Ward Burton 2007 Event Preview
No. 4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS
Race 16 of 36 – Toyota/Save Mart 350 (110 laps/218.9 miles)
Infineon Raceway
State Water Heaters Racing Notes of Interest:
Driver: Ward Burton
Ward Burton will be attempting to qualify for his 367th NASCAR Nextel Cup start when the green flag drops at Infineon Raceway on June 24, 2007
He will be attempting to start in his 12th NASCAR Nextel Cup event at Infineon Raceway.
His career-best start at the 1.99-mile speedway is 5th (2001) and his best finish is 6th (2001)
In his last outing at Infineon in the fall of 2004, Burton started 14th and finished 24th
Burton’s average start is 18th and average finish is 23rd
Burton will have to qualify on time for the Mart 350, as Morgan-McClure Motorsports is 43rd in championship owner’s points in the 2007 season.
Morgan-McClure Motorsports Racing (MMM)
Morgan-McClure Motorsports marks its 25th year of participation in NASCAR’s elite Nextel Cup Division in 2007. There are only three active teams who have been in the sport longer than Morgan-McClure.
MMM has One WIN (Ernie Irvan, 1992), 4 top 5’s and 7 top 10’s in 17 starts at Infineon Raceway
Morgan-McClure Motorsports has an average start of 16th and their average finish is 16th
State Water Heaters “Hot Water” Ride
Chassis No.: Primary: 95 Back-Up: 94
Chassis 95 is a new car and has not been used in testing or competition in 2007
Chassis 94 was used in the recent road course test at VIR
Ward on returning to Infineon …
“I’m looking forward to going back to the road course at Infineon. The layout has changed a little since I was there last so I’m anxious to get there and get a look at it. I’m flying out with my guys early on Thursday so I can take a look around. I’ve had some pretty good runs at Sonoma [Infineon] and we had a good test at VIR so I’m hoping for the best for us and our State Water Heaters Impala.”
