Jeff burton, nicknamed the mayor, is a retired american stock car racing driver. Nascar driver was named the 1994 winston cup series rookie of the year. Jeff burton stats, race results, wins, news, record. Harrison, like his father, is a nascar driver, and currently races in the gander outdoors truck series.
Jeff burton nascar hall of fame nominee bio nascar. Brett bodine, one of the three bodine brothers who competed in the nascar cup series, made 480 career starts in cup between 198603. After a dismal 2012 only six top 10s, the driver and richard childress racing. Jeff burton earned the nickname the mayor for his insightful perspectives on issues affecting the wellbeing and safety of the sport. Jimmie johnson sits down with jeff burton to discuss nascar. He was born on june 29th, 1967 in south boston, virginia. Click on the site to see jeff burtons career results at that track glossary. Jeff burton biography, age, wife, net worth, nascar, nbc. Burton is the younger brother of ward burton, who is a fellow sprint cup driver. Jeff burton and dan ackroyd team up for auto care month. Her lively personality perfectly complements the drama that is inherently nascar and the. Burton would later make his first winston cup start in 1993. Jeff gordon is having his worst season, statistically, since he was a rookie in 1993. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of jeff burton over time since january 1st 20.
Following in the footsteps of his older brother ward burton, a retired sprint cup driver and daytona 500 winner, burton made his professional racing debut in nascar s nationwide series in 1988, and won his first career victory in 1990. He had two children, paige and harrison, with his wife kim. April 16 today in jayskis nascar history page 17 of. Nascar driver jeff burtons wife kim burton is a goto camera angle during all of her husbands races. Contentsshow nascar career nationwide formerly busch series burton began driving a handful of races in the busch series in 1988 in car number 69. He is the son of ward burton, the nephew of jeff burton, and the cousin of jeffs son harrison burton. Click to show race results for nascar nextel allstar challenge open 2005. The nascar sprint formerly nextel cup series driver lives here.
He has a son by the name harrison burton who is a nascar parttimer and a competitor on the xfinity series. He is reported by alt driver as being not only one of the richest nascar drivers in history but also one of the wealthiest athletes of all time. Many know kurt busch as the older brother of nascar driver kyle bush, but hes also won 27 cup races during his career. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen.
He scored 21 career victories in the sprint cup series, including two cocacola 600s in 1999 and 2001 and the 1999 southern 500. Jeff burton race results in the 1993 nascar winston cup series. Ward left won only five times at the cup level, but one of the victories came in the 2002 daytona 500. Barry was a mainstay in the cup garage for years well before i got there, highly respected, kind person, very nice person burton said. April 10 today in jayskis nascar history page 18 of. He is the younger brother of ward burton, who is a fellow sprint cup driver. Jeffs brother, ward burton and nephew jeb burton have also competed in the monster energy nascar cup series. Nascar historical photo gallery burton brothers, ward, jeff, and john.
But it was his ontrack performance that fueled his 22year cup series career. Other past drivers that were nominated were dale earnhardt jr. Nascar racer turned nbc broadcaster jeff burton explains growing up with his brother and fellow racer ward, how racing drove them apart. Retired nascar driver jeff burton has been selected as one of five current nominees for induction to the nascar hall of fame. Driver jeff burton 2005 nascar nextel cup results racing. Jeff burton gained his net worth as one of the notable team members of. Kurt busch won at bristol for his 30th career monster energy nascar cup series victory, making a bit of history with brother kyle busch. In march 1999, jeff burton won a nascar cup race at las vegas motor speedway. Ward burton gets nailed and has the blood to show for it. He scored 21 career victories in the sprint cup series, including two cocacola 600s in 1999 and 2001. Jeff burton catches up with jimmie johnson to talk about his future plans in. Jeff burton reflects on the recent passing of a nascar.
Former nascar cup driver ward burton has always had a kind of tough guy aura about him in a good way. Following in the footsteps of his older brother ward burton, a retired sprint cup driver and daytona 500 winner, burton made his professional racing debut in nascars nationwide series in 1988, and won his first career victory in 1990. He is the older brother of fellow nascar driver and nascar on nbc broadcaster jeff burton, the father of current nascar xfinity series driver jeb burton, and the uncle of driver harrison burton. Jeff currently serves as the nbc sports commentator. Jeff burton ford nascar racecar diecast racing cars for.
His older brother jeff burton was named 1994 winston cup series rookie of the year. In 2004, kurt beat jimmie johnson to become the 2004 cup series champion. Though hes definitely talented, kurt busch has gotten into some trouble on and off the track and hes had a few notable public feuds with other nascar drivers. He currently operates the ward burton wildlife foundation, a conservation and sportsmans organization. Kims emotional reactions to every twist and turn have made her a visual barometer of jeffs performance on the track. Brad keselowski 22 and his older brother brian 92 captured the imagination of fans when brad pushed brian into a berth in the 2011 seasonopening daytona 500. He is the younger brother of nascar driver, ward burton. Bobby labonte and jeff burton are facing a tough job market. He has five career wins in the nascar winston cup series, including the 2002 daytona 500 and the 2001 southern 500. Jeff was born in 1960s, in the middle of generation x. The ten facts you need to know about jeff burton, including life path number, birthstone, body stats, zodiac and net worth. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most.
Daughter paige 23 and wife kim are both competitive equestrians, and son harrison 18 is following in his fathers footsteps, competing in the nascar arca menards series and nascar camping world truck series. John edward burton iii born october 25, 1961 is an american former professional stock car racing driver. He competed for several seasons as a regular driver at south boston speedway, an american racing circuit that his family has historically been known for competing at, as well as at ace speedway. Nascar north tour usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. Ward burton gets nailed and has the blood to show for it nascar. The month of april is auto care month and the us environmental protection agency epa and american lung association are launching a massive public awareness campaign on behalf of cleaner air and more efficiently running cars. He had one of his best season finishes in 2000, when he placed 3rd in the nascar sprint cup series. Many in the nascar world have voiced their feelings in regards to the matter, including wallace, nascar, and jeff burton. Jeff burton, nicknamed the mayor, is a former american stock car racing driver who recorded more than one thousand starts in all three nascar national series between 1988 and 2014, scoring 21 wins in the cup series and 27 wins in the busch series at daytona 500, he was a polesitter once in 2006 but his best result in the race was second place at 2000 daytona 500. He won his first nascar sprint cup series race at the 1995 ac delco 400 at rockingham. He made his nascar debut at the 1990 pontiac 200 at richmond. Nascar drivers fight and ride mad in ambulance together youtube duration. Thursday to the older brother of nbc nascar analyst jeff burton is a. He is the older brother of fellow nascar driver and nascar on nbc broadcaster jeff.
Hendrick motorsports and asks the future hall of fame driver how h. During an interview on siriusxm nascar radio, burton shared his memories of dodson. He started his professional racing career in nascars nationwide series in 1988. Ward burton gets nailed and has the blood to show for. Jeff burton sits downs with his family to discuss their expectations for the 2021 nascar cup car in this first edition of burton family burnouts. John edward burton iii is an american former professional stock car racing driver. His brother ward burton and his nephew jeb burton are also wellknown nascar drivers. Nascar driver jeff burton isnt known for overstatement, so its noteworthy when he says, ive never been part of a season thats had this many changes at once. John edward jeb burton iv born august 6, 1992 is an american professional stock car racing driver.
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