Sirius at the Glen - Ward Burton Notes

Ward Burton will make his 344th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start when the green flag drops for the Sirius @ The Glen at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.

BURTON ON WATKINS GLEN... "We tested at Virginia International Raceway last week and we weren't happy at all with the car. We've had some problems with brakes all season and they were really obvious while we tested on the road course. We went back to the shop, evaluated everything and did what we needed to do to fix the problem. In that respect it was a good test for us and a worthwhile day spent at VIR. If one day spent testing can fix a problem that has plagued us all season, then it was time well spent.

"This is a different car than the one we ran in Sonoma (Sears Point Raceway). We didn't have a bad car there, but we thought this one might be even better. Obviously, your biggest challenge with a road course is to qualify well and to stay out of trouble. We had some problems early on in Sonoma and had to play catch up the whole day after that, which was a shame because we put down a pretty good qualifying lap with the NetZero Chevrolet. Most of the time staying out of trouble is a lot easier said than done, but you just have to keep reminding yourself that you need to be around at the end, and that's one thing that we really need to work on. We've had some decent runs the past couple of weeks and that's great, but the bottom line is, if you're loading your car into the hauler before the end of the race, you haven't accomplished what you needed to do."

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