Ward Burton 2007 Event Preview
No. 4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS
Race 17 of 36 – Lennox Industrial Tools 300 (300 laps/317.4 miles)
New Hampshire International Speedway (NHIS)
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 New Hampshire Int’l. Speedway on July 1, 2007
He will be attempting to start in his 20th NASCAR Nextel Cup event at New Hampshire
His career-best start at the 1.058-mile speedway is 12th twice (Summer 2000 and Fall 2004) and his best finish is a WIN (Summer 2002)
In his last outing at NHIS in the fall of 2004, Burton started 29th and finished 25th
Burton’s average start is 25th and average finish is 26th
Burton will have to qualify on time for the Lennox Industrial Tools 300, 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 two top 10’s in 24 starts at New Hampshire Int’l. Speedway
Morgan-McClure Motorsports has an average start of 26th and their average finish is 26th
State Water Heaters “Hot Water” Ride
Chassis No.: Primary: 91 Back-Up: 93
Chassis 91 was used at Bristol where it finished 18th
Chassis 93 has not been used in competition this year
Ward on returning to NHIS …
“I’ve got a win at New Hampshire so I am anxious to get back there and see how it feels to run in the new COT with the tire Goodyear is giving us now. I started 31st and still managed to win. We had a little bit of a setback last weekend at Sonoma, but we are not giving up. We just have to work a little harder and a little smarter and we will be OK. We qualified 36th out there, but with the 35 guaranteed spots we missed being in the race by one spot. Hopefully, we will have a good practice at New Hampshire on Friday and get a good draw for qualifying and get our State Water Heaters Chevy in the race for Sunday.”
