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Jeff Burton WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in TUMS Fast Relief 500
Press Release
- Jeff Burton led five times for race-high 134 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in today’s TUMS Fast Relief 500. Burton has now led 19 times in 15 races for a total of 527 laps. In 105 short track races, Busch has now led 35 times for 2,205 laps. He claimed WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors for the third time this season.
- Burton scored a ninth-place finish at Martinsville, his 15th top-10 of the season. He claimed his 45th top-10 in 105 career short track races.
- UNOFFICIALLY Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin are tied for the lead (6-6) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings.
- UNOFFICIALLY Burton is eighth in the series championship standings, a gain of two positions. He trails seventh-place Tony Stewart by 10 points and leads ninth-place Kurt Busch by 31.
- Drivers that have led the most laps in the 11 most recent fall races at Martinsville Speedway:
2000: Jeff Burton, 202 laps, third
2001: Ricky Craven, 94 laps, FIRST
2002: Ward Burton, 145 laps, fifth
2003: Jeff Gordon, 313 laps, FIRST
2004: Kurt Busch, 120 laps, fifth
2005: Tony Stewart, 283 laps, second
2006: Jimmie Johnson, 245 laps, FIRST
2007: Jeff Gordon, 168 laps, third
2008: Jimmie Johnson, 339 laps, FIRST
2009: Denny Hamlin, 206 laps, FIRST
2010: Jeff Burton, 134 laps, ninth
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WIX Filters Lap Leader News & Notes
TUMS Fast Relief 500
Martinsville Speedway
October 24, 2010
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- BURTON QUOTES: YOU HAD A VERY GOOD CAR ALL DAY BUT FADED A BIT AT THE END. “The right rear tire is just killed on it. It didn’t accept the speed of that last run and for whatever reason it just killed the right rear tire. We didn’t have that problem all year and happened on the last run. Really disappointing. We obviously had a fast race car. We just weren’t as good as we needed to be at the end. We put a great effort out there. Hard to be believe that you can finish ninth with a car that good [smiles].”COMMENT ON WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH KEVIN HARVICK. IS THAT JUST SOME AGGRESSIVE MARTINSVILLE RACING? “I don’t know. I don’t understand what he was upset about. I have no clue what he could possibly be upset about. I cleared him and turned to the bottom the same way he cleared me when he passed me on the restart and turned to the bottom. It’s Martinsville. That’s what you do. I’m sure its heat of the moment. I’m sure he’s racing for a championship and he’s up on the edge and I’m sure it’s all that ‘cause I didn’t do anything wrong.”
COMMENT ON THE YOUR WARNING FROM NASCAR ON BRAKE-CHECKING ON THE RESTARTS. “Well it’s their job to police the sport and make sure we’re all following the rules. I wasn’t brake-checking. I never once touched the brakes leaving Turn 4 but, you know, they felt like I was so it was their job to police the sport. Everybody was doing their job.”
THIS LOOKED LIKE THE HARDEST RACE THAT YOU’VE EVER DRIVEN. “I drive hard every week. I have this reputation of being a passive driver. I drive hard every week and I drove hard this week but I didn’t drive any harder this week than I normally do.”
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS Denny Hamlin 6 Kyle Busch 6 Tony Stewart 4 Kevin Harvick 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 Jeff Burton 3 Kasey Kahne 2 Clint Bowyer 2 Marcos Ambrose 1 Jamie McMurray 1 AJ Allmendinger 1 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE EVENT DRIVER Daytona 500 Kevin Harvick, 41 laps Auto Club 500 Jeff Burton, 46 laps Shelby American Tony Stewart, seven laps Kobalt Tools 500 Kasey Kahne, 144 laps Food City 500 Juan Pablo Montoya, 29 laps Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 Denny Hamlin, 172 laps Subway Fresh Fit 600 Kyle Busch, 113 laps Samsung Mobile 500 Tony Stewart, 74 laps Aaron’s 499 Jeff Burton, 28 laps Crown Royal 400 Kyle Busch, 226 laps SHOWTIME Southern 500 Denny Hamlin, 104 laps Autism Speaks 400 Kyle Busch, 131 laps Coca-Cola 600 Kyle Busch, 36 laps Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 Denny Hamlin, 88 laps Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Denny Hamlin, 123 laps Toyota/Save Mart 350 Marcos Ambrose, 35 laps LENOX Industrial Tools 301 Kasey Kahne, 110 laps Coke Zero 400 Kevin Harvick, 28 laps LifeLock.com 400 Jamie McMurray, 72 laps Brickyard 400 Juan Pablo Montoya, 86 laps Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Denny Hamlin, 19 laps Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Juan Pablo Montoya, 74 laps CARFAX 400 Kevin Harvick, 60 laps IRWIN Tools Night Race Kyle Busch, 282 laps Emory Healthcare 500 Tony Stewart, 176 laps Air Guard 400 Denny Hamlin, 251 laps Sylvania 300 Clint Bowyer, 177 laps AAA 400 AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps Price Chopper 400 Tony Stewart, 76 laps Pepsi MAX 400 Clint Bowyer, 40 laps Bank of America 500 Kyle Busch, 217 laps TUMS Fast Relief 500 Jeff Burton, 134 laps
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