Ward Burton News

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out:

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out:

March 20, 2002
Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out: testing at Texas Motor Speedway continues today for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race and O'Reilly 300 NASCAR Busch Series races (April 6-7th). Three remaining scheduled test sessions, which are closed to the public

Burton to be honored:

Burton to be honored:

March 18, 2002
Burton to be honored: Ward Burton, the first Virginian to ever win the prestigious Daytona 500 and driver of the #22 Caterpillar Dodge, will be officially honored by Halifax County, VA, the town of South Boston, VA., and the Halifax County Chamber of Commerce, April

Wind Tunnel? UPDATE 5 No Changes….yet:

Wind Tunnel? UPDATE 5 No Changes….yet:

March 14, 2002
Wind Tunnel? UPDATE 5 No Changes....yet: hearing that NASCAR will take at least the highest finishing car of each manufacturer in the MBNA Amercia 500 at Atlanta to the wind tunnel in Marietta GA for areo testing.(3-10-2002) UPDATE: One car from each manufacturer was

Sadler and Burton to be honored:

Sadler and Burton to be honored:

February 23, 2002
Sadler and Burton to be honored: Elliott Sadler and Ward Burton are being honored by Virginia officials. Sadler will be presented with a resolution Tuesday for his second-place performance in the Daytona 500. Burton will be saluted at a later time. On Sunday, he became

Cars tested after the 500:

Cars tested after the 500:

February 21, 2002
Cars tested after the 500: The cars of #22-Ward Burton, #21-Elliott Sadler and #15-Michael Waltrip were tested on the chassis dyno following the Daytona 500.(Winston Cup Scene - need sub to read)(2-21-2002)

2nd Race Blues:

2nd Race Blues:

February 21, 2002
2nd Race Blues: Ward Burton will try to become only the third driver in history to win the first two races of the season. Jeff Gordon accomplished the feat in 1997 and David Pearson turned the trick in 1976. Only two drivers have ever won the Daytona 500 and went on

Burton on Letterman? UPDATE:

Burton on Letterman? UPDATE:

February 21, 2002
Burton on Letterman? UPDATE: been asked if Ward Burton will be on Late Night with David Letterman tonight, no idea, Burton is not listed on Letterman's site as a guest at all this week. Burton is in New York City for a media tour but no idea what the plans are or what

Winning Car Induction UPDATE:

Winning Car Induction UPDATE:

February 19, 2002
Winning Car Induction UPDATE: After the winner of Sunday's 44th Daytona 500 finishes celebrating in Daytona International Speedway's Victory Lane, the star car will be rolled inside DAYTONA USA to a place of honor specially reserved for the champion. On Monday, DAYTONA

Daytona 500 results

Daytona 500 results

February 17, 2002
Daytona 500 results and a column: Ward Burton wins a wild Daytona 500 via ThatsRacin.com.(2-17-2002)

Qualifying for the Daytona 500

Qualifying for the Daytona 500

February 9, 2002
Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is over. #48-Jimmie Johnson wins the pole with a speed of 185.831, just ahead of of #29-Kevin Harvick at 185.770mph who are the only two drivers who have their starting positions set for the 2002 Daytona 500. Johnson is only yhe thrid

Ward news:

Ward news:

February 2, 2002
Ward news: Hunting apparel manufacturer Natural Gear announced today that they will become the official camouflage of veteran NASCAR's Ward Burton, driver of the #22 Caterpillar Dodge owned by Bill Davis, and his Wildlife Foundation. Natural Gear will become a corporate

Drivers invited to visit the USS George Washington:

Drivers invited to visit the USS George Washington:

January 22, 2002
Drivers invited to visit the USS George Washington: On Jan. 30-31, for approximately 24 hours, the US Navy has invited Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman drivers to visit the men and women of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as it undergoes flight training

Congrats:

Congrats:

December 13, 2001
Congrats: Everett Ashton Burton was born 12-10-01 around 4:00 PM weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and mother Tabitha and baby are both are doing fine.(Ward Burton Fan Club)(12-13-2001)

Essay Winner:

Essay Winner:

November 20, 2001
Essay Winner: Kylee Nielsen, 16, won the essay contest,part of "Drive to Read @ your library" - a program developed by Morningstar Foods Inc. and the American Library Association. NASCAR driver Ward Burton is the spokesman. Kylee's essay was on Lance Armstrong's book

Burtons team to wear helmets too:

Burtons team to wear helmets too:

November 17, 2001
Burtons team to wear helmets too: Ward Burton’s [#22] crew will apparently wear helmets of some kind in Sunday’s NAPA 500. "It is very tight on pit road everywhere we go," Burton said. "We’re (drivers) all doing everything we can to get that extra spot on pit road.