Jeff Burton News
Friday, June 4, 2010
Burton, Busch insist they're over last weekend's incident: Call it want you want: One of them racin’ deals. Boys havin’ at it. Angry young men squaring off. Whatever the description, Jeff Burton and Kyle Busch insist they’re over it. Friday at Pocono Raceway, though, both drivers said they have put the incident behind them. In fact, Busch said he was unaware that he cut Burton’s tire and at first didn’t understand why Burton was upset. “I just was for one, shocked where he came from because I didn’t know where he finished at the time,” Busch said. “And, I didn’t know what he was mad about. I thought that he still ran sixth or seventh. I didn’t know where he came from — finishing 25th or wherever he did normally you go to the garage area. I don’t know if he parked his car on pit road and he ran over to me or what. So, I was like, ‘Where did this guy come from?’” Busch didn’t think there would be any issues going forward. “It was just a spot of the heat of the moment and what transpired on the race track led to the incident on pit road after the race,” said Busch. “I think that we can both move forward and go on and put this behind us and just try to race each other with dignity and respect as much as we have before.” Burton said he, too, had moved beyond the issue. “He made a mistake and I paid the price for it,” Burton said. (FOX News)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Jeff Burton: Darlington has most historic meaning of anywhere we go: Jeff Burton on Darlington: “With no disrespect to any other race track, Daytona is the centerpiece of our sport but, Darlington, to me, has the most historic meaning of anywhere we go. Darlington has changed. It is not the way it was 40 years ago, but, it is the way it was 30 years ago. It still has that character. There are no fluke winners at Darlington. It requires you as a driver to push hard, but penalizes you when you push too hard. You have to be precise. It is a track that people that like to drive race cars like to go to. Some of the race tracks we race on, you are a rider more than a driver. This is the type of place where you can make a difference in the car. When I go there, I look at it as a huge challenge because I know that if I operate at 100 percent of my capability and my car’s capability, we’ll get the best finish we can. If I am at 97 percent, then we’re not. That extra three percent at Darlington gets you something. It did for Cale Yarborough, Richard Petty and Bobby Allison. It is the same race track. I know the suites are cool, but, to me, going there is like stepping back in time and you don’t have all that there. It is just a race track that was built around a pond that is the same way it was then. I think that has some special meaning to it.” (Press Release)
Friday, March 12, 2010
Jeff Burton: NASCAR needs exposure for the right thing: Jeff Burton asked if the publicity of the Carl Edwards-Brad Keselowski battle is good fir NASCAR: “No. I don’t think any exposure is good. I don’t agree with that. Our sport needs exposure for the right thing. The thing is, we talk about having better racing and we talk about having more aggressive racing. That’s not racing. That’s not the definition of racing. That’s what anger and trying to stand your ground, that’s not racing. Our sport wants to have better, more aggressive, more fun racing, more exciting to watch in that isn’t we want to have better wrecking. That was never talked about this winter.” (Virginian-Pilot)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Burton: rear spoilers going to make a difference: RCR Enterprises driver Jeff Burton is taking a cautiously optimistic view of the spoiler’s return to Sprint Cup racing. Time will tell how well it works with the COT in future NASCAR events. “You can’t gauge where you stand right now for what’s coming,” Burton said. “Anybody that tells you that spoilers aren’t going to make any difference, they don’t know what they’re talking about. It’s going to make a difference. I’m not telling you that I know what difference it’s going to make, but I know it’s going to make a difference. “All of us at RCR (Richard Childress Racing) understand there’s a big picture and we understand that it’s a long year. I would love to tell you how great we are and what we’re doing well. I know there’s a lot of things we aren’t going to do well throughout the year that we’re going to have to work on. I know the immediate challenge is the spoiler thing. We have to find a way to be good when the spoiler comes. Every team in the garage is fighting that.” (Lexington Dispatch)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
RCR press conference scheduled: Sirius Speedway has learned that a press conference will be held early next week to announce personnel changes on Jeff Burton's No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet team, including the signing of crew chief Todd Berrier. Berrier will replace Scott Miller, who was recently promoted to Director of Competition at RCR. Berrier has been a crew chief in the RCR organization since 2002. Sources close to the team say a meeting was held this week between Childress, Miller and Berrier to implement a transition plan, and to decide which members of Burton's over-the-wall and race day crews will be retained. Sources say some personnel changes will be implemented as soon as next week, with an official announcement expected on Tuesday.(Sirius Speedway)
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Berrier possible replace for No. 31 crew chief: Crew chief Todd Berrier has been mentioned as a candidate to replace Scott Miller on the No. 31 Chevy at Richard Childress Racing. Berrier is currently crew chief for RCR's No. 07 team.(FOXSports.com)
Monday, June 15, 2009
Burton optimistic over NASCAR improvements: Just a couple of weeks ago, NASCAR chairman Brian France and other series officials held town hall meetings with drivers and owners to gather, in part, ideas about how to improve the sport. "I will tell you that if you were a fly on the wall and you went to one meeting you wouldn't think you were talking to the same people in the second meeting," Jeff Burton said. "It's clear that a lot has changed in the world from one meeting to the next and so I think that NASCAR responds to things as to how they are going right now." (Virginian-Pilot)
Monday, June 8, 2009
Jeff Burton the Sprint Cup team owner? NASCAR veteran Jeff Burton said the new team's success probably has made other drivers think about following Tony Stewart's lead. "It hasn't made me think about it," Burton said. "I have interest in being an owner, but I don't have interest in being an owner and a driver at this point in my life." (Daily Item)
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Burton: Coca-Cola 600 is emotionally hard: The 600-mile race, the longest on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule, begins in late afternoon and runs far into the evening. "Running the Coca-Cola 600 is a long day's work," said Caterpillar-sponsored driver Jeff Burton. "It's the longest race of the year and it starts late in the day, so those two things make it harder. Waiting to start the race is emotionally hard." Burton said all the different race start times play havoc with drivers' eating and sleeping schedules, but this one is especially hard. "Then, you add 600 miles of racing on top of that," he said. "It's a perfect storm of stuff going on that makes this race a challenge. Don't get me wrong -- there are no excuses. You have to be physically ready no matter what." (Peoria Journal Star)
Friday, May 15, 2009
Burton's No. 31 crew wins Pit Road Challenge: Avoiding mistakes on pit road has been a key to victory in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition this season. The same can be said of the fifth NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, which the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet team of driver Jeff Burton won in record fashion Thursday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. Burton's over-the-wall crew of gas man Curt Bowman, catch-can man Andrew Childers, front-tire changer Daniel Blizzard, front-tire carrier Jon Wallace, rear-tire changer Terry Spalding, rear-tire carrier Chris Martin and jackman Adam North completed their respective skills and the 40-yard car push in 22.115 seconds, an event record, to defeat the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge team of driver Reed Sorenson in the finals. "I'm really proud of them," said Burton, who attended the event in support of his crew and his wife Kim, who steered the car during the push. "They put so much effort into the pit stops, and they take this very seriously. They truly are athletes, and they work very hard at it." (SportingNews)
Friday, April 17, 2009
Burton may only race 3 or 4 more years: Jeff Burton, who scored the first of his career 21 Cup victories at TMS in Fort Worth in April 1997, will turn 42 at the end of June. But anyone looking to label Burton as an "aging rock star" had better reconsider. "One thing that I found, I've always been concerned as I get older, what does that mean to my competitive drive, because I've had people tell me all my life when you get older, you're not as competitive, you can't have the success," Burton said. "I find the exact opposite. When I look at my career, it's very clear to me that I have way less ahead of me than I had behind me. I don't know how many times I'm going to go to Phoenix. I may only go to Phoenix for three or four more years. I don't know. I want to go for 10 more years, but I don't know if I'll be able to." (RacinToday.com)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Jeff Burton optimistic about GM's future: Jeff Burton, driver of the RCR Enterprises Chevrolet, feels optimistic that future designs and added fuel efficiency will spark sales and eventually return GM to prosperity. He feels the bigger economic picture that is pulling the country down is the culprit. "I know that General Motors is working really hard to have a company that's viable and that has products that Americans want," Burton said. "I've got a peak at what's coming in the future and General Motors has an incredible car line-up coming. "My biggest thing about the whole GM/Chevrolet issue is getting people where they can afford to buy cars again. I really believe if you look at what Chevrolet and General Motors have done and are doing with their cars that if you go look at one you're going to like them. My biggest issue about all of that is just getting the economy moving so people can buy cars again. I know that it's a difficult time, but I believe that they will come back, but it's going to take a while." (Lexington The Dispatch)
Monday, March 30, 2009
Burton considering run for office after racing? When Jeff Burton, 42, was asked if he's interested in running for office after his NASCAR career, he had the diplomatic answer down pat. "When I decide to retire, whenever that is, I'll look at my options then and I'll decide what to do," Burton said. "I don't need to know what it is. I'll figure that out when I get there." (Arkansas Democratic Gazette)
Friday, February 27, 2009
NASCAR Milestone -- 450 Consecutive: Jeff Burton will record his 450th consecutive Cup start.
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