Jeff Burton to reach milestone:

  • #31-Jeff Burton will make his 500th consecutive start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, this Sunday in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. The milestone is the 10th-longest streak in series history, and third-longest active streak (Jeff Gordon has run 596 consecutive races; Bobby Labonte has run 595 consecutive races). Burton, who currently has 562 career starts overall, began his streak on March 24, 1996 at Darlington Raceway. During the streak, Burton tallied all 21 of his victories and posted 120 top fives and 222 top 10s. Overall, Burton has 125 top fives and 229 top 10s.(NASCAR), see the current streal and all time streak list on my Misc Stats page.(6-17-2010)