Jeff Burton

Jeffrey Tyler Burton (born June 29, 1967), nicknamed The Mayor,[1] is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He scored 21 career victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, including two Coca-Cola 600s in 1999 and 2001 and the 1999 Southern 500. He currently serves as a color commentator for NBC Sports, having joined them upon their return to their coverage of NASCAR. His son Harrison Burton currently competes in the Xfinity Series and part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. His brother Ward Burton and his nephew Jeb Burton have also competed in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Jeff Burton
BornJeffrey Tyler Burton
(1967-06-29) June 29, 1967
South Boston, Virginia
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Achievements1999 Southern 500 Winner
1999, 2001 Coca-Cola 600 Winner
Awards1994 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
695 races run over 22 years
2014 position41st
Best finish3rd (2000)
First race1993 Slick 50 300 (Loudon)
Last race2014 Irwin Tools Night Race (Bristol)
First win1997 Interstate Batteries 500 (Texas)
Last win2008 Bank of America 500 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
21 254 6
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
306 races run over 20 years
2009 position28th
Best finish9th (1992)
First race1988 Miller Classic (Martinsville)
Last race2009 Ford 300 (Homestead)
First win1990 Zerex 150 (Martinsville)
Last win2007 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
27 153 11
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
4 races run over 1 year
1996 position42nd
Best finish42nd (1996)
First race1996 Lund Look 225 (Topeka)
Last race1996 Hanes 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
Statistics current as of August 23, 2014.

Early career

After their father introduced Burton and his brothers to go-kart racing, Burton later moved up to late model stock cars and late models, driving at South Boston Speedway.[2]

NASCAR career

Early career

Burton began driving a handful of races in the Busch Series in 1988 in car number 69 owned by his father John Burton. He competed in the full season for Busch Series Rookie of the Year in 1989 in the No. 12 Burton Autosports Pontiac. In 1990, he drove the No. 12 Armour Lower Salt Bacon-sponsored Buick for Sam Ard, where he won his first career race. Burton and Ard later went to court over financial losses suffered throughout the year.[2] He moved to J&J Racing's No. 99 Armour / Food Lion-sponsored Chevrolet in 1991 for one year before moving on to FILMAR Racing owned by Filbert Martocci where he would drive an Oldsmobile sponsored by TIC Financial Systems in 1992, and a Ford sponsored by Baby Ruth in 1993. Burton would later make his first Winston Cup start in 1993 in car No. 0 owned by Martocci.

FILMAR Racing

Burton ran his first Winston Cup race in 1993 in the No. 0 TIC Financial-sponsored Ford Thunderbird for Fil Martocci.

Stavola Brothers Racing

1994 was Burton's rookie year in the Winston Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Raybestos-sponsored Ford for Stavola Brothers Racing. After five races, he reached a season-high 14th-place finish in the overall standings, but by the end of the year, he dropped to 24th after being disqualified at the Miller Genuine Draft 400 for illegal holes drilled on the roll cage, a safety violation. He had a season-high fourth-place finish on the way to earning 1994 NASCAR Rookie of the Year. He was one of a record-high 10 rookies eligible for the award that year, besting a class that included future Cup stars Joe Nemechek, Jeremy Mayfield, John Andretti, and older brother Ward. The next year, in 1995, Burton had one Top 5, along with a ninth-place finish. He also missed three races and finished 32nd in points.

Roush Racing

1997 racecar
Jeff Burton walks to his car for qualifying at Pocono Raceway in 1998.

In 1996, Burton was signed to Roush Racing, where he began driving the No. 99 Exide Batteries-sponsored Ford Thunderbird. In 1998, the team switched to the new Ford Taurus. He finished 13th overall in the season points standings despite failing to qualify for the Purolator 500 in March as a new team (provisionals in the first four races were based on 1995 points, and Burton's team did not have points from 1995). His career hit a peak from 1997 to 2000, as he never finished lower than fifth in the points standings. He achieved his first career win in 1997 in the Interstate Batteries 500 at Texas Motor Speedway (the inaugural NASCAR race at the track), and would go on to win 14 more races during the four-year run. In 1999, Burton won a career-high six races, including the Jiffy Lube 300 for a third straight year, and clinched two of the series' four majors: the Coca-Cola 600 and the 50th Annual Southern 500, which would lead to a fifth-place finish in points. His best points finish was in third in 2000, just 294 points behind champion Bobby Labonte. On September 17, 2000, Burton led every lap of the Dura Lube 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, in unique circumstances (this race was the only Loudon race to use a restrictor plate, imposed for safety reasons after the deaths of Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin Jr. earlier in the year at the track). From 1997 to 2000, Burton won an event at NHIS every year.

In late 2000, Burton and the No. 99 welcomed CITGO as a new sponsor. In 2001 Burton won another two races, upping his career total to 17, and he finished tenth in points, climbing from a season low of 38th, which was his position after four races. In 2002 and 2003, he finished 12th in the points and had eight Top 5s and 25 Top 10s combined, but failed to win a race in either year. CITGO then announced that they were leaving Roush Racing at the end of the 2003 season.

Burton ran the 2004 season without a primary sponsor, with races frequently being sponsored by his personal sponsor SKF. Rumors began to arise that Burton would be leaving Roush Racing. After originally denying the rumors, it finally happened in mid-2004 when, just before the Sirius at The Glen, Burton signed a three-year contract with Richard Childress Racing (RCR), leaving Roush after eight and a half years with the team.

No. 30 car

Upon joining RCR, Burton was placed in the No. 30 AOL-sponsored Chevrolet. He was the fourth driver to pilot the car that season; Johnny Sauter was promoted from RCR's Busch Series program to take over the car but was released after 13 races and was replaced by Dave Blaney, with Jim Inglebright making a one race appearance at Sonoma. Blaney was later released when Burton became available. Prior to the driver change, Burton had an average finish of 20.8 and was 23rd in points. In the 13 races after he changed teams, though, the same stats were improved to 16.6 and 18th. During the offseason, Burton and his team remained with RCR but were switched to the No. 31 Cingular Wireless-sponsored Chevy, replacing Robby Gordon. Blaney took his place in the No. 30, which was renumbered to the No. 07.

No. 31 car

2005 was Burton's first full year at RCR, and he had six Top 10s and three Top 5s for the year, including a third-place finish in the Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix in April and a second-place finish in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Stephen Rochon and Jeff Burton hold the victory trophy from 2006 Nicorette 300

In 2006, Burton won the pole for four races, bringing his total number of career pole wins to six. This poles were for the Daytona 500, the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway,[3] the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Prior to qualifying for the Daytona 500, Burton was extremely enthusiastic about the improvements to RCR as a whole. He proved this by winning his first pole since September 2000 at Richmond. The Allstate 400 pole gave Richard Childress Racing the front row as teammate Clint Bowyer recorded the second fastest time. Burton's best finish came in the Chicagoland race where he recorded a second-place finish. He led the most laps at Indianapolis and Bristol's Sharpie 500, setting the pace for more than half the race. In the Busch Series, he won at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Dover International Speedway, breaking his four-year winless streak in any series. After the race at Richmond International Raceway Jeff qualified for the Chase for the Nextel Cup. During the Chase, Burton won the Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway, breaking a 185-race winless streak dating back to October 28, 2001, allowing him to take the points lead.[4] However, a series of relatively poor finishes in subsequent races, including a flat tire at Talladega while running in the top five and an engine failure at Martinsville, eliminated Burton from contention for the championship.

Burton in the pits during his 2007 win at Texas

Burton won the Samsung 500 at Texas on April 15, 2007, driving with sponsorship from Prilosec OTC, passing former teammate Matt Kenseth on the final lap, making him the first driver to have multiple wins at Texas Motor Speedway. He later went on to qualify for the Chase for the Nextel Cup, he tied for seventh in the 2007 standings.

Burton celebrates after winning at Texas in 2007

Burton came very close to winning the 50th annual Daytona 500. He qualified 36th and by the end of the race, he had worked his way up in the field. He led prior to the race's final caution, but when the green flag dropped with four laps to go, lost several positions and wound up finishing 13th.

Burton won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Following contact between Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart, Burton passed Harvick and Stewart for second. On the ensuing restart, Burton passed Denny Hamlin coming off of Turn 2 to win the Food City 500 and finishing off a sweep of the podium for Richard Childress Racing. Burton also won the 2008 Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Burton took the lead from Greg Biffle with just over 70 laps to go. During the final round of pit stops Burton took fuel only and held off a hard charging Jimmie Johnson for his first multiple win season since 2001.

2008 Cup car at Daytona

In 2009, Caterpillar signed on as a sponsor through 2011. Burton was expected to make a run for the championship but a poor season led Burton to miss the Chase for the first time since 2005. Burton's best finish that year was a pair of second-place finishes in the final two races at Phoenix and Homestead, which eventually put him 17th in points.

Burton during the 2013 STP Gas Booster 500

In 2010, he rebounded but he had still not won a race, though he made the Chase and finished second in both Dover races. He nearly won the fall Martinsville race but a flat tire with 15 laps remaining gave Denny Hamlin the win. A couple weeks later, he and Jeff Gordon got into a wreck long after the caution was out. Burton walked up the track to confront Gordon and the two got into a shoving match. Burton finished 12th in the final points standings. Afterward, Burton assumed responsibility for the incident, stating he was attempting to catch up to Gordon, but was unable to see in the sunlight's glare.[5]

In 2011, Burton was looking for a better season, but a very bad season gave Burton a poor series of finishes. He won the second Gatorade Duel, edging out his Richard Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer. After that, Burton's season went downhill from there. He was leading the Daytona 500 halfway when his engine gave out. He nearly won the Coca-Cola 600 but got spun out on the final restart. Though wanting another caution, the yellow flag never came out because NASCAR wanted to see the race finish under green, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was leading when the accident occurred. His teammate Kevin Harvick passed Earnhardt Jr. within the last 500 yards of the race because Dale Jr. ran out of gas. This led to controversy because fans were speculating that NASCAR wanted Earnhardt to win and go back to victory lane in the first time in three years. Burton's first top 10 came in the twenty first race at Watkins Glen International. Burton missed the 2011 Chase but had a strong run at the fall race at Talladega, leading on the last lap and out of turn four being pushed by Clint Bowyer. At the tri-oval, Bowyer slingshotted to Burton's outside and won by a hood, giving Richard Childress his 100th win as a team owner, Bowyer redeeming his 0.002 second loss to Jimmie Johnson at the track in the spring. In 2012, Burton gained the sponsorship in Wheaties, BB&T and EnerSys. The 31 team also switched crew chiefs too, and Drew Blickensderfer became the crew chief. After a dismal 2012, Blickensderfer was released four races early and Luke Lambert became Burton's crew chief in 2013. Shane Wilson became interim crew chief until the end of 2012. Burton had six Top 10s in 2012, including a dramatic second-place finish at Daytona in July after saving his car from spinning on the final lap. At the AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, Burton would make his 1,000th career NASCAR start, the sixth driver in NASCAR history to do so.[6]

On September 4, 2013, Richard Childress Racing announced that Burton would not be returning to RCR in 2014.[7] On November 8, Burton stated that he would run a part-time schedule in 2014.[6] Burton later said that he wanted to stay with RCR for 2014 to transition straight from racing to television, but RCR chose to sign Ryan Newman instead.[2]

AT&T sponsorship controversy

Cingular Wireless began its sponsorship of the No. 31 Chevrolet in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series prior to 2004 when NEXTEL purchased the naming rights to NASCAR's top division. Cingular and Alltel, the sponsors of Ryan Newman's No. 12 Dodge, were allowed to stay as sponsors under a grandfather clause. In early 2007, following its purchase by AT&T, Cingular began a rebranding effort to the AT&T Mobility brand. NASCAR quickly claimed that a clause in their contract with Sprint Nextel would not allow Cingular to change either the name or brand advertised on the No. 31 car.

After trying and failing to persuade NASCAR to approve the addition of the AT&T globe logo to the rear of the car, AT&T filed a lawsuit against NASCAR on March 16, 2007. On May 18, AT&T won a preliminary injunction and, following a failed emergency motion for a stay by NASCAR on May 19, rebranded the No. 31 car in time for the Nextel All-Star Challenge that evening.[8][9] NASCAR was later granted an appeal to be heard on August 2.

On June 17, NASCAR announced it had filed a $100 million lawsuit against AT&T and would like AT&T and all other telecommunications companies out of the sport in 2008. The other rival company involved, Alltel, was in the process of being sold.[10]

2007 paint scheme with an F1-style paint scheme (all AT&T branding removed).

On August 13, a ruling by a federal appeals court cleared the way for NASCAR to prevent AT&T, Inc. from featuring its logo on Burton's No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. The court, therefore, threw out a lower court's ruling that prevented NASCAR from stopping AT&T's plans. The appeals court remanded the case to the U.S. District Court in Atlanta.[11]

At first practice for the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 24, the No. 31 car had no AT&T branding, but the familiar orange and black paint scheme. Burton's pit crew wore grey Richard Childress Racing shirts and Burton wore a plain orange fire suit displaying only small associate sponsor logos. The car arrived in a black hauler with only the number 31 on the side. NASCAR officials said the car would not have made it through inspection with the AT&T logos.[12]

On September 7, 2007, NASCAR announced that an agreement had been reached between Sprint Nextel and Richard Childress Racing which would allow AT&T to sponsor the No. 31 car through the end of the 2008 season. Under the terms of the agreement Burton was required to find a new sponsor by 2009.[13] On June 18, 2008, it was announced that RCR had secured sponsorship for the 31 of Burton. Caterpillar, which previously spent 10 years on the No. 22 of Bill Davis Racing and with Jeff's brother Ward driving from 1999–2003, signed a multi-year agreement with Richard Childress Racing to become the new primary sponsor of the 31 starting in 2009.[14]

2014–2015: Part-time racer and move to television

NBC Sports

On December 3, 2013, NBC Sports Network producer Sam Flood announced that Burton would become an analyst for NBC in 2015.[15]

Michael Waltrip Racing

On December 2, 2013, it was announced that Burton had been hired by Michael Waltrip Racing to run a limited schedule for MWR's research-and-development team, Identity Ventures Racing.[16] Burton made his debut in the No. 66 at Las Vegas.[17]

Prior to Burton's scheduled start at Michigan, it was announced he would be replaced as R&D driver by Brett Moffitt, though he would be given one more start at Loudon, which was expected to be his final career race.

Stewart-Haas Racing

However, on August 14, 2014, Burton was picked up by Stewart-Haas Racing to replace Tony Stewart in the No. 14 at the Pure Michigan 400 and the Irwin Tools Night Race, in the aftermath of the death of sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr.[18][19]

Personal life

Burton is the younger brother of Ward Burton, who is a former Sprint Cup driver. Married to wife Kim, they have two children: Paige and Harrison. Harrison, like his father, is a NASCAR driver, and currently races in the Xfinity Series.[20] Burton also has another brother, Brian, who did not drive in NASCAR but rather took over the family's construction business. Burton currently resides in Huntersville, North Carolina.

Burton's family ancestry can be traced back through Colonial Virginia where the landing of his earliest ancestor Richard Burton came over to the Jamestown Colony in the 1630s. The earliest his ancestry goes is back to the 1200s with his ancestor Rodger de Burghton.

Burton is a fan of Bruce Lee. At the Coca-Cola 500 at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan, he raced a special Bruce Lee paint scheme on his No. 99 Ford.[21]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led ** – All laps led.)

Monster Energy Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts
1993 FILMAR Racing 0 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA
37
POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 83rd 52
1994 Stavola Brothers Racing 8 Ford DAY
26
CAR
20
RCH
20
ATL
4
DAR
20
BRI
31
NWS
33
MAR
36
TAL
39
SON
15
CLT
29
DOV
33
POC
22
MCH
21
DAY
18
NHA
38
POC
4
TAL
26
IND
19
GLN
25
MCH
33
BRI
20
DAR
8
RCH
DNQ
DOV
37
MAR
36
NWS
28
CLT
25
CAR
11
PHO
27
ATL
31
30th 2726
1995 DAY
24
CAR
19
RCH
31
ATL
33
DAR
19
BRI
28
NWS
26
MAR
DNQ
TAL
25
SON
18
CLT
40
DOV
25
POC
36
MCH
31
DAY
18
NHA
25
POC
27
TAL
22
IND
38
GLN
38
MCH
23
BRI
9
DAR
16
RCH
13
DOV
20
MAR
31
NWS
DNQ
CLT
31
CAR
5
PHO
23
ATL
36
32nd 2556
1996 Roush Racing 99 Ford DAY
5
CAR
13
RCH
4
ATL
DNQ
DAR
10
BRI
23
NWS
29
MAR
22
TAL
16
SON
26
CLT
18
DOV
9
POC
9
MCH
17
DAY
14
NHA
4
POC
35
TAL
7
IND
11
GLN
21
MCH
9
BRI
37
DAR
31
RCH
3
DOV
40
MAR
11
NWS
4
CLT
11
CAR
5
PHO
31
ATL
9
13th 3538
1997 DAY
11
CAR
3
RCH
42
ATL
5
DAR
4
TEX
1
BRI
42
MAR
15
SON
9
TAL
8
CLT
5
DOV
3
POC
2
MCH
14
CAL
30
DAY
8
NHA
1*
POC
3
IND
15
GLN
29
MCH
8
BRI
4
DAR
2
RCH
2*
NHA
14
DOV
11
MAR
1
CLT
6
TAL
14
CAR
38
PHO
13
ATL
34
4th 4285
1998 DAY
40
CAR
18
LVS
2
ATL
8
DAR
5*
BRI
4
TEX
29
MAR
32
TAL
43
CAL
10
CLT
8
DOV
2
RCH
7
MCH
4
POC
4
SON
39
NHA
1*
POC
3
IND
36
GLN
23
MCH
5
BRI
2
NHA
5
DAR
2*
RCH
1*
DOV
38
MAR
5
CLT
3
TAL
10
DAY
13
PHO
4
CAR
5
ATL
4
5th 4415
1999 DAY
35
CAR
4*
LVS
1*
ATL
4
DAR
1*
TEX
7
BRI
5
MAR
2
TAL
11
CAL
2
RCH
37
CLT
1*
DOV
8
MCH
3
POC
36
SON
24
DAY
3
NHA
1
POC
36
IND
5
GLN
13
MCH
37
BRI
17
DAR
1*
RCH
13
NHA
4
DOV
6
MAR
9
CLT
37
TAL
8
CAR
1
PHO
4
HOM
3
ATL
5
5th 4733
2000 DAY
2
CAR
32
LVS
1*
ATL
43
DAR
5
BRI
9
TEX
2
MAR
2
TAL
12
CAL
5
RCH
7
CLT
11
DOV
34
MCH
11
POC
7
SON
16
DAY
1
NHA
11
POC
2
IND
6
GLN
3
MCH
10
BRI
6
DAR
2
RCH
5*
NHA
1**
DOV
36
MAR
3*
CLT
6
TAL
29
CAR
4
PHO
1*
HOM
11
ATL
12
3rd 4841
2001 DAY
19
CAR
37
LVS
39
ATL
30
DAR
18
BRI
40
TEX
19
MAR
3
TAL
10
CAL
31
RCH
14
CLT
1*
DOV
31
MCH
7
POC
10
SON
8
DAY
8
CHI
18
NHA
11
POC
36
IND
16
GLN
2
MCH
16
BRI
15
DAR
6
RCH
9
DOV
21
KAN
11
CLT
5
MAR
5
TAL
3
PHO
1*
CAR
18
HOM
4
ATL
10
NHA
17
10th 4394
2002 DAY
12
CAR
6
LVS
9
ATL
21
DAR
11
BRI
26
TEX
39
MAR
9
TAL
9
CAL
19
RCH
3
CLT
40
DOV
3
POC
6
MCH
20
SON
29
DAY
33
CHI
39
NHA
12
POC
16
IND
29
GLN
7
MCH
4
BRI
13
DAR
10
RCH
39
NHA
20
DOV
6
KAN
29
TAL
11
CLT
7
MAR
17
ATL
12
CAR
4
PHO
12
HOM
3
12th 4259
2003 DAY
11
CAR
12
LVS
6
ATL
33
DAR
42
BRI
13
TEX
20
TAL
35
MAR
4
CAL
19
RCH
9
CLT
18
DOV
14
POC
14
MCH
11
SON
38
DAY
2
CHI
6
NHA
9
POC
6
IND
27
GLN
31
MCH
11
BRI
32
DAR
11
RCH
4
NHA
42
DOV
12
TAL
32
KAN
13
CLT
20
MAR
10
ATL
23
PHO
8
CAR
7
HOM
14
12th 4109
2004 DAY
42
CAR
37
LVS
13
ATL
20
DAR
11
BRI
38
TEX
27
MAR
25
TAL
7
CAL
26
RCH
14
CLT
22
DOV
4
POC
24
MCH
13
SON
9
DAY
23
CHI
33
NHA
12
POC
34
IND
12
GLN
12
18th 3902
Richard Childress Racing 30 Chevy MCH
12
BRI
4
CAL
15
RCH
23
NHA
15
DOV
33
TAL
13
KAN
15
CLT
9
MAR
11
ATL
6
PHO
11
DAR
13
HOM
36
2005 31 DAY
29
CAL
19
LVS
17
ATL
15
BRI
36
MAR
16
TEX
12
PHO
3
TAL
10
DAR
21
RCH
16
CLT
22
DOV
12
POC
19
MCH
11
SON
30
DAY
11
CHI
30
NHA
14
POC
37
IND
20
GLN
43
MCH
26
BRI
2
CAL
35
RCH
18
NHA
9
DOV
11
TAL
35
KAN
28
CLT
14
MAR
5
ATL
8
TEX
30
PHO
15
HOM
25
18th 3803
2006 DAY
32
CAL
5
LVS
7
ATL
35
BRI
34
MAR
33
TEX
6
PHO
9
TAL
4
RCH
15
DAR
9
CLT
6
DOV
4
POC
9
MCH
11
SON
7
DAY
15
CHI
2
NHA
7
POC
9
IND
15*
GLN
11
MCH
42
BRI
9*
CAL
16
RCH
9
NHA
7
DOV
1
KAN
5
TAL
27
CLT
3
MAR
42
ATL
13
TEX
38
PHO
10
HOM
14
7th 6228
2007 DAY
3
CAL
4
LVS
15
ATL
4
BRI
2
MAR
6
TEX
1
PHO
13
TAL
34
RCH
43
DAR
10
CLT
24
DOV
12
POC
13
MCH
24
SON
3
NHA
7
DAY
16
CHI
7
IND
8
POC
11
GLN
40
MCH
14
BRI
12
CAL
4
RCH
18
NHA
18
DOV
7
KAN
36
TAL
43
CLT
4
MAR
12
ATL
5
TEX
6
PHO
9
HOM
8
8th 6231
2008 DAY
13
CAL
12
LVS
5
ATL
10
BRI
1
MAR
3
TEX
6
PHO
6
TAL
12
RCH
11
DAR
10
CLT
6
DOV
8
POC
5
MCH
15
SON
13
NHA
12
DAY
37
CHI
19
IND
9
POC
21
GLN
17
MCH
11
BRI
42
CAL
17
RCH
6
NHA
4
DOV
9
KAN
7
TAL
4
CLT
1
MAR
17
ATL
18
TEX
13
PHO
9
HOM
40
6th 6335
2009 DAY
28
CAL
32
LVS
3
ATL
14
BRI
8
MAR
15
TEX
9
PHO
15
TAL
10
RCH
3
DAR
12
CLT
25
DOV
16
POC
9
MCH
26
SON
34
NHA
31
DAY
16
CHI
37
IND
25
POC
21
GLN
38
MCH
18
BRI
34
ATL
18
RCH
16
NHA
16
DOV
16
KAN
23
CAL
30
CLT
14
MAR
15
TAL
5
TEX
9
PHO
2
HOM
2
17th 4022
2010 DAY
11
CAL
3
LVS
11
ATL
20
BRI
10
MAR
20
PHO
25
TEX
12
TAL
32*
RCH
4
DAR
8
DOV
2
CLT
25
POC
7
MCH
8
SON
27
NHA
12
DAY
5
CHI
7
IND
8
POC
8
GLN
9
MCH
24
BRI
16
ATL
4
RCH
13
NHA
15
DOV
2
KAN
18
CAL
23
CLT
20
MAR
9*
TAL
41
TEX
36
PHO
19
HOM
31
12th 6033
2011 DAY
36
PHO
26
LVS
21
BRI
20
CAL
15
MAR
24
TEX
11
TAL
16
RCH
16
DAR
33
DOV
11
CLT
21
KAN
25
POC
20
MCH
24
SON
21
DAY
21
KEN
19
NHA
16
IND
35
POC
17
GLN
9
MCH
17
BRI
15
ATL
13
RCH
29
CHI
15
NHA
13
DOV
11
KAN
21
CLT
18
TAL
2
MAR
6
TEX
27
PHO
4
HOM
10
20th 935
2012 DAY
5
PHO
33
LVS
14
BRI
6
CAL
22
MAR
22
TEX
29
KAN
22
RCH
31
TAL
10
DAR
18
CLT
19
DOV
22
POC
15
MCH
21
SON
11
KEN
24
DAY
2
NHA
21
IND
32
POC
22
GLN
30
MCH
19
BRI
33
ATL
12
RCH
6
CHI
24
NHA
15
DOV
27
TAL
10
CLT
28
KAN
28
MAR
22
TEX
19
PHO
13
HOM
19
19th 883
2013 DAY
30
PHO
10
LVS
26
BRI
32
CAL
17
MAR
18
TEX
23
KAN
18
RCH
5
TAL
28
DAR
21
CLT
12
DOV
11
POC
11
MCH
10
SON
31
KEN
19
DAY
16
NHA
3
IND
43
POC
36
GLN
26
MCH
8
BRI
13
ATL
34
RCH
18
CHI
14
NHA
8
DOV
14
KAN
12
CLT
21
TAL
21
MAR
11
TEX
24
PHO
17
HOM
23
20th 906
2014 Michael Waltrip Racing 66 Toyota DAY PHO LVS
17
BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA
20
IND POC GLN 41st 87
Stewart-Haas Racing 14 Chevy MCH
37
BRI
15
ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1994 Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 35 26
1995 28 24
1996 Roush Racing Ford 16 5
1997 23 11
1998 14 40
1999 5 35
2000 14 2
2001 8 19
2002 33 12
2003 9 11
2004 11 42
2005 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6 29
2006 1 32
2007 7 3
2008 36 13
2009 26 28
2010 39 11
2011 4 36
2012 9 5
2013 18 30

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts
1988 Burton Autosports 64 Chevy DAY HCY CAR MAR
28
DAR BRI LNG NZH SBO
17
NSV CLT DOV ROU
11
LAN LVL MYB OXF 40th 569
Olds SBO
11
HCY LNG IRP ROU
15
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR
1989 12 Pontiac DAY CAR
19
MAR
10
HCY
12
DAR
20
BRI
26
NZH
21
SBO
11
LAN
9
NSV
11
CLT
15
DOV
27
ROU
8
LVL
16
VOL
14
MYB
4
SBO
23
HCY
26
DUB
26
IRP
16
ROU
7
BRI
31
DAR
25
RCH DOV
22
MAR
3
CLT
21
CAR
39
MAR
26
13th 2967
1990 Ard Motorsports Buick DAY
19
RCH
11
CAR
13
MAR
11
HCY
15
DAR
9
BRI
23
LAN
11
SBO
2
NZH
16
HCY
28
CLT
28
DOV
30
ROU
5
VOL
27
MYB
13
OXF
21
NHA
11
SBO
20
DUB
27
IRP
35
ROU
12
BRI
28
DAR
19
RCH
27
DOV
22
MAR
1
CLT
37
NHA
9
CAR
29
MAR
22
15th 3342
1991 J&J Racing 99 Chevy DAY
24
RCH
31
CAR
8
MAR
27
VOL
17
HCY
DNQ
DAR
8
BRI
13
SBO
1*
NZH
29
DOV
11
ROU
5
HCY
25
MYB
15
GLN
4
OXF
6
NHA
20
SBO
21
DUB
15
IRP
30
ROU
24
BRI
9
DAR
15
RCH
30
DOV
14
CLT
14
NHA
7
CAR
34
MAR
7
12th 3533
Laughlin Racing 45 Pontiac HCY
29
CLT
27
J&J Racing 99 Buick LAN
7
1992 FILMAR Racing 8 Olds DAY
20
CAR
19
RCH
31
ATL
26
MAR
23
DAR
15
BRI
14
HCY
14
LAN
7
DUB
26
NZH
27
CLT
14
DOV
2
ROU
10
MYB
22
GLN
9
VOL
22
NHA
1
TAL
20
IRP
11
ROU
5
MCH
34
NHA
8
BRI
3
DAR
17
RCH
6
CLT
34
MAR
6
CAR
23
HCY
18
9th 3609
Ford DOV
18
1993 DAY
6
CAR
31
RCH
3
DAR
39
BRI
7
HCY
20
ROU
8
MAR
7
NZH
28
CLT
9
DOV
3
MYB
1*
GLN
33
MLW
6*
TAL
21
IRP
8
MCH
27
NHA
24
BRI
33
DAR
24
RCH
35
DOV
11
ROU
26
CLT
18
MAR
22
CAR
22
HCY
23
ATL
39
14th 3030
1996 Key Motorsports 05 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH CLT
42
DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM 106th 37
1997 Roush Racing 9 Ford DAY
40
CAR RCH
6*
ATL
14
LVS DAR
2
HCY TEX
3
BRI
1*
NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT
13
DOV
2
SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH
4
BRI DAR
1*
RCH
3*
DOV CLT
4
CAL CAR
4*
HOM 26th 1948
1998 DAY
22
CAR
4*
LVS
4
NSV DAR
2*
BRI
39
TEX
10
HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT
22
DOV RCH
1
PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH
1*
BRI DAR RCH
2
DOV CLT
6
GTY CAR
13
ATL HOM
1
30th 1883
1999 DAY
9
CAR
1
LVS
3
ATL DAR
6
TEX
2
NSV BRI TAL CAL
2
NHA RCH
2
NZH CLT
4
DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH
7
BRI DAR
7
RCH
35
DOV CLT
14
CAR MEM PHO
4
HOM
8
25th 2091
2000 DAY CAR
5
LVS
1*
ATL DAR
3*
BRI TEX
6
NSV TAL CAL
2
RCH
41
NHA CLT
1*
DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH
3
BRI DAR
2*
RCH
1*
DOV CLT
10
CAR
2*
MEM PHO
1*
HOM
5
29th 2259
2001 DAY CAR LVS
6
ATL DAR BRI TEX
2
NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT
7
DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI
3
GTY PPR IRP MCH
10
BRI DAR
1*
RCH
9
DOV KAN
31
CLT
3
MEM PHO
9
CAR HOM
13
33rd 1600
2002 DAY CAR LVS
1*
DAR
1*
BRI TEX
10
NSH TAL CAL
15
RCH NHA
41
NZH CLT
30
DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI
3*
GTY PPR IRP MCH
2
BRI DAR
1
RCH
3
DOV KAN
1
CLT
1*
MEM ATL CAR PHO
17
HOM 31st 1907
2003 DAY CAR LVS
35
DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA
16
PPR IRP MCH
20
BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN 76th 330
Reiser Enterprises 17 Ford CLT
38
MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM
2004 Roush Racing 9 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR
2
BRI TEX
9
NSH TAL CAL
16
GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI
3
NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 57th 598
2005 Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI
2*
TEX PHO TAL DAR
5
RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN
6
MCH BRI DOV
27
KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 58th 692
29 CAL
16
RCH
2006 21 DAY
30
CAL
4
MXC LVS ATL
1*
BRI TEX
6
NSH PHO TAL CLT
35
MEM 28th 2040
29 RCH
2
DAR CLT
6
DOV
1
NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI
3
IRP
5
GLN MCH
10
BRI
33
CAL RCH
40
DOV KAN
40
TEX
3
PHO HOM
Kevin Harvick Incorporated 77 Chevy NHA
21
MAR GTY
2007 Richard Childress Racing 29 Chevy DAY CAL
7
MXC LVS
1
ATL
1
BRI NSH TEX
10
PHO
3
TAL RCH
3*
DAR
4
CLT
4
DOV
19
NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI
3
GTY IRP CGV
10
GLN
2
MCH
4
BRI
40
CAL
1
RCH DOV KAN
8
CLT
1*
MEM TEX
8
PHO HOM
1
15th 3002
2008 DAY CAL
8
LVS
24
ATL
3
BRI NSH TEX
2
PHO
31
MXC TAL RCH DAR
21
CLT
8
DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI
8
GTY IRP CGV GLN
14
MCH BRI CAL
4
RCH DOV KAN
14
CLT
2
MEM TEX PHO HOM
35
32nd 1712
2009 DAY CAL
6
LVS
10
BRI TEX
8
NSH PHO
20
TAL RCH
31
DAR
8
CLT
9
DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI
11
GTY IRP IOW GLN
6
MCH
9
BRI CGV ATL
5
RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT
9
MEM TEX PHO HOM
3
28th 1775

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NCTSC Pts
1996 Roush Racing 99 Ford HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT
8
BRI NZH
4
MLW LVL I70 IRP
14
FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR
8
NWS SON MMR PHO LVS 42nd 565

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Year Make 1 2 3 4 IROC Pts
1998 Pontiac DAY
2
CAL
5
MCH
1
IND
12
2nd 57
1999 DAY
12
TAL
11
MCH
6
IND
7
11th 26
2000 DAY
3
TAL
4
MCH
12
IND
12
7th 35
2001 DAY
10
TAL
6
MCH
7
IND
10*
8th 32

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Achievements
Preceded by
Jeff Gordon
Matt Kenseth
Coca-Cola 600 Winner
1999
2001
Succeeded by
Matt Kenseth
Mark Martin
Preceded by
Jeff Gordon
Southern 500 Winner
1999
Succeeded by
Bobby Labonte
Awards
Preceded by
Jeff Gordon
NASCAR Rookie of the Year
1994
Succeeded by
Ricky Craven
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