Jeff Burton News

Purple scheme at Texas for Jeff Burton:

Purple scheme at Texas for Jeff Burton:

April 6, 2007
Richard Childress Racing rolls out its #31 Prilosec OTC Chevy Monte Carlo SS on April 15th, complete with a purple lightning paint scheme, for the first time this season at Texas. A good luck charm for the #31 team will be the addition of Prilosec OTC Victory of a

AT&T Lawsuit could be resolved by end of April:

AT&T Lawsuit could be resolved by end of April:

April 2, 2007
AT&T's lawsuit against NASCAR, in which it asks for an injunction to allow it to rebadge Jeff Burton's #31 car from Cingular-orange to AT&T blue this spring, may have quick resolution, perhaps even as soon as the end of this month, according to sources close to the

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

April 1, 2007
after Martinsville [6 of 36 races]: #24-Jeff Gordon 966 #31-Jeff Burton 938 -28 #48-Jimmie Johnson 906 -60 #17-Matt Kenseth 836 -130 #5-Kyle Busch 804 -162 #11-Denny Hamlin 776 -190 #07-Clint Bowyer 751 -215 #20-Tony Stewart 726 -240 #99-Carl Edwards 710 -256 #29-Kevin

Rumblings – Martinsville Race Notes:

Rumblings – Martinsville Race Notes:

April 1, 2007
Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon had a ding-dong battle the final 18 laps today at Martinsville Speedway and Johnson prevailed by .065 seconds over his teammate/car owner in the Goody's Cool Orange 500. We witnessed a fine display of rubbing without wrecking the last

Cingular/AT&T/NASCAR update:

Cingular/AT&T/NASCAR update:

March 31, 2007
With no court date set for Friday, employees of Richard Childress Racing didn't even bother to pack the forbidden AT&T logos for the #31 Chevy. AT&T filed a lawsuit on March 16 and sought an immediate injunction earlier this week to allow the logos to appear on the

AT&T wants logo on Burton’s car immediately UPDATE NASCAR responds:

AT&T wants logo on Burton’s car immediately UPDATE NASCAR responds:

March 28, 2007
Telecommunications giant AT&T filed a motion Monday, asking that its logo be added to Jeff Burton's #31 Chevy immediately. The motion was filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, where the company also filed its lawsuit against NASCAR. A hearing on the motion has not

Dixie Stampede to Continue Associate Sponsorship with Childress:

Dixie Stampede to Continue Associate Sponsorship with Childress:

March 27, 2007
Dixie Stampede reaffirmed its official partnership with Richard Childress Racing and will be an associate sponsor of its #29 Holiday Inn Busch Series team with drivers Jeff Burton and Scott Wimmer. The Dixie Stampede logo will adorn the B-Post position on the #29 Holiday

Jeff Burton Leads Tuesday Testing:

Jeff Burton Leads Tuesday Testing:

March 27, 2007
Jeff Burton led Tuesday's NASCAR Busch Series test session at Richmond International Raceway, topping the speed charts at 125.267 mph (21.554 seconds). Matt Kenseth was second fastest with a speed of 124.850 mph (21.626 seconds). Forty drivers turned laps for the first

Rumblings – Bristol Race Notes:

Rumblings – Bristol Race Notes:

March 26, 2007
Kyle Busch won the first-ever COT event today at Bristol Motor Speedway as he took the Food City 504 by about a half-length over Jeff Burton, barely surviving a G/W/C in the process. It was the 4th Nextel Cup win of Kyle's young career (he's tied for 69th on the all

Kyle Busch wins 1st COT race at Bristol:

Kyle Busch wins 1st COT race at Bristol:

March 25, 2007
#5-Kyle Busch won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 1st win of the 2007 season, 4th career win and 200th NASCAR [Cup, Busch, Trucks] win. There was a green-white-checker finish after a late caution, with #5-Busch holding off a hard charging #31-Jeff

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

March 25, 2007
after Bristol [5 of 36 races]: #24-Jeff Gordon 791 #31-Jeff Burton 788 -3 #48-Jimmie Johnson 716 -75 #17-Matt Kenseth 697 -94 #29-Kevin Harvick 647 -144 #5-Kyle Busch 639 -152 #01-Mark Martin 629 -162 [missed 1 race] #07-Clint Bowyer 621 -170 #11-Denny Hamlin 606 -

Bristol Race Notes:

Bristol Race Notes:

March 25, 2007
Kyle Busch won the Food City 500, winning the first Car of Tomorrow race. It is his fourth victory in 79 Nextel Cup Series races. .. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in five races at Bristol

Burton hopes for resolution soon with AT&T suit:

Burton hopes for resolution soon with AT&T suit:

March 24, 2007
#31-Jeff Burton says his Richard Childress Racing team can't wait long for a resolution to its AT&T lawsuit against NASCAR. That's why he's keenly awaiting to see if AT&T will get the injunction it's asking for to be allowed to put the AT&T logos on the car in place

AT&T to sue NASCAR to place logos on #31 UPDATE and image:

AT&T to sue NASCAR to place logos on #31 UPDATE and image:

March 20, 2007
The cell-phone industry's ruthless fight has spilled over into NASCAR, and landed squarely on the hood of Jeff Burton's #31 Chevy. AT&T's wireless unit, formerly known as Cingular Wireless, planned to file a lawsuit later on Friday in Atlanta's U.S. District Court

Triple Double in Cup-Busch-Trucks:

Triple Double in Cup-Busch-Trucks:

March 19, 2007
While there were 3 weeks between Craftsman Truck Series races, this marks the first-time ever that all 3 national NASCAR series (Cup, Busch, & Truck) had back-to-back winners at the same time. Jimmie Johnson has won back-to-back Cup races (Atlanta & Las Vegas), Jeff