Ward Burton News

Ward signs with Morgan-McClure; has a sponsor: UPDATE Official Announcement:

Ward signs with Morgan-McClure; has a sponsor: UPDATE Official Announcement:

December 14, 2006
per the Morgan-McClure Motorsports website [see images of the car there], Ward Burton has signed to driver the #4 Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevy in 2007 to be sponsored by State Water Heaters.(MMM Site)(12-13-2006) UPDATE: State Water Heaters and Morgan-McClure Motorsports

Drivers to Test at Kentucky:

Drivers to Test at Kentucky:

December 12, 2006
According to the Kentuky Speedway site, some Nextel Cup and Busch series teams will be testing there this week, including #4-Ward Burton for Morgan-McClure Motorsports [looks like he will be back in that ride in 2007?] on Tuesday Dec 12th; Busch Series driver #70-Justin

Spencer to the #73 team?

Spencer to the #73 team?

November 16, 2006
NASCAR.com's Ryan Smithson reports "am hearing that Jimmy Spencer is back part-time in the Nextel Cup Series next year with a new team called Revelocity Racing. It was formed by a group of four businessmen from West Virginia, and they plan on running all the Car of

Ward Burton Could Run Some Busch Races in 2007:

Ward Burton Could Run Some Busch Races in 2007:

November 11, 2006
Ward Burton says he's close to signing to return to the #4 Morgan-McClure car next season in the Nextel Cup Series. And he would like to run even more races. Burton is in negotiations to drive for the team next year and hopes to land a part-time Busch ride to help

Ward close to being named #4 driver in 2007:

Ward close to being named #4 driver in 2007:

November 11, 2006
After a long hiatus, Ward Burton is slated to be the full-time driver of the #4 next year. "We haven't completely signed the deal, but we've agreed on one," team owner Larry McClure said. "So it looks like he'll have a good shot at being back in the car next year."

Ramblings – Phoenix:

Ramblings – Phoenix:

November 10, 2006
Jeff Gordon won practice then won the Bud Pole today at Phoenix International Raceway for Sunday's Checker Auto Parts "500" presented by Pennzoil with a time of 26.773 (134.464 mph) for his second top-spot of the season (he captured the point at Dover in September)

Dyno Testing at Texas:

Dyno Testing at Texas:

November 6, 2006
NASCAR had the cars of #49-Mike Bliss, #4-Ward Burton, #22-Dave Blaney, #32-Travis Kvapil and #78-Kenny Wallace [2 Dodge's, 3 Chevy's, no Ford's] tested on the chassis dyno after the race. The device measures horsepower to the rear wheels.(Roanoke Times)(11-6-2006)

Vickers wins pole at Texas with new track record:

Vickers wins pole at Texas with new track record:

November 3, 2006
#25-Brian Vickers won the Budweiser Pole for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway with a new track record speed of 196.235mph for his 1st pole of 2006 and 4th career pole. Four drivers ran faster then the old track record of 194.224 that was run in April 2004 by

Bodine back in the #4 at Atlanta; Ward at Texas UPDATE:

Bodine back in the #4 at Atlanta; Ward at Texas UPDATE:

October 27, 2006
SPEED's Bob Dilner reported on the SPEED Report that Todd Bodine is scheduled to be back in the #4 Morgan McClure Sports Chevy at next weeks Atlanta race and Ward Burton could be back in the car at Texas on the first weekend in November.(10-23-2006) UPDATE: Ward Burton

Bodine back in the #4 at Atlanta; Ward at Texas?

Bodine back in the #4 at Atlanta; Ward at Texas?

October 23, 2006
SPEED's Bob Dilner reported on the SPEED Report that Todd Bodine is scheduled to be back in the #4 Morgan McClure Sports Chevy at next weeks Atlanta race and Ward Burton could be back in the car at Texas on the first weekend in November.(10-23-2006)

Rumblings – Martinsville:

Rumblings – Martinsville:

October 22, 2006
#48-Jimmie Johnson survived a six lap shootout (and a rear-bumper tatooing from Denny Hamlin) today to take the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway for his 5th win of 2006. Career victory #23 moves Johnson into a tie with Ricky Rudd for 25th on the all-time win list

Ward’s plans UPDATE 2:

Ward’s plans UPDATE 2:

October 22, 2006
Ward Burton told Sirius Speedway (MRN/Sirius Satellite Radio) Monday that there is still an outside chance that he might team-up with Robert Yates Racing in the future, but he now believes the team is looking elsewhere for a driver. "Teams need economic support to

Kurt Busch wins pole at Martinsville:

Kurt Busch wins pole at Martinsville:

October 20, 2006
#2-Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Pole for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway with a speed of 97.568mph for his 6th pole of 2006 and 9th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #24-Jeff Gordon followed by #11-Denny Hamlin, #12-Ryan Newman, #20-Tony Stewart

Qualifying Martinsville – Ramblings:

Qualifying Martinsville – Ramblings:

October 20, 2006
Kurt Busch edged out Jeff Gordon for the pole today at Martinsville Speedway and he'll lead 'em to the green for Sunday's Subway 500....the sixth race of the "Chase" and the only short-track in the mix. Busch toured the half-mile in 19.408 sec (97.568 ) for his sixth

Ward to run the #4 at Martinsville UPDATE 2:

Ward to run the #4 at Martinsville UPDATE 2:

October 17, 2006
Ward Burton will return to the Nextel Cup Series for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway, attempting to make his first series start in almost two years. He will be driving the #4 Lucas Oil Chevy for Morgan McClure Racing out of Abingdon, VA. "He's expressed a lot