Jeff Burton
No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: Sam’s Town 300 – March 10, 2007
Venue: Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas
NOTES:
This Week’s Race Car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway … Jeff Burton will pilot Chassis No. 061 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable, a car that ran well during preseason testing in Las Vegas and finished third at Texas in November 2006.
Burton at Las Vegas … Burton has earned two victories, one pole, four top-five and five top-10 finishes in six NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This weekend’s race is the second of 18 that Burton is scheduled to drive the Holiday Inn Chevrolet.
Double Duty … In addition to racing the No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet in Saturday’s NBS race, Burton will drive RCR’s No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet in the UAW-DiamlerChrysler NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 11. The South Boston, Va. native has posted two wins, three top-five and six top-10 finishes in nine NASCAR Cup Series starts at the track.
RCR Busch Cars in Vegas … In 14 NBS starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, RCR has earned one win (Kevin Harvick – March ’04), six top-five and nine top-10 finishes with Clint Bowyer, Harvick, Ron Hornaday Jr., Jeff Green and Johnny Sauter.
Vegas Odds … According to Vegasinsider.com, Burton has a 5:1 chance to win the Sam’s Town 300.
Hot 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.
Catch the Action … The Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be televised live on ABC on Saturday, March 10 beginning at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The race will also be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network (PRN) and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the fourth of 35 races on the 2007 Busch Series calendar will air live on SPEED Friday, March 9 beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST.
JEFF BURTON QUOTES:
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY HAS BEEN RECONFIGURED AND IS A MUCH DIFFERENT TRACK THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEWLY CONFIGURED TRACK WHICH INCLUDES STEEPER BANKING IN THE CORNERS?
“I’m not a fan of changing a racetrack. In Vegas’ case, you had a good racetrack that produced fairly good races and they are trying to make it where it produces great races by putting more banking into it. There’s no evidence that suggests that adding more banking into a corner makes for better racing. I’m not convinced that they have done the right thing but it is what it is and we have to find a way to make it work.”
GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT’S A NEWLY RECONFIGURED TRACK, HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO RUN THE BUSCH SERIES RACE SATURDAY? WILL THE EXTRA SEAT TIME PREPARE YOU FOR SUNDAY’S RACE?
“I think it’s exceptionally important. We spent a lot of time looking at the Busch Series schedule this year. We thought about which tracks we should compete in and how positively it will impact our Cup program. Running the Busch Series race is always beneficial at Vegas and I think it’s the right thing to do.”
