Ward Burton News

Park to Davis? UPDATE:

Park to Davis? UPDATE:

August 1, 2002
Park to Davis? UPDATE: Bill Davis confirmed last week that Hut Stricklin won't return to the #23 Dodge next year. (Neither will Hills Brothers Coffee, by the way). On Sunday, the long-time team owner said Steve Park will replace Stricklin in the stable that also includes

Hills Bros not expected back on the #23 UPDATE::

Hills Bros not expected back on the #23 UPDATE::

July 26, 2002
Hills Bros not expected back on the #23 UPDATE:: during an interview on FSN's Totally NASCAR, #23 (and #22 and #27) team owner, Bill Davis, says he doesn't expect Hill Brothers Coffee back as a sponsor in 2003 and it looks like it was a one-year deal.(7-24-2002) UPDATE

Ward Burton wins wild race at New Hampshire:

Ward Burton wins wild race at New Hampshire:

July 21, 2002
Ward Burton wins wild race at New Hampshire: #22-Ward Burton passed #17-Matt Kenseth (who had a tire going down) for the lead with 10 laps to go and held on to win the New Hampshire 300. It was Burton's 2nd win of 2002 and first since winning the Daytona 500. #30-Jeff

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs:

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs:

July 17, 2002
Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs: Indianapolis Motor Speedway has scheduled four days of Cup testing at the track, July 9-10 and July 15-16, and most every Cup team will test. A complete schedule of the teams/drivers for each of the tests can be seen at: www.brickyard.

Crew Member Injured:

Crew Member Injured:

July 15, 2002
Crew Member Injured: Tom Hubert, the rear tire changer for Ward Burton 's team drilled his left index finger while making repairs on Burton's car. Hubert was treated at the infield care center and transported by car to a local hospital for X-rays on the finger.(Roanoke

Michael Waltrip wins the Pepsi 400 at Daytona:

Michael Waltrip wins the Pepsi 400 at Daytona:

July 6, 2002
Michael Waltrip wins the Pepsi 400 at Daytona: #15-Michael Waltrip won the Pepsi 400, leading the most laps (99) and pretty much dominating the race. It is Waltrip's 2nd career Cup win and 2nd at Daytona, 51 races ago. It was #15 crew chief Slugger Labbe's first win

Ward signed? UPDATE 2 it’s done 2 years:

Ward signed? UPDATE 2 it’s done 2 years:

July 3, 2002
Ward signed? UPDATE 2 it's done 2 years: getting reports that Ward Burton has signed a multi-year deal to continue driving the #22 Caterpillar Dodge for Bill Davis Racing. Have seen nothing official yet.(7-2-2002) UPDATE: hearing it is a 2 year deal and may be announced

Congrats:

Congrats:

June 25, 2002
Congrats: Heidi Stoddard brought into the world a 6 lb. 7 oz. baby girl at 7:30am this morning. Heidi and Frank [#99 Crew Chief] named her Alexis Heather Stoddard. Mother and baby are doing great. Heidi does the PR for Ward Burton and the #22 CAT team.(6-25-2002)

Ward close to re-upping with Davis UPDATE maybe not:

Ward close to re-upping with Davis UPDATE maybe not:

June 25, 2002
Ward close to re-upping with Davis UPDATE maybe not: Mike Brown, general manager for Bill Davis' #22 race team, says he and Ward Burton could come to terms on a contract renewal in the next few days.(Winston Salem Journal)(6-22-2002) UPDATE: [#22,#23] car owner Bill

Ward close to re-upping with Davis:

Ward close to re-upping with Davis:

June 22, 2002
Ward close to re-upping with Davis: Mike Brown, general manager for Bill Davis' #22 race team, says he and Ward Burton could come to terms on a contract renewal in the next few days.(Winston Salem Journal)(6-22-2002) (6-21-2002)

Davis looking for a new driver?

Davis looking for a new driver?

June 15, 2002
Davis looking for a new driver? #22-Ward Burton still has not signed the contract renewal offered by car owner Bill Davis, and Davis now is "looking at all our options," general manager Mike Brown said. One option could be Steve Park, who used to drive for Tommy Baldwin

Ward’s plans unclear:

Ward’s plans unclear:

June 13, 2002
Ward's plans unclear: Ward Burton, who has been with Bill Davis Racing since 1995, says his #22 team needs more consistency, but that he' leaning toward re-signing for 2003. He' been presented with a contract, but didn’t sign it by Davis’ deadline, leaving the team

CAT re-signs, what about Ward? UPDATE:

CAT re-signs, what about Ward? UPDATE:

June 10, 2002
CAT re-signs, what about Ward? UPDATE: #22 [and #23] car owner Bill Davis, taking good advantage of his Daytona 500 victory, has renewed with sponsor Caterpillar. But will Ward Burton be back as his driver? Davis has given Burton a new contract to look at. But Burton

CAT re-signs, what about Ward?

CAT re-signs, what about Ward?

June 7, 2002
CAT re-signs, what about Ward? #22 [and #23] car owner Bill Davis, taking good advantage of his Daytona 500 victory, has renewed with sponsor Caterpillar. But will Ward Burton be back as his driver? Davis has given Burton a new contract to look at. But Burton indicates

More testing at VIR:

More testing at VIR:

June 6, 2002
More testing at VIR: The challenging 3.27-mile natural-terrain road racing circuit at VIRginia International Raceway has been abuzz with activity this week as a number of NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams have been hard at work perfecting their set-ups for upcoming road