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Burton Looks For Another Solid Road Course Run "We got our rule change and that really seemed to help us have more stability through the turns. It really showed at Indy last week because we were able to go a lot deeper into the turns and that ...
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Burton Looks For Another Solid Road Course Run
"We got our rule change and that really seemed to help us have more stability through the turns. It really showed at Indy last week because we were able to go a lot deeper into the turns and that allowed us to have better speeds coming off the turns, so it really helped our performance. I think it can help us at the Glen too, but we'll have to wait until Michigan to see how it's really going to affect us."
- Ward Burton, driver of the Caterpillar Racing Dodge
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Global Crossing at The Glen
BURTON ON WATKINS GLEN:
"Qualifying is so critical at Watkins Glen or any other track it seems because track position is so important. The competition has really stepped up and it is just difficult to pass, so we'll really concentrate on qualifying right off. It's a little easier to pass at Watkins Glen then at Sears Point because it's a little bit wider. We had a great run at Sears Point this year and that will certainly help us this weekend."
BURTON ON THE TEAM'S PERFORMANCE AT THE BRICKYARD 400:
"It was a great run for the Caterpillar team. We ran good all weekend and probably would have qualified a lot better if we were one of the first cars to go out (to qualify), but that's just the luck of the draw. We made the best of it and were one of the fastest cars for as late as we went. We lost a lot of practice during "Happy Hour" because we broke a transmission, so we weren't real sure how things were going to shape up for the race. But I knew as soon as we got racing, that the CAT car was dialed in. We passed a lot of cars at a track that's known for being difficult to pass on. I thought we had a shot at the win, but we'll settle for a good run and something to build on for when we get to Michigan next week."
TEAM NEWS:
· Ward Burton and his family spent this week at the beach catching up on some family time before the children return to school.
· Bill Davis joined some of his motorcycle friends and headed to Sturgis for a couple of days and then he will travel to Watkins Glen at week's end. From Watkins Glen, Bill, Gail and some racing friends will then head to Michigan on their motorcycles.
CHASSIS NOTES:
· The Caterpillar Racing team returns to road course action with the same car they had raced at Sears Point Raceway. At Sears Point Raceway, Burton had a strong qualifying effort where he started fifth and backed it up with a solid sixth-place finish, his best ever road course finish. <pre> Year Event ST FIN Earnings 2000 Global Crossing @ The Glen 7 22 44,525 1999 Frontier at the Glen 15 43 28,825 1998 Bud at the Glen 25 21 29,430 1997 Bud at the Glen 18 41 18,365 1996 Bud at the Glen 21 32 24,490 1995 Bud at the Glen 40 19 14,125 1994 Bud at the Glen 30 24 6,880
Starts Wins Top Five Top 10 Poles Earnings Total
7 0 0 0 0 166,640
2001 PERFORMANCE DATE EVENT START FINISH LC/TL STATUS EARNINGS PTS. POS. Feb. 18 Daytona 10 35 173/200 Accident 165,019 35 Feb. 25 Rockingham 11 16 392/393 Running 74,495 25 Mar. 4 Las Vegas 13 21 266/267 Running 95,410 26 Mar. 11 Atlanta 14 11 324/325 Running 74,425 21 Mar. 18 Darlington 21 12 293/293 Running 70,930 17 Mar. 25 Bristol 18 5 500/500 Running 100,580 11 Apr. 1 Texas 28 21 331/334 Running 102,235 12 Apr. 8 Martinsville 38 22 499/500 Running 69,485 11 Apr. 22 Talladega 39 33 187/188 Running 77,125 16 Apr. 29 California 18 42 223/250 Accident 78,835 19 May 5 Richmond 10 21 398/400 Running 72,185 19 May 27 Charlotte 9 9 400/400 Running 104,610 19 June 3 Dover 19 14 399/400 Running 83,970 17 June 10 Michigan 40 38 184/200 Radiator 68,040 19 June 17 Pocono 21 40 113/200 Accident 63,910 23 June 24 Sears Point 5 6 112/112 Running 88,975 19 July 7 Daytona 2 4 160/160 Running 123,285 18 July 15 Chicago 26 20 266/267 Running 62,600 18 July 22 NewHampshire 31 20 300/300 Running 81,110 18 July 29 Pocono 34 38 184/200 Accident 63,310 19 Aug. 5 Indianapolis 19 6 160/160 Running 176,720 17
STARTS POLES WINS Top 5 Top 10 LC/TL % Complete Earnings
21 0 0 2 4 5864/6049 97% 1,897,244
CUMULATIVE RESULTS
Races Wins 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6-10th Poles Outside Poles Money Won
TOTAL 234 2 5 3 4 3 46 6 7 11,258,030
-BDR-
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