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American racecar driver Jeff Burton was born on June 29, 1967, in South Boston, Va. He began driving in races in the Busch Series in 1988 in a car owned by his father John Burton. He competed the full season in the following year. In 1994, in the Winston Cup Series, he reached 14th place before dropping to 24th after being disqualified at the Miller Genuine Draft 400 for illegal holes drilled on the roll cage, a safety violation. From 1997 to 2000, he never finished lower than fifth in the points standings and had 15 wins. In 1999, he had a career-high and series leading six races. In 2002 and 2003, he failed to win a race. In 2006, he finally broke his four-year long winless streak in any s...
American racecar driver Jeff Burton was born on June 29, 1967, in South Boston, Va. He began driving in races in the Busch Series in 1988 in a car owned by his father John Burton. He competed the full season in the following year. In 1994, in the Winston Cup Series, he reached 14th place before dropping to 24th after being disqualified at the Miller Genuine Draft 400 for illegal holes drilled on the roll cage, a safety violation. From 1997 to 2000, he never finished lower than fifth in the points standings and had 15 wins. In 1999, he had a career-high and series leading six races. In 2002 and 2003, he failed to win a race. In 2006, he finally broke his four-year long winless streak in any series by winning at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Dover International Speedway. In 2007, he won the Samsung 500, making him the first driver with multiple wins at Texas Motor Speedway. He won the 2008 Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, his first multiple win season since 2001.
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Local driver celebrates national titles
Staff CorrespondentWhile many people around the area are glued to their seats to find out who will win NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, a local racer spent Saturday in his own winner’s circle. A banquet was held at American Legion Post 571 for 13-year old Kyle...Tags: Dale Earnhardt, Jr., American Legion, Auto Racing, Triple Crown, Ryan Newman
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Lee struts stuff at Speedway
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comSome of the brightest young talents in auto racing from across the country converged on the “little track” at Hagerstown Speedway last weekend, with several local drivers walking away with new hardware. The United States Auto Club “...Tags: Joey Logano, Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona), Auto Racing, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman
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Johnson wins second straight All-Star Race
CONCORD, N.C. -- For most of the night, Jimmie Johnson had to watch brothers Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch steal the spotlight. But when it came time to earn the $1 million prize for winning the race, it was Johnson who was at his best as he captured his...Tags: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Casey Mears, Carl Edwards, Mark Martin, Auto Racing
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Matt Kenseth surges to third 2013 victory at Darlington; Bowyer battles back to finish 11th
NASCAR Wire ServiceUnsinkable. Unsinkable Matt Kenseth capped a banner week for unsinkable Joe Gibbs Racing with a victory in Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway with a substitute crew chief on his pit box—the unsinkable Wally Brown....Tags: David Gilliland, Michael McDowell, Bobby Labonte, Carl Edwards, Joe Nemechek
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Scoreboard: May 12
|TODAY| |HOCKEY| |North American Hockey League| |Robertson Cup Tournament| |Dr. Pepper Arena| |At Frisco, Texas| Amarillo vs. Wenatchee (Wash.)/Fairbanks, 4:30 p.m. Bismarck vs. Jamestown, 7:30 p.m. |HORSE RACES| Brown County...Tags: Phil Coke, Bobby Labonte, Matt Garza, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Auto Racing
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Bowyer knows luck plays huge part in success at Talladega
NASCAR Wire ServicesAnything can happen at Talladega Superspeedway. Anyone can win at Talladega. That's the allure of racing at the 2.66-mile behemoth in Alabama. And that's what all drivers will have in the back of their minds this weekend as they prepare for Sunday's...Tags: Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Auto Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Stock Car Racing
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Scoreboard: May 6
|TODAY| |JUNIOR HOCKEY| |NAHL Central Division Finals| |Best-of-5 Series| Game 5 if needed, Bismarck at Austin, 7:05 p.m. |HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ GOLF| Aberdeen Central at Eastern South Dakota Conference Meet at Fox Run Golf Course in...Tags: Central Division (NHL), High School Sports, Todd Smith, Trevor Bayne, David Gilliland
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Scoreboard -- May 4, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Sao Paulo Indy 300, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); NASCAR Sprint Cup, Aaron’s 499, 11:30 a.m. (FOX); Drag Racing, NHRA Southern Nationals, same-day tape, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) NHL Hockey--Playoffs,...Tags: Trevor Bayne, Bobby Labonte, Michael Waltrip, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Louisville Cardinals
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The Backstretch Blog: Yes Virginia, There is a NASCAR Police
Eyewitness SportsIn case you haven't noticed, the NASCAR police has been very busy over the last week or so. From Penske to Gibbs, names that have not normally been in the spotlight are getting busted too. So is NASCAR being unusually harsh on teams? "We've got the...Tags: Auto Racing, Stock Car Racing, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer
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Cup runneth over NASCAR Nationwide Series
I assume every NASCAR fan has received this memo by now: The Nationwide Series has been hijacked by the Sprint Cup boys. Six of the first seven races this season have been won by a Sprint Cup regular. Kyle Busch has four victories all by himself. Tony...
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Cup runneth over NASCAR Nationwide Series
I assume every NASCAR fan has received this memo by now: The Nationwide Series has been hijacked by the Sprint Cup boys. Six of the first seven races this season have been won by a Sprint Cup regular. Kyle Busch has four victories. Tony Stewart won...
Tags: Kenny Wallace, Brian Scott, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin, Auto Racing
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Late caution, correct pit call, aggressive restart put Harvick in victory lane at Richmond
RICHMOND — Richmond International Raceway is billed as the "action track." And from the famous 1986 Darrell Waltrip-Dale Earnhardt duel to the 2008 Kyle-Busch-Dale Earnhardt Jr. battle to the Nelson Piquet-Brian Scott slugfest Friday, it often has...Tags: Brian Scott, Carl Edwards, Auto Racing, Stock Car Racing, Clint Bowyer
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