Ward Burton said he plans to attend qualifying day [4/8] at Martinsville Speedway on April 8, his first visit to a Nextel Cup event this year. “I want to say hey to everybody,” said the South Boston native, who has been out of Cup since last November. “I have no desire to stay the whole weekend.” Burton, who reportedly has received offers to race in NASCAR’s top three touring series, has kept busy with managing his Halifax County wildlife foundation and doing charity work. The noted outdoorsman also has filmed two segments for the Outdoor Channel; the next appears at 3:00pm/et on March 29.(Richmond Times Dispatch)(3-17-2005)
