…Jeff Burton won the Bank Of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday. He posted his 21st career victory in his 506th career race. It was his first win in the 2008 Chase and fifth top-10 finish in the five races so far in the Chase. …Burton posted his second victory of the 2008 season. He also won the first Bristol race. Richard Childress Racing scored its third Sprint Cup victory in 2008. The last Lowe’s victory for RCR came in the 1993 Coca-Cola 600 by Dale Earnhardt. …Burton won the race from the fourth-place starting position. He led twice for 58 laps, including the final 57. …This was the ninth win for Chevy in 2008. Toyota has 10 wins, Ford has eight and Dodge has four. …Burton has scored 25 top-15 finishes in 31 races this season, the most of any driver. He has scored top-10 finishes in the past six races. …Jimmie Johnson (sixth) has scored top-10 finishes in the past seven races. He made his 250th Cup start in Saturday’s race. …Johnson has led in 25 of the 31 races this season, more than any other driver. He has led at least one lap in the past 14 races at Lowe’s, the longest current streak. Johnson failed to lead in his first race at Lowe’s in October 2001 but has led in every race since. …Kevin Harvick (13th) has been running at the finish in the past 75 races, the longest current streak by any driver. …The top 10 consisted of four Chevys, two Dodges, three Fords and one Toyota. …Kasey Kahne (second) made his 175th Cup start in Saturday’s race. …Kyle Busch (fourth) posted his best finish in the 2008 Chase. …Tony Raines (40th) made his 125th Cup start. …Jeff Gordon (eighth) has gone 36 races without a victory, his longest streak between wins. …Two of the top five finishers were Chase drivers. Five of the top 10 were Chasers. …Greg Biffle won the first two Chase races. Jimmie Johnson won at Kansas, and Tony Stewart won at Talladega. …Seven of the 12 Chase drivers earned lap-leader bonus points at Lowe’s. …Four of the 12 Chase drivers changed positions after Lowe’s. …Carl Edwards (33rd) dropped from second to fourth in the Chase standings, now 168 points behind Johnson after suffering ignition problems. …The top three drivers (Johnson, Burton and Biffle) are separated by 86 points. …Bobby Labonte (17th) has been running at the finish in his past 20 races at Lowe’s, the longest current streak. (ESPN.com)(10-13-2008)
