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Burton and Childress to unveil 2013 scheme UPDATE:

Jeff Burton and team owner Richard Childress will unveil the 2013 #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS on Wednesday, December 5 at the new Caterpillar Visitors Center located behind Caterpillar world headquarters in downtown Peoria, Ill. 'Caterpillar has invited Richard (Childress...
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Burton Has Successful Minor Wrist Surgery:

Richard Childress Racing driver #31-Jeff Burton had successful, minor wrist surgery Tuesday afternoon to alleviate symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. 'After feeling some reoccurring symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, my physician and I decided routine surgery would...
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Burton and Childress to unveil 2013 scheme:

Jeff Burton and team owner Richard Childress will unveil the 2013 #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS on Wednesday, December 5 at the new Caterpillar Visitors Center located behind Caterpillar world headquarters in downtown Peoria, Ill. 'Caterpillar has invited Richard (Childress...
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Only Four drivers have run all 13 races at HMS:

there are only four drivers who have competed in all 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Homestead: #14-Tony Stewart, #24-Jeff Gordon, #31-Jeff Burton and #47-Bobby Labonte.(11-15-2012)...
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Homestead Notes and Facts:

� Groundbreaking for Homestead-Miami Dade Motorsports Complex - as the track was originally named - began Aug. 24, 1993. The first race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on Nov. 5, 1995. � The original configuration was a four-turn, rectangular oval based...
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Childress not talking about Harvick leaving:

Richard Childress was visibly upset as he stood next to grandson Ty Dillon's black truck during Friday's qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway. It had nothing to do with Dillon's chances to win the Camping World Truck Series championship, trailing James Buescher...
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Austin Dillon to run the Daytona 500:

Richard Childress Racing has partnered with General Mills for NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Austin Dillon to make his Daytona 500 debut driving the #33 Honey Nut Cheerios Chevy on February 24, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway. The paint scheme for the 55th...
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Phoenix International Raceway News and Notes:

* Construction was completed in January 1964. The facility consisted of a one-mile oval and a 2.5-mile road course. * Alan Kulwicki won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix on Nov. 6, 1988. * The first spring race was held on April 23, 2005 and also the...
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The Numbers for the AAA Texas 500:

1 - number of wins from the pole (Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Dodge, 4/9/06) 1 - fewest laps led by race winner (Jeff Burton, 4/15/07) 2 - fewest cautions (4/14/12) 4 - fewest leaders (11/8/09) 6 - number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend 6 - fewest cars...
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Cheerios sponsoring Burton for 6 races in 2013:

General Mills ' iconic Cheerios brand will be returning to the track in 2013 in partnership with Richard Childress Racing as the primary sponsor for six races and as a major associate sponsor for the rest of the season with the #31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team and...
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Burton, Ambrose crew chief changes: UPDATES:

Silly Season is in full swing for Sprint Cup crew chiefs. Drew Blickensderfer resigned as Jeff Burton's crew chief on Sunday. Blickensderfer, 36, will return to the Ford camp as the crew chief for Marcos Ambrose and the #9 team at Richard Petty Motorsports. Given Blickensderfer...
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At Texas Motor Speedway:

* Construction began in 1995. * The first NASCAR race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997. * The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was on April 6, 1997. * There have been 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one per season from 1997...
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Burton, Ambrose crew chief changes: UPDATE:

Silly Season is in full swing for Sprint Cup crew chiefs. Drew Blickensderfer resigned as Jeff Burton's crew chief on Sunday. Blickensderfer, 36, will return to the Ford camp as the crew chief for Marcos Ambrose and the #9 team at Richard Petty Motorsports. Given Blickensderfer...
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Burton says 2013 is ‘make or break’:

The 2013 season will be the 20th of Jeff Burton's Sprint Cup career, but next year won 't be significant because of a milestone anniversary in NASCAR's premier series. 'It's very make or break,' Burton said. 'It feels really important. It's on my mind already. It'...
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A bunch of cars going to the rear:

per Mark Garrow of goprn.com, the following six drivers/cars will go to the rear before the start of the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charltote Motor Speedway: #39-Ryan Newman (engine - was to start 3rd); #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (engine change - 22nd...
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The Numbers for the AAA 400:

0 - fewest cautions (6/6/71) 1 - fewest cars on lead lap at finish (11 times, most recent 9/15/91) 3 - fewest leaders (five times, most recent 5/16/82) 3 - fewest lead changes (10/17/71) 4 - number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend 6 - fewest laps...
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Burton says he wasn ‘t concerned about his job at RCR:

As Jeff Burton struggled in the #31 car the last two seasons, even Burton himself couldn 't avoid hearing the rumors that he might be replaced. His car owner, Richard Childress, when pressed on the issue by the media, would merely say that Burton had a contract for...
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Olsen to make Sprint Cup debut:

#32-Mike Olsen and Frank Stoddard Jr., old buddies from North Haverhill and Woodsville High School, will become the first driver-owner tandem from New Hampshire to race in the Sprint Cup series when Olsen takes the wheel in tomorrow's Sylvania 300. Olsen, a 44-year...
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The numbers for New Hampshire; Caution update for 2012:

1 - fewest lead changes (9/17/00) 1 - fewest leaders (Jeff Burton, 9/17/00) 2 - fewest cautions (7/13/97) 2 - fewest laps led by race winner (Jeff Burton, 7/11/99) 3 - wins by Dodge at NHMS since manufacturer's return to NASCAR in 2001 4 - drivers that have competed...
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News and Notes at New Hampshire Motor Speedway:

* Groundbreaking for New Hampshire International Speedway, as New Hampshire Motor Speedway was originally named, was Aug. 13, 1989. * The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was on July 11, 1993. * Renamed New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2008. * There have been 35 NASCAR ...