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Jeff Burton Gets Drew Blickensderfer as His Crew Chief
WELCOME, N.C. – Richard Childress Racing has named Drew Blickensderfer as the crew chief for the No. 31 Caterpillar/Wheaties Racing team with driver Jeff Burton for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Luke Lambert, interim crew chief during the latter part of the 2011 season for the No. 31 team, will assume a yet-to-be announced new position at RCR. Blickensderfer begins his RCR career after nearly a decade with Roush Fenway Racing. He spent the 2011 … Read entire article »
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Last-lap pass sends Bowyer to victory at Talladega
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala.—Clint Bowyer surged past Richard Childress Racing teammate Jeff Burton through the tri-oval on the final lap at Talladega Superspeedway to win Sunday’s Good Sam Club 500. Bowyer, who will leave RCR for Michael Waltrip Racing next season, beat Burton to the finish line by .018 seconds to record his first victory of the season and the fifth of his career. The win was the 100th in the Sprint … Read entire article »
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Wheaties moves to Jeff Burton’s car in 2012
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Wheaties will co-sponsor Jeff Burton’s No. 31 Sprint Cup Chevrolet at Richard Childress Racing next year, the team announced Wednesday. Caterpillar will continue as a primary sponsor of Burton’s car but will share that role with the General Mills brand, which will appear on the car as an associate sponsor when Caterpillar is the primary. “Wheaties is one of the most iconic brands in American history, and my kids use so many General … Read entire article »
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Can RCR recover after eight subpar races?
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga.—How “off” were the Richard Childress Racing cars at Bristol? Bad enough that team owner Richard Childress called a competition meeting for the Sunday after the Aug. 27 race, typically a day off for the crews. It wasn’t just Bristol that concerned Childress. In that race and the seven that preceded it, RCR cars had posted only one top-five finish—Paul Menard’s victory in the July 31 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis … Read entire article »
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Luke Lambert replaces Todd Berrier as Jeff Burton’s crew chief
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service With driver Jeff Burton mired in a 96-race winless slump, Luke Lambert has replaced Todd Berrier as crew chief on Burton’s No. 31 Chevrolet, on an interim basis, in a move announced Monday by Richard Childress Racing. Burton hasn’t won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race since Oct. 11, 2008, and currently is 25th in the series standings through 19 races. Burton qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup four of the past five years, including last year. Team owner Richard Childress said Berrier would remain with RCR, where he has worked since 1994. “Todd has been an important part of RCR’s success for many years,” Childress said. “He is still employed and under contract, and his role with RCR will be determined in the near … Read entire article »
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Crewmember From Jeff Burtons Team Suspended Due To Violation Of NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Gary Frost, a crew member for Jeff Burton’s No. 31 Richard Childress Racing team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy. On May 23, Frost was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 19 (violation of the NASCAR substance abuse policy) of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rule book. … Read entire article »
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RCR, Caterpillar and Jeff Burton Renew Partnership on No. 31 Chevrolet
WELCOME, N.C. – Richard Childress Racing and Caterpillar have reached agreement to continue their partnership on the No. 31 Chevrolet which began with the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jeff Burton, driver of the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, has also reached agreement on a multi-year contract extension with RCR. The South Boston, Va., native made his RCR debut August 22, 2004, at Michigan International Speedway driving the No. 30 Chevrolet (started 28th, finished 12th). “We are very pleased to continue our relationship with Richard Childress Racing and Jeff Burton,” said Bill Finerty, Vice President of Americas Distribution Services Division for Caterpillar. “Cat Dealers, customers and employees all take pride in watching the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet compete at a high level in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.” Burton and the No. 31 … Read entire article »
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Struggling drivers see hope in Martinsville
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Salvation, your name is Martinsville. That’s the fervent hope of a handful of drivers who need strong performances at the .526-mile paper-clip-shaped track to jump-start their seasons. First and foremost is Denny Hamlin, who fell to 21st in the Sprint Cup standings when an engine failure knocked him out of Sunday’s Auto Club 400 after 105 of 200 laps at Fontana, Calif., and relegated him to 39th place. Engine problems have plagued Joe Gibbs Racing all season. Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano have experienced in-race failures, and, frankly, Hamlin is worried about it. “At this point, yeah, now it’s starting to affect me,” Hamlin said. “I’m worried a little bit more. It’s frustrating, because you want to do the best you can each week, and (crew chief) … Read entire article »
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It’s time for struggling drivers to adjust their thinking
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Jeff Burton and Greg Biffle are in deep trouble. So are Jamie McMurray and Joey Logano. Burton and Biffle are Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup regulars. Neither McMurray nor Logano has ever qualified for the Chase. But all four drivers are in the same leaky boat, and it’s unlikely that any of the four will be around for NASCAR’s postseason this year — at least by traditional means. After disastrous starts to the 2011 season — compounded by pit-road mistakes in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway — Burton and Biffle are tied for 31st in the Cup standings, 63 points behind leaders Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch. Under NASCAR’s new scoring system, that’s close to a race and a half out of first place. McMurray … Read entire article »
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