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Ward Burton On Texas
"Texas is a neat track. I think the speedway has done a great job with the new configuration. It has made for better racing since they made the changes." - Ward Burton, Caterpillar Pontiac BURTON ON TEXAS "I think we have the potential to ...
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"Texas is a neat track. I think the speedway has done a great job with the new configuration. It has made for better racing since they made the changes." - Ward Burton, Caterpillar Pontiac
BURTON ON TEXAS
"I think we have the potential to run really well this week at Texas. The Caterpillar team went to Texas and performed a Goodyear tires test in 1999, right after Atlanta. That allowed us to try some new things and we think we're going to be able to use that information this week.
"Last year we were leading the race, came into the pits and Mark Martin blew a tire which brought out the caution. We just got caught pitting and we were never able to get back up there with the leaders. But, we're taking a car that I like and it always performs real well too."
BURTON ON BRISTOL
"It's a tight little track and things happen really fast. Sometimes you just don't have time to react to what's happening in front of you. I know I got bumped once or twice, but I know that I bumped people too. I bumped Dale Jarrett once, but I think he had slowed up from a right front tire going down. It seems like there was a lot of times last week when guys just spun guys out. I try to drive the way I wants guys driving with me. That's not to say I don't make mistakes, but that's short track racing. I was thrilled that the Caterpillar team was able to finish third at Bristol. That was a good day for us."
BURTON ON STAYING FOCUSED
"I think I've gotten more focused on finishing the race first, rather than trying to win the race first. With the longer races, we have to make sure that we complete all the laps. If you can complete all the laps, most likely you'll be in contention for the win at the end. I'm very focused on staying out of trouble and making sure that I'm running at the end of the race. Most of the time, I need Tommy to slow me down so I can save my tires. He doesn't need to remind me to go faster.
"We're staying focused on one week at a time. If we continue to do what we're capable of, I think we'll be in the points at the end of the year. There's so much you can't control, so we just need to keep working on our communication, making the car reliable and working as a team. If we keep doing that, we'll have a very successful year." <pre> TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Year Event ST FIN Earnings 1999 Primestar 500 5 16 90,800 1998 Texas 500 3 15 78,900 1997 Interstate Batteries 500 12 7 89,000
Starts Wins Top Five Top 10 Poles Earnings Total 3 0 0 1 0 258,700
2000 PERFORMANCE DATE EVENT START FINISH LC/TL STATUS EARNINGS PTS. POS. Feb. 20 Daytona 500 6 8 200/200 Running 221,196 8 Feb. 27 Dura-Lube 400 11 3 393/393 Running 70,410 3 March 5 Cars Direct.com 400 37 23 147/148 Running 67,075 9 March 12 Cracker Barrel 500 18 8 324/325 Running 45,220 5 March 19 TranSouth 400 3 1 293/293 Running 132,725 4 March 26 Primestar 500 5 3 500/500 Running 81,135 2 STARTS POLES WINS Top 5 Top 10 LC/TL % Complete Earnings 6 0 1 3 5 1858/1860 100% 617,761
CUMULATIVE RESULTS
Races Wins 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6-10th Poles Outside Poles Money Won 186 2 5 2 4 2 31 6 7 7,041,686
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