Birthdate: Oct. 25, 1961 Hometown: South Boston, Va. Resides: Halifax, Va. Marital Status: Married (Tabitha) Children: Sarah, Jeb, Everett Hobbies: Hunting and other outdoor activities

Ward Burton No. 4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Team: Morgan-McClure Motorsports Team Owner: Larry McClure Crew Chief: Chris Carrier Engine Builder: Ron Puryear Career Starts: 359 Career Wins: 5 Career Poles: 7 Best Points Finish: 9th (1999) First Full Season: 1994 First Start: March 6, 1994 (Richmond) First Win: Oct. 22, 1995 (Rockingham) First Pole: Oct. 5, 1994 (Charlotte) Shop Address: 26502 Newbanks Road Abingdon, VA 24211

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2002 Daytona 500 champion Eclipsed $20 million in career race winnings in 2003 Finished a career-best ninth in 1999 final points Competed in NASCAR Busch Series 1990-93, earning three wins

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RECAP
2006 Finished 53rd in series points. … Starting three races. … Highest start was 24th at Phoenix. … Best finish was 25th at Texas in November.

2004 Finished 32nd in series points. … Had eight DNFs. … Only three top-10 finishes. … Best start was the outside pole at Indianapolis.

2003 Finished 21st in series points. … After eight seasons with Bill Davis Racing, moved to Haas CNC Racing following the Martinsville fall race and took over the No. 0 Pontiac for the final four events of the year.… Best start of the year was on the outside pole at Martinsville in October.… Finished 13th at Atlanta in his first effort for Haas CNC, his best finish in 10 races. … Year got off to a poor start for the defending Daytona 500 champion with a 38th-place finish due to an accident on Lap 107 of the 109-lap rain-shortened event. … Still climbed as high as 18th in the point standings after Bristol’s August race. … Did not record a top-five finish for the first time in seven seasons. … Placed in the top 10 four times, with a season-best sixth at Watkins Glen. … Led 30 laps at Rockingham in the fall; led only 18 laps all season prior to that race. … First season without a victory since 1999.

2002 Finished 25th in series points. … Led final five laps of season-opening Daytona 500 to score the biggest win of his career.… Also won at New Hampshire for his fifth career victory. … Season was beset with scattered highs and extreme lows including nine DNFs. … After winning pole at Richmond and leading the most laps (125), suffered transmission failure with less than 40 laps to go. … Richmond race began a six-race string of finishes 30th or worse which dropped him from 14th to 25th in points. … Led the most laps at Martinsville (145) and finished fifth. … Long-time crew chief Tommy Baldwin Jr. was replaced by Frank Stoddard in the second half of the season. … Capped the season with a 12th-place finish at Homestead to secure final series points-paying position. … Led 11 events for a total of 371 laps.

2001 Finished 14th in series points. … Charged from 37th-place starting position to notch third career win at Darlington in September. ... Had back-to-back third-place finishes at Charlotte and Martinsville in October. … Struggled early in the season as he and his team adjusted to the Dodge Intrepid, scoring only one top-10 finish – a fifth at Bristol – in the first 11 races. … Beginning at Bristol in August, rallied to post top-15 finishes in eight of 12 races. … Finished 14th in points despite nine DNFs. … Had six top-five finishes and 10 top 10s. … Best qualifying effort was second at Daytona in July.

2000 Finished 10th in series points. … Scored his second career victory at Darlington in March. … Earned eight top- 10 finishes in the season’s first 13 races and was second in points at that time. … Team stumbled in second half of the season recording four DNFs and falling to 10th in points. … Finished season with four top fives and 17 top 10s. … Started a season-best third in both Darlington races.

1999 Finished ninth in series points. … Didn’t win a race, but finished second three times, all three times behind his brother Jeff – at Rockingham, Las Vegas and Darlington. … Had six top fives and 16 top 10s. … Won the pole at Michigan in August.

1998 Finished 16th in series points. … Had two poles – at Michigan and Pocono – and three outside poles. … Finished second to Mark Martin at Charlotte in October for his lone top five of the season. … Scored five top-10 finishes.

1997 Finished 24th in series points. … Topped $1 million mark in season winnings for the first time in his career.… Scored seven top-10 finishes and won the pole at Martinsville.

1996 Finished 33rd in series points. … Earned one pole – at Darlington – in first full season with Bill Davis Racing. … Scored four top-10 finishes with his best a seventh-place finish at both Dover and Charlotte late in the season.

1995 Finished 22nd in series points. … Began the season driving for A.G. Dillard, finishing in the top 10 twice in 20 races. … Joined Bill Davis Racing for the final nine races. … Proved it was a good move after scoring his first career victory at Rockingham. … Also scored two other top-five finishes for Davis.

1994 Finished 35th in series points. … Stepped up from the NASCAR Busch Series ranks for his first full season in the series. … Struggled early missing the first two races and recording two DNFs in the third and fourth race of the season. … After seven straight finishes of 29th or worse, posted a second-place finish at Pocono. … Scored careerfirst pole at Charlotte in October.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY
Competed for four years in the NASCAR Busch Series (1990-93). … Finished sixth in NASCAR Busch Series points in 1993, posting three wins and four poles. … In 1992, finished eighth in the NASCAR Busch Series standings. … Finished second to Joe Nemechek for NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year in 1990. … In 1989, won three races and was voted Most Popular Driver at South Boston Speedway. … Began racing go-karts at age 8. … Raced on Virginia Karting Association circuit until he was 16. … Moved up to mini-stocks and street stocks at South Boston before moving into late model stock cars in 1986.

NOTEWORTHY
Operates the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, an organization that purchases land in an effort to conserve and protect wildlife habitats. … The foundation works closely with other wildlife organizations. … Older brother of series competitor Jeff Burton. … Attended Elon College for two years, then spent two years living in a cabin in the Virginia woods surviving off the land. … Attended Hargrave Military Academy beginning in 10th grade, became a first lieutenant and ranked first on the school’s rifle team. … Owns a World War II-vintage jeep.