JEFF BURTON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Inside the Garage: Burton’s Cup Future Rests Soley on his Performance
As a new generation of drivers enters the Sprint Cup Series, the veterans are finding it tougher and tougher to remain competitive. Other than a few breakout weekends, Jeff Burton hasn’t been much of a threat over the past few seasons. Every year, Burton gets the pre-season hype as a potential breakout driver for the upcoming season. The expectations are high until about Phoenix...
Cope filling in as Burton's crew chief
Ernie Cope will substitute for crew chief Luke Lambert on the No. 31 pit box for Jeff Burton at Phoenix International Raceway today.
Lambert flew home to join his wife Jamie, who is expecting their second child.
"Ernie Cope is going to call the race," said Richard Childress Racing's Director of Racing Operations Mark McArdle. "Eric Warren (RCR Competition Director...
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March 03, 2013
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3 Bold Predictions for the Cup Series in 2013
With the new Gen 6 car in 2013, anything can happen on the race track. We could see things happen that we haven’t seen happen in years. We may also see new and never before seen things occur. That’s what makes predicting the upcoming season so fun. Anything could happen, right? So why not throw out the possibility of my three bold predictions coming true? These three bold predictions...
Burton: Gen 6 needs to bring back fun
Richard Childress Racing's Jeff Burton knows that there is one thing that, in the end, will be more important than anything else when it comes to NASCAR's new Generation 6 car -- how it performs on the racetrack.
Burton, one of the thought-provoking veterans in the Sprint Cup Series, seems pleased with the car. He applauds that the new model -- as he says he heard in a phrase...
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January 22, 2013
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Jeff Burton eager for Gen-6 era
Over the last seven years, it's been difficult to ascertain whether certain drivers were in a slump or simply didn't acclimate to the Car of Tomorrow.
Yes, numbers tell part of the tale:
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored just two of his 19 career wins during the COT era. Of course, throughout that time Junior also switched companies and worked with five different crew chiefs...
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January 17, 2013
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Jeff Burton never worried about job at RCR
Jeff Burton has steadfastly believed he would drive the No. 31 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing in 2013. The veteran driver recently told reporters that he never worried about being replaced by Kurt Busch or any other driver for next season.
“I never worried about being replaced,” Burton said Tuesday during a Charlotte Motor Speedway media day at the RCR shop. “I never...
Jeff Burton to have new sponsor for Indy
Rain-X®, the automotive aftermarket leader in water repellency glass treatments and wiper blades will be primary sponsor of the No. 31 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Burton in this weekend's Brickyard 400 at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway."My family uses Rain-X® products on all our automobiles at home and we are...
Jeff Burton Quaker State 400 Race Recap
Jeff Burton and the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet team posted a 24th-place finish in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway. The 21-time Sprint Cup Series race winner started the 267-lap event in the 29th position and raced his way into the 22nd position in the early stages of the race despite battling a tight-handling Chevrolet. A long green-flag run out the field...
Jeff Burton Survives Coca-Cola 600, Finishing 19th
Jeff Burton and the No. 31 Wheaties Chevrolet team finished 19th after a tire issue late in the race forced them to make an unscheduled green-flag pit stop in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Burton qualified 22nd for the longest race on the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit and while battling a tight-handling race car, climbed into the top 20 for the first portion...
Burton intent on return to form in '12
Jeff Burton seldom shies from offering his opinion. Straightforward and honest in assessing everything from NASCAR rule changes to the caliber of his own team, Burton refuses to soften his characterization of his 2011 Sprint Cup season.
It was a year in which the Richard Childress Racing driver not only went winless, but fell to 20th in the standings -- his worst career performance...
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February 08, 2012
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