Ward Burton 2007 Event Preview
No. 4 Air Force 60th Anniversary/State Water Heaters Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
Race 12 of 36 – Coca-Cola 600 (400 laps/600 miles)
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
State Water Heaters Racing Notes of Interest:
Driver: Ward Burton
Ward Burton will be attempting to qualify for his 365th NASCAR Nextel Cup start when the green flag drops at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 27, 2007
He will be attempting to start in his 23rd NASCAR Nextel Cup event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
His career-best start at the 1.5-mile speedway is a pole (Fall 1994) and his best finish is 2nd (Fall 1998)
In his last outing at Lowe’s in the fall of 2004, Burton started 43rd and finished 19th
Burton’s average start is 20th and average finish is 19th
Burton will have to qualify on time for the Coca-Cola 600, as Morgan-McClure Motorsports is 44th 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 seven top 5’s and 12 top 10’s in 47 starts at Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Morgan-McClure Motorsports has an average start of 18th and their average finish is 21st
State Water Heaters “Hot Water” Ride
Chassis No.: Primary: 90 Back-Up: 82
Chassis 90 was tested at Lowe’s during the recent NASCAR test and was used at both Texas and Atlanta in qualifying attempts
Chassis 82 has not been used during the 2007 season
Ward on returning to Lowe’s …
“We had a fairly decent test here. We brought another car that we weren’t as happy with for the All Star Open and everybody worked really hard but we never did get to where we needed to be and that was disappointing for all of us. But we need to focus on next Thursday. We know we have a good race car and I believe we will have a good motor so we’ve just got to get that thing to go around the race track. If we do, we will be fine and if we don’t we may be on the border. We have to be smart this week and focus on getting the coil binding effort where it needs to be so we can run that one decent lap we need for qualifying. We are very happy to be able to represent the 60th Anniversary of the Air Force during this Memorial Day weekend along with State Water Heaters. I’ve always been proud to support our Armed Forces and I feel very honored to have the privilege of running a tribute for the 60th Anniversary of the Air Force on the hood of our Chevy Monte Carlo this weekend.”
