Jeff Burton News

ESPN broadcast crew announced UPDATE 3 Daugherty, Petree, Rusty:

ESPN broadcast crew announced UPDATE 3 Daugherty, Petree, Rusty:

October 12, 2006
hearing that the 2007 ESPN/ABC broadcast crew will be announced this week, supposedly Dr. Jerry Punch, former Cup champ Rusty Wallace and former Truck Series owner/NBA Basketball player Brad Daugherty will be in the booth. UPDATE: been told the announcement will come

Talladega Race Notes:

Talladega Race Notes:

October 8, 2006
• Brian Vickers won the 2006 UAW-FORD 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, scoring his first career Nextel Cup victory in his 107th career start. • Vickers became the second first-time winner in 2006 joining Denny Hamlin, who swept both races at Pocono. • Vickers has scored

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

October 8, 2006
...the old way, not the Chase after Talladega: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4327 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4125 -202 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 4006 -321 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3905 -422 5) #6-Mark Martin 3904 -423 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 3865 -462 7) #20-Tony Stewart 3824 -503 8) #8-Dale Earnhardt

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

October 8, 2006
after Talladega [30 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5598 #17-Matt Kenseth 5592 -6 #6-Mark Martin 5588 -10 #29-Kevin Harvick 5565 -33 #11-Denny Hamlin 5547 -51 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5492 -106 #24-Jeff Gordon 5451 -147 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5442 -156 #9-Kasey Kahne 5413 -

WOW! Wild Day at Talladega; Vickers Wins:

WOW! Wild Day at Talladega; Vickers Wins:

October 8, 2006
#25-Brian Vickers won the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on the final lap after pulling out with 'teammate' #48-Jimmie Johnson to pass #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the final lap, got into Johnson, who was along side with Earnhardt Jr, Johnson turned when he got

Sponsor change on the #29? UPDATE 4 Shell/Pennzoil to be sponsor:

Sponsor change on the #29? UPDATE 4 Shell/Pennzoil to be sponsor:

October 7, 2006
hearing that GM Goodwrench will not return as the primary sponsor of Kevin Harvick's #29 RCR Chevy in 2007, supposedly Reese's/Hershey's will return as a co-sponsor and a gasoline and lubricant supplier would be the other co-primary.(9-16-2006) UPDATE: During the PRN

Talladega Rookie Notes:

Talladega Rookie Notes:

October 5, 2006
#07-Clint Bowyer was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 1 Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway. Bowyer finished ninth, his ninth top-10 of the 2006 season and second consecutive. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the seventh time in 2006. Bowyer

Johnson DID serve penalty:

Johnson DID serve penalty:

October 3, 2006
#48-Jimmie Johnson DID serve the pass-thru penalty after getting caught speeding on his final pit stop at Kansas Speedway [on the final lap as the checkered flag fell]. On Speed's Victory Lane it was mentioned Johnson had not served the penalty, no place else was it

Kansas Race Notes:

Kansas Race Notes:

October 1, 2006
• Tony Stewart won the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway, scoring his 27th Nextel Cup victory in his 277th career start. • This is Stewart’s third victory in 2006. He also won at Martinsville and Daytona in July. • This is Stewart’s first victory in six races at Kansas

Rumblings – Kansas Race Notes:

Rumblings – Kansas Race Notes:

October 1, 2006
Somebody give that man a pot pie! "Everthing's up to date in Kansas City" after all (my apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein) as we ended up with the top-two finishers today running on the apron and mass confusion as to where anybody finished in the Banquet 400 at

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

October 1, 2006
...the old way, not the Chase after Kansas: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4162 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4029 -133 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 3856 -306 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3818 -344 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 3760 -402 6) #6-Mark Martin 3757 -405 7) #20-Tony Stewart 3722 -440 8) #24-Jeff Gordon

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

October 1, 2006
after Kansas [29 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5511 #11-Denny Hamlin 5442 -69 #6-Mark Martin 5441 -70 #17-Matt Kenseth 5427 -84 #29-Kevin Harvick 5415 -96 #24-Jeff Gordon 5391 -120 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5388 -123 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5346 -165 #5-Kyle Busch 5278 -233

Kahne wins pole at Kansas:

Kahne wins pole at Kansas:

September 29, 2006
#9-Kasey Kahne won the Budweiser Pole for the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 178.377mph for his 5th pole of 2006 and 11th of his career. The rest of the top-10 starters are #10-Scott Riggs, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #25-Brian Vickers, #18-J.J. Yeley, #07-

Kansas Qualifying Notes:

Kansas Qualifying Notes:

September 29, 2006
• Kasey Kahne won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Banquet 400, lapping Kansas Speedway in 30.273 seconds at 178.377 mph. Matt Kenseth holds the track-qualifying record of 29.858 seconds, 180.856 mph - set Oct. 8, 2005. • This is Kahne’s 11th career Bud Pole

Kansas Rookie Notes:

Kansas Rookie Notes:

September 29, 2006
Martin Truex Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 24 Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway. Truex Jr. scored a sixth-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the first time this season. The finish was the best for Truex