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RC: Burton not leaving: Jeff Burton will not be on the market any time soon, even if the NASCAR/AT&T legal wrangling doesn't fall AT&T's way, car owner Richard Childress said Friday at Michigan International Speedway. Burton signed a contract to drive for Richard Childress Racing in June, with AT&T signing on as sponsor. But that was before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction that had allowed AT&T logos on the #31 Chevy in place of Cingular signage. "We've got contracts with AT&T and Jeff Burton," Childress said. That means Burton isn't going anywhere, Childress indicated. Childress did not want to comment on the NASCAR/AT&T situation "because it's still in the legal system," he said.
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Jeff Burton's best points finish was in 2000, when he finished 3rd, 294 points behind champion Bobby Labonte. During that year, on September 17th, he led the Dura Lube 300 sponsored by Kmart at New Hampshire International Speedway wire-to-wire, becoming the first Cup driver to lead every lap in one race since Cale Yarborough did so at a 1978 race at Nashville Speedway USA. From 1997 to 2000, Burton won an event at NHIS every year. The following year, in 2001, Burton won another two races, upping his career total to 17, as he finished tenth in points.
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New Paint Scheme for Jeff Burton: AT&T Inc. has a new look for Richard Childress Racing's #31 Chevy driven by Jeff Burton. Burton will be zipping around the track in a new paint scheme splashed with the AT&T logo. The stylish revamp coincides with the first full season of competition of the Car of Tomorrow, as well as RCR's switch from a Monte Carlo SS to an Impala SS. "AT&T is proud of its sponsorship of the # RCR 31 ride, and we wanted to make sure the car would have a lasting impression while circling the track during the 2008 season," said Tim McGhee, director of National Sponsorships for AT&T's wireless unit. "The entire AT&T Racing team is incredibly excited for the 2008 season, and the new paint scheme will be the icing on the cake," said Burton, who finished eighth in this year's Chase for the Championship standings. "Our goal is to win a championship, and with our new ride we'll be taking the checkered flag in style."(AT&T PR), for an image of the car see my #31 Paint Scheme Page.(12-20-2007)
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In 2002 and 2003, Jeff Burton finished 12th and combined for 8 top-5s and 25 top-10s, but failed to win a race in either year. After sponsor PDVSA announced it was leaving Roush Racing at the end of 2003, 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.
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The 1997, Jeff Burton surfaced as a potent threat to NASCAR’s field of stars which included Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, and Dale Jarrett. He won three races and finished 5th in the final championship standings. He celebrated his first victory at Texas Motor Speedway in April of that year. He ... became the first driver to ever win at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Jeff Burton was born in South Boston, Va, on the 29th of June, 1967. Since then Burton's racing career has been going on for more then 30 years. It started off when he "first got behind the wheel of a go-kart" at the age of seven and it eventually led him to winning two Virginia karting state championships before he took to stock car racing instead in 1984. He raced on his home track in South Boston Speedway, winning six Late Model races in 1986 and seven the following year.
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