Race 2 Win: Chevy American Revolution 400

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Chevy American Revolution 400 - Jeff Burton Notes

Jeff Burton
No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet

Event/Date: Chevy American Revolution 400 – May 14, 2005
Venue: Richmond (Va.) International Raceway

NOTES:

This Week’s Race Car at Richmond International Raceway … Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 129 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable, which finished 17th earlier this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Burton also raced it to 11th-place finishes last year at Martinsville and Phoenix.

Stat Facts …

In 21 Cup starts at Richmond International Raceway, Burton has posted one pole, one win, seven top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. The South Boston, Va. native also owns two Busch Series wins at RIR.

Burton has been running at the finish of each of his 21 Cup races at RIR

12 top-15 finishes in his last 15 starts at the track

Testing, 1,2,3 … Burton and Team Cingular tested Richmond International Raceway Tuesday, May 3 in preparation for the Chevy American Revolution 400 May 14.

Questions anyone? … Burton will participate in a question and answer session for the Virginia drivers Friday, May 13 at 4:15 p.m. in the media center at RIR.

Sign Here Please … Burton will be signing autographs from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at the Cingular Wireless Souvenir Trailer located on the midway at RIR. Tickets are limited and can be obtained at the souvenir trailer.

Meet the Driver … Burton will be a guest at Richmond International Raceway’s Green Flag Club Saturday, May 14 at 3:15 p.m. for a question and answer session. Tickets are available through RIR, to order, call the ticket office at 866-455-RACE or 1-800-PITSHOP.

Muscle Team … Burton will join other Charlotte athletes and celebrities at the Muscle Team 2005 charity event at the Charlotte Coliseum Wednesday, May 18. Muscle Team® 2005, presented by CITGO Petroleum Corporation, pairs top Charlotte athletes with an MDA buddy (a local child living with a neuromuscular disease) and allows participants to mingle with the coaches, athletes, MDA buddies, celebrities and top business executives. Others participating include Carolina Panthers head coach John Fox and players Jake Delhomme, Mike Minter and Mike Rucker, players from the Charlotte Bobcats and Sting and Charlotte 49er’s head coach Bobby Lutz. Other NASCAR drivers include John Andretti and Kerry Earnhardt.

Up to Speed …The Chevy American Revolution 400 at Richmond International Raceway will be televised live Saturday, May 14 beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on FX and be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and XM Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 11th of 36 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series events will air live on SPEED Friday, May 13 at 6 p.m. EDT and will also be broadcast live on MRN and XM Satellite Radio.

JEFF BURTON QUOTES:
Why is Richmond a competitor and fan favorite track?
“Richmond is like a superspeedway and a short track all wrapped up in one. It’s a big enough race track to put on side-by-side racing but a small enough race track to keep the competition close and all the seats are close to the track. It’s just, in my opinion, the best all around environment that we have in our sport. Richmond doesn’t have as many cautions as Bristol and the racing is better.”

Richmond is another Saturday night race under the lights. Is this the way to go for NASCAR?
“I don’t know about the television ratings for Saturday night races, but being there in person it’s the way to go. There is a different environment for a night race. I think the fans are more excited about it, so for the event itself, I certainly think it’s the right thing to do. It generates a tremendous amount of excitement and build up for it, so I think there are a lot of positives for us running under the lights on Saturday nights.”

Is it special to win at Richmond since it is your home state?
“Oh yeah, I consider Richmond and Martinsville to be my hometown tracks. I take a lot of pride in being from Virginia, it’s a great state. Richmond is such a great facility. There are always a lot of people at Richmond that have known Ward and I, along with our entire family, for a long time, so I take a lot of pride in running well there.”

You have said your team’s testing strategy is to hold some test sessions back until we are moving toward the mid-point in the season. Are you there yet, will you start testing more now?
“We are not quite there yet, we’re not going to pull the trigger. We feel like we are running good enough to be in the top 10 in points. We want to try to conduct our test schedule so we can build momentum for the last 10 races heading into The Chase, then also have some tests left for those last 10. That’s been our strategy all along and it will continue to be our strategy.”

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