Ward Burton News

Federated Auto Parts Joins Brewco:

Federated Auto Parts Joins Brewco:

April 5, 2007
Federated Auto Parts Distributors has announced a multi-faceted sponsorship agreement with Brewco Motorsports for the 2007 Busch Series and ARCA RE/MAX Series seasons. Federated Auto Parts Distributors will team with Brewco to serve as the following: Primary Sponsor

It’s NASCAR 101 for Virginia State students:

It’s NASCAR 101 for Virginia State students:

April 5, 2007
Students from Virginia State University got a taste Tuesday of what goes on behind the scenes of NASCAR. The tour was part of a new class at VSU called the Business and Marketing of NASCAR. Taught by Keith Green, director of public relations for RIR, the intent is

Richmond Testing Day 2 AM:

Richmond Testing Day 2 AM:

April 4, 2007
The 2nd day [of two] of testing at Richmond International Raceway had 65 cars with 51 drivers/teams. #41X-Sorenson (Dodge) was the fastest of the session [and overall] with a speed of 123.215 followed by #46A-Benson (Wyler Racing Toyota), #2A-Busch (Dodge), #66G-Green

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

Ramblings – Bristol Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Bristol Qualifying Notes:

March 23, 2007
Jeff Gordon captured the Bud Pole today at Bristol Motor Speedway for Sunday's Food City 500 with a speed of 125.453 (15.295 sec) for his second top-spot of the season (he's the first repeater, btw) and the 58th of his NextelL Cup career.....and that's pretty significant

Bristol Qualifying Notes:

Bristol Qualifying Notes:

March 23, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Bud Pole for the Food City 500, posting a lap of 15.295 second at 125.453 mph - scoring the first Bud Pole in the Car of Tomorrow. .. It is Gordon's 58th Bud Pole 478 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his second Bud Pole and third top-10 start

New site for MMM:

New site for MMM:

March 13, 2007
#4 Morgan McClure Motorsports sponsor, State Water Heaters, has a new website for the team: State Racing: stateracing.com. Also of note...looks like the #4 team and #09 team had ownership swaps of some sort. With the #09 [109] now on the Owners Points Standings as

Ward Burton to run special scheme in Coke 600:

Ward Burton to run special scheme in Coke 600:

March 6, 2007
#4-Ward Burton and the Morgan-McClure Motorsports team will run a special State Water Heaters U.S. Air Force car with a special paint scheme in the Coca-Cola 600 Lowe's Motor Speedway in May that includes the U.S. Air Force 60th Anniversary seal on the hood, see an

Bristol COT Testing Day 1 evening:

Bristol COT Testing Day 1 evening:

February 28, 2007
The first day [of two] of testing at Bristol Motor Speedway ended Wednesday night after three sessions with #48A-Jimmie Johnson fastest at 122.007mph followed by #4A-Ward Burton, #9B-Kasey Kahne, #11B-Denny Hamlin and #29A-Kevin Harvick. Slowest was #15A-Menard at

Las Vegas Testing Day 2 PM:

Las Vegas Testing Day 2 PM:

January 30, 2007
The 2nd day [of two] of testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway had 78 cars with 53 drivers/teams. #19B-Elliott Sadler was fastest in the afternoon session with a speed of 188.772mph [fastest of the 2 days, the old track record before the banking was added: Kasey Kahne

Las Vegas Testing Day 2 Incidents.:

Las Vegas Testing Day 2 Incidents.:

January 30, 2007
About 10 minutes into the Tuesday test session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, #84-A.J. Allmendinger crashed again in the turn 2. Allmendinger looped the car coming out of two and damaged the drivers side. It appears Red Bull Racing is putting Allmendinger in the #83

McMurray and Biffle to Split Brewco Ride:

McMurray and Biffle to Split Brewco Ride:

January 10, 2007
Nashville's Casey Atwood will not return to Brewco Motorsports this season, at least not as a full-time driver. The race team has announced that Cup drivers Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray and Ward Burton will share time in its two Busch Series cars. They also will continue

Bruce joins BDR’s #23 team:

Bruce joins BDR’s #23 team:

January 10, 2007
Bill Davis Racing has announced that Trip Bruce will serve as the crew chief for Johnny Benson and the #23 Toyota in the Truck Series. Bruce has worked for a combination of several NASCAR teams, including Richard Childress Racing, Ultra Motorsports and Bill Davis Racing

Ward Burton to Drive for Brewco in Busch Series:

Ward Burton to Drive for Brewco in Busch Series:

January 2, 2007
Brewco Motorsports Inc. announced that Ward Burton will drive the #27 Kleenex Ford in the Busch Series in 2007. Burton will drive 20 races for Brewco and Kleenex Racing, beginning with the Daytona 300. The driver of the remaining 2007 races in the #27 Kleenex Ford

Ward Burton to Drive for Brewco in Busch Series:

Ward Burton to Drive for Brewco in Busch Series:

January 2, 2007
Brewco Motorsports Inc. announced that Ward Burton will drive the #27 Kleenex Ford in the Busch Series in 2007. Burton will drive 20 races for Brewco and Kleenex Racing, beginning with the Daytona 300. The driver of the remaining 2007 races in the #27 Kleenex Ford