The three-car organization had been burgeoning, with a driver contending for a title late in each of the last two seasons and placing Kevin Harvick fourth, Clint Bowyer fifth and Jeff Burton sixth in the final standings last year. The addition of Casey Mears -- although he had won just once in stops at Ganassi and Hendrick Motorsports (where his teammates thrived) -- gave RCR a full fleet and, theoretically, exponentially more information-gathering and race-winning potential. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
BruceMartinInside Racing After 1,000 races, Mark Martin is still doing things the right way. Aug 25, 2009
"He deserved to win this race and I'm sorry he came home second. He raced me clean. It's fun when you're able to race around the guys that respect you and that you respect back. He wasn't the guy that I always looked up to when I was growing up as a kid, but since I've gotten here, he's been one of the closest drivers I've been able to spend time with -- him along with Jeff Burton.". Remember that Martin is driving the same No. 5 Chevrolet that Busch drove at Hendrick Motorsports before Dale... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Kyle Busch breaks slump to sweep Bristol Aug 23, 2009
(37) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 500, 55. 2, 109. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Keselowski wins Nationwide race at Michigan Aug 16, 2009
(4) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 125, 100, 138, 19,500. 10. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Tom BowlesINSIDE NASCAR Aug 15, 2009
In a nightmare season for Richard Childress Racing, perhaps no one has suffered more than Jeff Burton. Burton and Juan Pablo Montoya should switch paint schemes, because while Montoya bulldozes the competition, his red target bulls-eye has been placed squarely on Burton's No. 31. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Stewart paves road to victory at The Glen Aug 12, 2009
Also involved were Andy Lally, Jeff Burton and Joey Logano. Stewart cleared leader Kyle Busch on the restart on lap 67. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Ambrose wins Nationwide race at Watkins Glen Aug 9, 2009
(17) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 82, 92. 4, 150, 19,150. (Longview Daily News, WA)
NASCAR schedule source of confusion Jul 29, 2009
Jeff Burton would like early starting times, especially for summer races. That would allow NASCAR to get its business done and give families time to enjoy the rest of the afternoon. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Suitability of stock cars in question at Indy Jul 25, 2009
Jeff Burton agreed, insisting a track operator would never be able to lure NASCAR to a similar facility. "If someone came to NASCAR with this track in 2010 ... it would be ridiculed," he said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Notebook: Burton laments the lack of results with Childress Racing Jul 25, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS Jeff Burton didn t mince words when asked about the state of Richard Childress Racing. It s a little bit of chaos at the moment, there s no question about it, Burton said Friday. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Harvick not so happy anymore Jul 21, 2009
He told The Associated Press any problems are companywide at RCR - and he's right, Clint Bowyer and Jeff Burton are both off a tick this season, while Casey Mears has sputtered in his first year with the team - but directed any performance issues to Childress. "It's not my job to figure out what is wrong. You give all the input that you can back, and then it's out of my department," Harvick told AP. "Ask Richard what's wrong. He's the only one who can answer this.". (MSNBC -- Sports)
81-year-old driver takes green flag once more Jul 20, 2009
Busch, who leads the series standings by 212 points over Carl Edwards, also took the 27th win of his career, tying him for fourth all-time in Nationwide wins with Jeff Burton. Reed Sorenson finished second, and Edwards was third. (News & Observer -- Sports)
A family affair at North Central Speedway Jul 20, 2009
The 27 wins ties him for fourth all-time in Nationwide wins with Jeff Burton. Reed Sorenson finished second and Carl Edwards was third. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Reinvention now auto manufacturers' leading goal Jul 15, 2009
Among theme were the losses of 70 suite passes at the California Speedway; 77 tickets at the Daytona International Speedway; 65 suite passes at the Dover International Speedway; 66 suite passes at the Lowe's Motor Speedway; 60 suite passes at the Richmond International Raceway; personal service agreements with Jeff Burton and Ryan Newman and eliminating sponsorship agreements with IMG Worldwide. In all, General Motors dropped 54 sports sponsor agreements. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Martin Takes Chicagoland For Fourth Win In '09 Jul 13, 2009
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Fox wants Obama in All-Star coverage Jul 13, 2009
"I know double-starts are exciting and all that, but it's the fourth week in a row we've been wrecked in a restart," said driver Jeff Burton. "I'm about done with it." Said race winner Mark Martin: "The double-file restarts are to mess the best car up so he doesn't win." The NFL Network, says spokesman Dan Masonson, will announce on Monday that it will carry all 65 NFL preseason games this year up from 53 last year including re-airs of 11 nationally broadcast games. (USA Today -- Sports)
Double trouble for Cup drivers Jul 13, 2009
Jeff Burton probably summed up their feelings best: "I know it's exciting for fans. But I'm tired of it. I'm about done with it.". More Sports. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Martin dominant in victory Jul 12, 2009
Jeff Burton and Scott Speed collided in the aftermath. Martin and Johnson ran 1-2 for most of the race. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Nationwide: Logano wins at Chicagoland Jul 11, 2009
(16) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 200, 86. 8, 130. (Longview Daily News, WA)
The Envelope, Please Jul 10, 2009
"Double-file restarts are going to create more accidents, because things are going to be more aggressive. You can't change something without there being some kind of negative consequences, and this is an example." -- Jeff Burton after getting wrecked at New Hampshire. SI.com on. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Stewart wins at Daytona after last-lap wreck Jul 6, 2009
(16) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 160, 101. 1, 120, 142,731. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Drivers blame crash on restrictor plates Jul 6, 2009
Joey Logano, A.J. Allmendinger and Jeff Burton also were involved. All five cars were destroyed, but all five drivers walked away unscathed. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Daytona deals Kyle Busch another tough finish Jul 6, 2009
Kasey Kahne, Jeff Burton, Robby Gordon and AJ Allmendinger also got caught up in the wreck. It was the latest wild finish at a restrictor-plate race. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Stewart nudges out Daytona win Jul 5, 2009
" Stewart led with three laps remaining, but Busch went out front to take the white flag. Stewart got beside Busch in the fourth turn and Busch tried to cut off his advance. That's when the big crash started. Jimmie Johnson drove through the melee to finish second, while Denny Hamlin was third. The rest of the top 10 were Carl Edwards in fourth, Kurt Busch in fifth, Marcos Ambrose in sixth, Brain Vickers in seventh, Juan Pablo Montoya in eighth, Matt Kenseth in ninth and Jamie McMurray in 10th.... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Bowyer races to first Nationwide win of season Jul 4, 2009
Bowyer's win might not do much to soothe Childress' problems in the Sprint Cup series, where Bowyer (15th), Jeff Burton (16th), Casey Mears (20th) and Kevin Harvick (27th) are all out of championship contention. Then again, a trip to Victory Lane could raise morale across the board. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Burton adamant on Mayfield tests Jul 3, 2009
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Mayfield misses deadline to enter car at Daytona Jul 3, 2009
"He didn't have a job prior to this," Jeff Burton said. "I don't think (team owners) Rick Hendrick or Richard Childress were going to call him, anyway. I'm not being ugly; it's just the truth. Without a doubt, there's now an asterisk next to his name, and that's going to make it a whole lot harder.". (News & Observer -- Sports)
Mikes Garage: Just 10 Left before the Chase Jul 1, 2009
Guys in a heap of trouble: Jeff Burton, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick ... Jeff Burton has put his car in victory lane a few times here at New Hampshire, how about 4 times. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Multicar crash brings red flag at New Hampshire Jun 29, 2009
Before it was finished, Richard Childress Racing teammates Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Casey Mears were all involved, as were David Ragan, David Reutimann and Brian Vickers. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Car better than Junior's finish Jun 29, 2009
"Busch took the blame."Unfortunately, I have to apologize to all those guys on the restart," he said. "I got into Martin and I hate it for him and Jeff Burton and those guys. It was just hard racing on a restart. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Earnhardt has strong race despite finishing 13th Jun 29, 2009
"I got into Martin and I hate it for him and Jeff Burton and those guys. It was just hard racing on a restart.''---OFF THE AIR: Regular play-by-play announcer Bill Weber was replaced in the TNT booth Sunday by Ralph Sheheen.No explanation was given by TNT, which released a statement saying: "Bill Weber will not be part of TNT's NASCAR coverage of the Cup Series from New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend. As this is a private issue, it's the policy of the company not to discuss personal... (MSNBC -- Sports)
by the numbers Jun 28, 2009
(31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, owner points. 37. (News & Observer -- Sports)
TEAM REPORTS: NASCAR news, notes Jun 26, 2009
Quick hits: Jeff Burton tops the all-time win list at New Hampshire with four Cup victories, though none have come since Sept. 2000. Burton is one of four drivers who have raced in all 28 Cup events at Loudon. (USA Today -- Sports)
Then There Were None Jun 24, 2009
Jeff Burton last of RCR drivers to fall from NASCAR Chase - Tim Tuttle - SI.com ... After Jeff Burton tumbled out of the top 12 at Infineon, RCR has no drivers with a Chase spot ... Jeff Burton (15th in the points and 46 behind current final qualifier Juan Pablo Montoya) and Clint Bowyer (16th and 65 back), still have a chance, but Casey Mears (21st and 300 back) and Kevin Harvick (25th and 380 back) really don't. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Sonoma Notebook: Hendrick to meet with Keselowski about 2010 Jun 22, 2009
"Pit stopsSpotted at the Sonoma road course: Tom Cruise, his wife, Katie Holmes, and three children at Jeff Gordon's car during pre-race festivities. ... Jeff Burton finished 36th to fall out of Chase contention, from 12th in the standings to 15th. Richard Petty Motorsports had three cars in the top 10, including AJ Allmendinger, who finished seventh for his best showing since the season-opening Daytona 500. ... Marcos Ambrose equaled his career-best finish of third at Watkins Glen, another road... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Montoya will race for points Jun 21, 2009
That's how Montoya figures he can gradually track down drivers like No. 12 Jeff Burton and No. 13 David Reutimann for his first Chase appearance in three seasons. And, given his performances in his previous two races at Infineon, Montoya might drastically exceed his race-by-race goal today. (News & Observer -- Sports)
LarsAndersonInside Nascar The race for the final spot in the Chase looks like a battle royale. Jun 21, 2009
Kasey Kahne, David Reutimann gun for Jeff Burton's Chase spot - Lars Anderson - SI.com ... After 15 events this season, three drivers -- David Reutimann, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Kasey Kahne -- are all within 90 points of the 12th-place driver in the standings, Jeff Burton. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Harvick not so happy as season slips away Jun 20, 2009
He's used to contending for wins and being fairly secure in the Chase,'' RCR teammate Jeff Burton said. "He's had a year to this point he would rather forget. He's concerned about it.''Everyone at RCR shares the concern because the problems aren't exclusive to Harvick, the longtime star of Childress' four-car organization. Instead, the entire lineup is struggling and Childress is in danger of failing to place anyone in the 12-driver Chase field.Burton is 12th, clinging to his spot by three... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Chase Bound? Jun 19, 2009
In short, if there's a dark horse to benefit from the decline this season of Richard Childress Racing -- Jeff Burton's 12th-place ranking is the team's highest -- it might just be Montoya ... 3: Points that separate 12th-place driver Jeff Burton and 13th-place driver David Reutimann in the Cup standings. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
CoT remains an issue for drivers, teams Jun 19, 2009
Longtime NASCAR star Jeff Burton, often an eloquent spokesman for the sport, said the problems are real, but he wouldn't want to see any drastic changes to the cars. The fact that the cars are hard to drive, I'm not going to whine about that because this is supposed to be the hardest form of auto racing in North America, he said. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Communication seen as key to improving CoT, racing Jun 18, 2009
"We think it has, and it doesn't mean that, in the town hall meeting that we had a couple of weeks ago, that there aren't some adjustments that we can make to do even better,'' France said.Longtime NASCAR star Jeff Burton, often an eloquent spokesman for the sport, said the problems are real, but he wouldn't want to see any drastic changes to the cars."The fact that the cars are hard to drive, I'm not going to whine about that because this is supposed to be the hardest form of auto racing in... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Road Warriors Jun 17, 2009
Montoya's sixth-place finish at Michigan last Sunday leaves him only 43 points behind the 12th and final Chase spot, which is held by Jeff Burton. Montoya has four top 10s in the past six races and six for the season. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Stewart earns Pocono 500 pole; NASCAR inserts new restart rule Jun 6, 2009
" The race leader will have the option of restarting in either the inside or outside lane, and the second-place driver assumes the remaining space next to the leader. The rest of the odd-position drivers must start in the inside row, and the even numbered ones on the outside. This will also be done regardless of the number of laps left in a race. The "free pass" or "lucky dog" car, the highest-placed car a lap down, will still get to make up a lap, but they must start at the rear of the lead... (NJ.com -- Times)
Double-file restarts for NASCAR Jun 5, 2009
The tiremaker says the tests Monday and Tuesday with Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Patrick Carpentier, Bill Elliott, Robby Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Juan Pablo Montoya, Tony Stewart and David Stremme came with weather and track conditions near what is expected for the July 26 race. Goodyear race tire sales director Greg Stucker says several runs were more than 30 laps, which is close to the normal 32-lap window for fuel on the 2;-mile oval. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Fantasy NASCAR Picks 2009 Pocono Jun 4, 2009
The advantage Mears has, though, is that he is working with much better equipment than Vickers; Richard Childress Racing has had decent success here recently with Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick, and it is only a matter of time before some of that success rubs off on Mears. After finishing 9th at Dover, there could be another good weekend in store for the No.07 team. (Suite101.com)
Golf, tennis, auto racing Jun 1, 2009
(32) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 400, 69. 2, 115, $133,331. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
victory lane Jun 1, 2009
(31) Jeff Burton, Chevy, 400, $133,331. 17. (News & Observer -- Sports)
School helps ailing toddler Mountain View High School rallies again to help the young daughter of two teachers May 27, 2009
Mountain View High School has used its connections, near and far, to pull together a fundraising event that includes autographed items from NASCAR driver Jeff Burton and tennis champion Venus Williams ... "Jeff Burton has sent us a ton of stuff," she said. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Bliss gets first Nationwide win since 2004 May 26, 2009
(9) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 170, 101. 7, 138, 20,700. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Grace period is long gone for 600 May 24, 2009
" The race's distance, however, remains the key factor in what sets it apart from other events on the Sprint Cup 36-race schedule. "I think it's important for our series to have a race that's longer than all the other ones," said Jeff Burton. "It's also important for our series to have a race that's shorter than all the other ones. If the racetrack owners all got together and said, 'Hey, every week we're going to have 600-mile races,' I would not think that would be in our best interests. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Going the distance May 24, 2009
"The race's distance, however, remains the key factor in what sets it apart from other events on the Sprint Cup 36-race schedule."I think it's important for our series to have a race that's longer than all the other ones," veteran driver Jeff Burton said."It's also important for our series to have a race that's shorter than all the other ones. If the race track owners all got together and said, 'Hey, every week we're going to have 600-mile races,' I would not think that would be in our best... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Long returns to track amid uncertain future May 22, 2009
Past Month's Most Commented Stories. Thursday, May 21, 2009 4:29 PM PDT. (Longview Daily News, WA)
NASCAR on FOX19 May 22, 2009
Sunday, March 22Food City 500 Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, TN On FOX19 @ 1:30 PM (ET) 2008 Winner = Jeff Burton. Saturday, March 28Kroger 250 Truck Race Martinsville SpeedwayMartinsville, VA On FOX19 @ 2 PM (ET)2008 Winner = Dennis Setzer. (FOX19.com, OH)
Economic woes cast cloud over motor sports' big weekend May 21, 2009
Attendance at tracks on NASCAR's Cup Series schedule, such as Atlanta Motor Speedway, have played host to less-than-capacity crowds this season. By Kevin Liles, US Presswire. (USA Today -- Sports)
