Jeff Burton News

Burton wins pole at Michigan:

Burton wins pole at Michigan:

August 18, 2006
#31-Jeff Burton won the Budweiser Pole for the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 187.936mph for his 4th pole of 2006 and 6th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #19-Elliott Sadler [in the first race in the ride], #17-

Qualifying News and Notes:

Qualifying News and Notes:

August 18, 2006
• Jeff Burton won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the GFS Marketplace 400, lapping Michigan International Speedway in 38.311 seconds at 187.936 mph. Ryan Newman holds the trackqualifying record of 37.069 seconds, 194.232 mph - set June 18, 2005. • This is Burton

Ramblings – Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Qualifying Notes:

August 18, 2006
Jeff Burton is certainly on a qualifying roll..... Burton continued his hot streak today at Michigan International Speedway as he took the Bud Pole for Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400 with a time of 38.311 sec (187.936 mph). This is the third top-spot in the last six

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

August 13, 2006
after Watkins Glen [22 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3241 #17-Matt Kenseth 3117 -124 #29-Kevin Harvick 2918 -323 #31-Jeff Burton 2879 -362 #5-Kyle Busch 2871 -370 #6-Mark Martin 2815 -426 #20-Tony Stewart 2794 -447 #11-Denny Hamlin 2782 -459 #24-Jeff Gordon 2756

Watkins Glen Race News and Notes:

Watkins Glen Race News and Notes:

August 13, 2006
• Kevin Harvick won the 2006 AMD at Watkins Glen International, scoring his seventh Nextel Cup victory in his 200th career start. • This was Harvick’s second victory in 2006. He also won at Phoenix in April. • Harvick scored his first victory at Watkins Glen and first

August 13, 2006
When a Driver Rating from this race a year ago is a perfect 150.0, it’s obvious that the team had it dialed in the last time out. Tony Stewart dominates NASCAR’s pre-race Loop Data statistics for The Glen, ranking first in 10 categories, including Driver Rating, Fastest

Watkins Glen Qualifying News and Notes:

Watkins Glen Qualifying News and Notes:

August 11, 2006
• Kurt Busch won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the AMD at the Glen, lapping Watkins Glen International in 71.727 seconds at 122.966 mph. Jeff Gordon holds the trackqualifying record of 70.798 seconds, 124.580 mph - set Aug. 8, 2003 – in the most recent

Ramblings / Qualifying Notes – Indianapolis

Ramblings / Qualifying Notes – Indianapolis

August 6, 2006
When you start qualifying at 10AM, oft times it's not how but when. Jeff Burton once again proved that truism today.... Jeff Burton went out second and took the Bud Pole for tomorrow's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard with a time of 48.240 (182.778 mph)....barely edging

Indy Race Notes:

Indy Race Notes:

August 6, 2006
• Jimmy Johnson won the 2006 Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, scoring his 22nd NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 168th career start. • Johnson moved to 26th on NASCAR’s all-time winners list, tying Terry Labonte. • This was Johnson’s fourth victory in 2006

Johnson wins at Indy:

Johnson wins at Indy:

August 6, 2006
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his 4th win of 2006 and 22nd of his career. Johnson came back from 38th early in the race when he lost a left front tire and had to pit just before the 4th caution, but didn't lose a lap and

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

August 6, 2006
after Indianapolis [21 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3124 #17-Matt Kenseth 3017 -107 #31-Jeff Burton 2749 -375 #29-Kevin Harvick 2733 -391 #5-Kyle Busch 2733 -391 #6-Mark Martin 2712 -412 #11-Denny Hamlin 2648 -476 #24-Jeff Gordon 2627 -497 #20-Tony Stewart 2619

Burton wins pole at Indy:

Burton wins pole at Indy:

August 5, 2006
#31-Jeff Burton won the Budweiser Pole for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.778mph for his 3rd pole of 2006 and 5th of his career. Burton went out 2nd and only #07-Bowyer and #2-Busch came close to grabbing the pole

Indy Qualifying Notes:

Indy Qualifying Notes:

August 5, 2006
• Jeff Burton won the NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, lapping Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 49.240 seconds at 182.778 mph. Casey Mears holds the trackqualifying record of 48.311 seconds, 186.293 mph - set Aug. 7, 2004. • This is Burton

Pocono Race Notes:

Pocono Race Notes:

July 23, 2006
• Denny Hamlin won the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway, scoring his second NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 27th career start. • Hamlin also won the June race at Pocono, six races ago, and became the first rookie to sweep both races at a track since Jimmie Johnson

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

July 23, 2006
after Pocono [20 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 2939 #17-Matt Kenseth 2842 -97 #31-Jeff Burton 2621 -318 #5-Kyle Busch 2582 -357 #29-Kevin Harvick 2563 -376 #6-Mark Martin 2557 - 382 #9-Kasey Kahne 2515 -424 #11-Denny Hamlin 2514 -425 #24-Jeff Gordon 2512 -427 #20