Jeff Burton
No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: Stater Bros. 300 – February 24, 2007
Venue: California Speedway – Fontana, Calif.
NOTES:
This Week’s Race Car at California Speedway … Jeff Burton will pilot Chassis No. 061 from the Richard Childress Racing stable, a car that ran well during preseason testing in Las Vegas and finished third in Texas in 2006.
Burton at California … Burton finished second in his first NASCAR Busch Series start at California, in 1999. He has three top-10 finishes and has been running at the end of each of his six Busch Series starts at California Speedway.
No. 29’s New Face … RCR announced in November 2006 that Holiday Inn would be the primary sponsor of its No. 29 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS driven by Jeff Burton and Scott Wimmer, who will split the 35-race season.
Take a Seat … Jeff Burton joined teammate Scott Wimmer and the No. 29 team for two days of hot laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Feb. 5-6, to wrap up the preseason testing schedule.
Double Duty … Burton will pull double duty this weekend at California Speedway. On Saturday he will race the No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet in the Busch Series and on Sunday will pilot the No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series race.
Family Man … Following the hectic Speedweeks schedule, Jeff Burton took a few days to spend some time with his family. The Burtons enjoyed a family vacation to Biscayne Bay in sunny South Florida prior to heading to California for the Auto Club 500.
Catch the Action … The Stater Bros. 300 at California Speedway will be televised live on ESPN2 on Saturday, February 24 beginning at 7:00 p.m Eastern Standard Time (EST). The race will also be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the second of 35 races will air live on ESPN2 Saturday, February 24 beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST.
JEFF BURTON QUOTES:
DO YOU ENJOY DOING DOUBLE DUTY IN THE BUSCH AND CUP SERIES?
“I think it helps me. Number one, I enjoy racing. I think the more that I can race in these types of cars at this level the better. I don’t think that there is any question that it makes me better as a driver but you can do too much. You can over stack your schedule so that it becomes a distraction. You’ve just got to be careful how many races you do. An 18 race schedule is actually a little more than I wanted to do but Holiday Inn is such a great sponsor. There will be a lot of information flowing back and forth between my Busch and Cup teams, so under that scenario running more races is a good thing.”
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THE NO. 29 HOLIDAY INN TEAM WINNING THE OWNER’S BUSCH SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP WITH TWO DIFFERENT DRIVERS?
“We should be in the hunt. We have put a lot of effort into becoming better than we were last year. There is a tremendous amount of desire to win the championship. This will be the first time that I have co-driven all year long with another driver. I drove a little bit last year with Kevin Harvick, but this is the first time that I am collectively going for a championship and I am looking forward to that. I think that it is going to be interesting. On the Saturday’s that I am not running the Busch race, it’s going to make it a lot more fun for me to watch and pull for Scott.”
SCOTT WIMMER AND YOU SEEM LIKE A GOOD MATCH.
“I am very excited about working with Scott. We have a lot of respect for each other and our driving characteristics are very similar. I think that our risks versus rewards decision making is very similar. I had the opportunity to test with Scott this winter and he is very talented. I know that he can get it done. I think that this is going to be a good program for him because it is going to show a lot of people what he can do. I think that Scott and I will be a really good match this season.”
