Jeffrey Tyler Burton (born June 29, 1967), nicknamed "the Mayor",[1] is an American former professionalstock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He is a member of the Burton racing family. He scored 21 career victories in theNASCAR Cup Series, including twoCoca-Cola 600s in 1999 and 2001 and the 1999Southern 500. He currently serves as a color commentator forNBC Sports, having joined them upon their return to their coverage of NASCAR. His sonHarrison and nephewJeb both currently compete in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, while his brotherWard Burton has also raced in the Cup Series.
Burton was exposed to racing at an early age. After their father introduced Burton and his brothers togo-kart racing, Burton later moved up to late model stock cars and late models, driving atSouth Boston Speedway.[2]
Burton began driving in several races in the Busch Series in 1988 in car number 69 owned by his father John Burton. He competed in the full season for Busch Series Rookie of the Year in 1989 in the No. 12 Burton AutosportsPontiac. In 1990, he drove the No. 12Armour Lower Salt BaconBuick forSam Ard, where he won his first career race. Burton and Ard later went to court over financial losses suffered throughout the year.[2] He moved to J&J Racing's No. 99 Armour /Food LionChevrolet in 1991 for one year before moving on toFILMAR Racing owned by Filbert Martocci where he would drive anOldsmobile sponsored by TIC Financial Systems in 1992, and aFord sponsored byBaby Ruth in 1993. Burton would later make his firstWinston Cup start in 1993 in car No. 0 owned by Martocci.
Burton ran his first Winston Cup race in 1993 in the No. 0 TIC FinancialFord Thunderbird forFil Martocci.
1994 was Burton's rookie year in the Winston Cup Series, driving the No. 8Raybestos Ford forStavola Brothers Racing. After five races, he reached a season-high 14th-place finish in the overall standings, but by the end of the year, he dropped to 24th after being disqualified at theMiller Genuine Draft 400 for illegal holes drilled on the roll cage, a safety violation. He earned a season-high fourth place finish on the way to earning 1994NASCAR Rookie of the Year. He was one of a record-high ten rookies eligible for the award that year, besting a class that included future Cup starsJoe Nemechek,Jeremy Mayfield,John Andretti, and older brotherWard. The next year, in 1995, Burton had one top-five, along with a ninth place finish. He also missed three races and finished 32nd in points.
In 1996, Burton signed withRoush Racing, where he began driving the No. 99Exide Batteries Ford Thunderbird. He finished thirteenth overall in the season points standings despite failing to qualify for thePurolator 500 in March as a new team (provisionals in the first four races were based on 1995 points, and Burton's team did not have points from 1995). His career hit a peak from 1997 to 2000, as he ranked in the top-five in points for all four seasons. He achieved his first career win in 1997 in theInterstate Batteries 500 atTexas Motor Speedway (the inaugural NASCAR race at the track), and would go on to win fourteen more races during the four-year run. In 1998, the team switched to the new Ford Taurus. In 1999, Burton won a career-high six races, including theJiffy Lube 300 for a third straight year, and clinched two of the series' four majors: theCoca-Cola 600 and the50th Annual Southern 500, both of which earned him the No Bull 5 $1 million bonus, which would lead to a fifth place finish in points. In addition, after winning at Darlington in March, he would lead the point standings for the next five races.[3] His best points finish was in third in 2000, just 294 points behind championBobby Labonte. On September 17, 2000, Burton led every lap of theDura Lube 300 atNew Hampshire International Speedway, in unique circumstances (this race was the only Loudon race to use arestrictor plate, imposed for safety reasons after the deaths ofAdam Petty andKenny Irwin Jr. earlier in the year at the track). From 1997 to 2000, Burton won an event at NHIS every year.
In late 2000, Burton and the No. 99 welcomedCitgo as a new sponsor. In 2001, Burton won another two races, upping his career total to seventeen, and he finished tenth in points, climbing from a season low of 38th, which was his position after four races. In 2002 and 2003, he finished twelfth in the points and had eight top-fives and twenty-five top-tens combined, but failed to win a race in either year. Citgo then announced that they were leaving Roush Racing at the end of the 2003 season.
Burton ran the 2004 season without a primary sponsor, with races frequently being sponsored by his personal sponsorSKF. Rumors began to arise that Burton would be leaving Roush Racing. After originally denying the rumors, it finally happened in mid-2004 when, just before theSirius at The Glen, Burton signed a three-year contract withRichard Childress Racing (RCR), leaving Roush after eight and a half years with the team.
Upon joining RCR, Burton was placed in the No. 30American Online Chevrolet. He was the fourth driver to pilot the car that season;Johnny Sauter was promoted from RCR's Busch Series program to take over the car but was released after thirteen races and was replaced byDave Blaney, withJim Inglebright making a one race appearance at Sonoma. Blaney was later released when Burton became available. Prior to the driver change, Burton himself was struggling, with an average finish of 20.8 and was 23rd in points. In the thirteen races after he changed teams, though, the same stats were improved to 16.6 and eighteenth. During the offseason, Burton and his team remained with RCR but were switched to the No. 31Cingular Wireless Chevrolet, replacingRobby Gordon. Blaney took his place in the No. 30, which was renumbered to the No. 07.
2005 was Burton's first full season at RCR, and he had six top-tens and three top-fives for the year, including a 3rd-place finish in theSubway Fresh 500 at Phoenix in April and a second place finish in theSharpie 500 atBristol Motor Speedway.
In 2006, Burton won the pole for four races, bringing his total number of career pole wins to six. This poles were for theDaytona 500, theUSG Sheetrock 400 atChicagoland Speedway,[4] theBrickyard 400 atIndianapolis Motor Speedway, and theGFS Marketplace 400 atMichigan International Speedway. Prior to qualifying for the Daytona 500, Burton was extremely enthusiastic about the improvements to RCR as a whole. He proved this by winning his first pole since September 2000 at Richmond. The Allstate 400 pole gave Richard Childress Racing the front row as teammateClint Bowyer recorded the second fastest time. Burton's best finish came in the Chicagoland race, where he finished second. He led the most laps at Indianapolis and Bristol's Sharpie 500, setting the pace for more than half the race. In the Busch Series, he won atAtlanta Motor Speedway andDover International Speedway, breaking his four-year winless streak in any series. After the race atRichmond International Raceway Jeff qualified for the Chase for the Nextel Cup. During the Chase, Burton won theDover 400 atDover International Speedway, breaking a 185-race winless streak dating back to October 28, 2001, allowing him to take the points lead, and retain it for the next three races.[5] However, a series of relatively poor finishes in subsequent races, including a flat tire at Talladega while running in the top-five and an engine failure at Martinsville, eliminated Burton from contention for the championship.
Burton won theSamsung 500 atTexas on April 15, 2007, driving with sponsorship fromPrilosec OTC, passing former teammateMatt Kenseth on the final lap, making him the first driver to have multiple wins at Texas Motor Speedway. He later went on to qualify for the Chase for the Nextel Cup, he tied for seventh in the 2007 standings.
Burton came very close to winning the50th annual Daytona 500. He qualified 36th and by the end of the race, he had worked his way up in the field. He led prior to the race's final caution, but when the green flag dropped with four laps to go, lost several positions and wound up finishing thirteenth.
Burton won theFood City 500 atBristol Motor Speedway. Following contact betweenKevin Harvick andTony Stewart, Burton passed Harvick and Stewart for second. On the ensuing restart, Burton passedDenny Hamlin coming off of turn two to win the Food City 500 and finishing off a sweep of the podium for Richard Childress Racing. Burton also won the2008 Bank of America 500 atLowe's Motor Speedway. Burton took the lead fromGreg Biffle with just over seventy laps to go. During the final round of pit stops, Burton took fuel only and held off a hard chargingJimmie Johnson for his first multiple win season since 2001.
In 2009,Caterpillar signed on as a sponsor through 2011. Burton was expected to make a run for the championship but a poor season led Burton to miss the Chase for the first time since 2005. Burton's best finish that year was a pair of second place finishes in the final two races at Phoenix and Homestead, which eventually put him seventeenth in points.
In 2010, he rebounded but he had still not won a race, though he made the Chase and finished second in both Dover races. He nearly won the fallMartinsville race, but a flat tire with fifteen laps remaining gaveDenny Hamlin the win. A couple weeks later, he andJeff Gordon got into a wreck long after the caution was out. Burton walked up the track to confront Gordon and the two got into a shoving match. Burton finished twelfth in the final points standings. Afterward, Burton assumed responsibility for the incident, stating he was attempting to catch up to Gordon, but was unable to see in the sunlight's glare.[6]
In 2011, Burton was looking for a better season, but a very bad season gave Burton a poor series of finishes. He won the secondGatorade Duel, edging out his Richard Childress Racing teammateClint Bowyer. After that, Burton's season went downhill from there. He was leading the Daytona 500 halfway when his engine gave out. He nearly won theCoca-Cola 600 but got spun out on the final restart. Though wanting another caution, the yellow flag never came out because NASCAR wanted to see the race finish under green, andDale Earnhardt Jr. was leading when the accident occurred. His teammateKevin Harvick passed Earnhardt Jr. within the last 500 yards of the race because Dale Jr. ran out of gas. This led to controversy because fans were speculating that NASCAR wanted Earnhardt to win and go back to victory lane in the first time in three years. Burton's first Top 10 came in the twenty first race atWatkins Glen International. Burton missed the 2011 Chase but had a strong run at the fall race at Talladega, leading on the last lap and out of turn four being pushed byClint Bowyer. At the tri-oval, Bowyer slingshotted to Burton's outside and won by a hood, givingRichard Childress his 100th win as a team owner, Bowyer redeeming his 0.002 second loss toJimmie Johnson at the track in the spring. In 2012, Burton gained the sponsorship inWheaties,BB&T andEnerSys. The 31 team also switched crew chiefs too, andDrew Blickensderfer became the crew chief. After a dismal 2012, Blickensderfer was released four races early andLuke Lambert became Burton's crew chief in 2013.Shane Wilson became interim crew chief until the end of 2012. Burton had six top-tens in 2012, including a dramatic 2nd-place finish at Daytona in July after saving his car from spinning on the final lap. At theAdvoCare 500 atPhoenix International Raceway, Burton would make his 1,000th career NASCAR start, the sixth driver in NASCAR history to do so.[7]
On September 4, 2013,Richard Childress Racing announced that Burton would not be returning to RCR in 2014.[8] On November 8, Burton stated that he would run a part-time schedule in 2014.[7] Burton later said that he wanted to stay with RCR for 2014 to transition straight from racing to television, but RCR chose to signRyan Newman instead.[2]
Cingular Wireless began its sponsorship of the No. 31 Chevrolet in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series prior to 2004 when NEXTEL purchased the naming rights to NASCAR's top division. Cingular andAlltel, the sponsors ofRyan Newman's No. 12 Dodge, were allowed to stay as sponsors under agrandfather clause. In early 2007, following its purchase by AT&T, Cingular began a rebranding effort to the AT&T Mobility brand. NASCAR quickly claimed that a clause in their contract withSprint Nextel would not allow Cingular to change either the name or brand advertised on the No. 31 car.
After failing to persuade NASCAR to approve the addition of the AT&T globe logo to the rear of the car, AT&T filed a lawsuit against NASCAR on March 16, 2007. On May 18, AT&T won a preliminary injunction and, following a failed emergency motion for a stay by NASCAR on May 19, rebranded the No. 31 car in time for theNextel All-Star Challenge that evening.[9][10] NASCAR was later granted an appeal to be heard on August 2.
On June 17, NASCAR announced it had filed a $100 million lawsuit against AT&T and would like AT&T and all other telecommunications companies out of the sport in 2008. The other rival company involved, Alltel, was in the process of being sold.[11]
On August 13, a ruling by a federal appeals court cleared the way for NASCAR to prevent AT&T, Inc. from featuring its logo on Burton's No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.The court, therefore, threw out a lower court's ruling that prevented NASCAR from stopping AT&T's plans. The appeals court remanded the case to the U.S. District Court in Atlanta.[12]
At first practice for theSharpie 500 atBristol Motor Speedway on August 24, the No. 31 car had no AT&T branding, but the familiar orange and black paint scheme. Burton's pit crew wore grey Richard Childress Racing shirts and Burton wore a plain orange fire suit displaying only small associate sponsor logos. The car arrived in a black hauler with only the number 31 on the side. NASCAR officials said the car would not have made it through inspection with the AT&T logos.[13]
On September 7, 2007, NASCAR announced that an agreement had been reached between Sprint Nextel and Richard Childress Racing which would allow AT&T to sponsor the No. 31 car through the end of the 2008 season. Under the terms of the agreement Burton was required to find a new sponsor by 2009.[14] On June 18, 2008, it was announced that RCR had secured sponsorship for the 31 of Burton.Caterpillar, which previously spent 10 years on the No. 22 ofBill Davis Racing and with Jeff's brother Ward driving from 1999 to 2003, signed a multi-year agreement with Richard Childress Racing to become the new primary sponsor of the 31 starting in 2009.[15]
On December 2, 2013, it was announced that Burton had been hired byMichael Waltrip Racing to run a limited schedule for MWR's research-and-development team,Identity Ventures Racing.[16] Burton made his debut in the No. 66 atLas Vegas.[17]
Prior to Burton's scheduled start at Michigan, it was announced he would be replaced as R&D driver byBrett Moffitt, though he would be given one more start at Loudon, which was expected to be his final career race.
However, on August 14, 2014, Burton was picked up byStewart–Haas Racing to replaceTony Stewart in the No. 14 at thePure Michigan 400 and theIrwin Tools Night Race, in the aftermath of the death of sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr.[18][19]
On December 3, 2013,NBC Sports Network producer Sam Flood announced that Burton would become an analyst forNBC in 2015.[20]
On January 9, 2023, a consortium consisting of Jeff Burton Autosports, Inc.,DEJ Management,Kevin Harvick Incorporated, andTrackhouse Racing Team purchased theCARS Tour.[21][22]
Burton is the younger brother ofWard Burton, who is a former Cup Series driver. Married to wife Kim, they have two children: Paige andHarrison. Harrison, like his father, is a NASCAR driver, and currently races in theCup Series, and is the winner of the2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400.[23] Burton also has another brother, Brian, who did not drive in NASCAR but rather took over the family's construction business.
Burton's family ancestry can be traced back through Colonial Virginia where the landing of his earliest ancestor Richard Burton came over to theJamestown Colony in the 1630s. The earliest his ancestry goes is back to the 1200s with his ancestor Rodger de Burghton.
Burton is a fan ofBruce Lee. At theCoca-Cola 500 atTwin Ring Motegi in Japan, he raced a special Bruce Lee paint scheme on his No. 99 Ford.[24]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led ** – All laps led.)
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1993 | FILMAR Racing | 0 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA 37 | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 83rd | 52 | [25] | ||||||
| 1994 | Stavola Brothers Racing | 8 | Ford | DAY 26 | CAR 20 | RCH 20 | ATL 4 | DAR 20 | BRI 31 | NWS 33 | MAR 36 | TAL 39 | SON 15 | CLT 29 | DOV 33 | POC 22 | MCH 21 | DAY 18 | NHA 38 | POC 4 | TAL 26 | IND 19 | GLN 25 | MCH 33 | BRI 20 | DAR 8 | RCH DNQ | DOV 37 | MAR 36 | NWS 28 | CLT 25 | CAR 11 | PHO 27 | ATL 31 | 24th | 2726 | [26] | |||||
| 1995 | DAY 24 | CAR 19 | RCH 31 | ATL 33 | DAR 19 | BRI 28 | NWS 26 | MAR DNQ | TAL 25 | SON 18 | CLT 40 | DOV 25 | POC 36 | MCH 31 | DAY 18 | NHA 25 | POC 27 | TAL 22 | IND 38 | GLN 38 | MCH 23 | BRI 9 | DAR 16 | RCH 13 | DOV 20 | MAR 31 | NWS DNQ | CLT 31 | CAR 5 | PHO 23 | ATL 36 | 32nd | 2556 | [27] | ||||||||
| 1996 | Roush Racing | 99 | Ford | DAY 5 | CAR 13 | RCH 4 | ATL DNQ | DAR 10 | BRI 23 | NWS 29 | MAR 22 | TAL 16 | SON 26 | CLT 18 | DOV 9 | POC 9 | MCH 17 | DAY 14 | NHA 4 | POC 35 | TAL 7 | IND 11 | GLN 21 | MCH 9 | BRI 37 | DAR 31 | RCH 3 | DOV 40 | MAR 11 | NWS 4 | CLT 11 | CAR 5 | PHO 31 | ATL 9 | 13th | 3538 | [28] | |||||
| 1997 | DAY 11 | CAR 3 | RCH 42 | ATL 5 | DAR 4 | TEX 1 | BRI 42 | MAR 15 | SON 9 | TAL 8 | CLT 5 | DOV 3 | POC 2 | MCH 14 | CAL 30 | DAY 8 | NHA 1* | POC 3 | IND 15 | GLN 29 | MCH 8 | BRI 4 | DAR 2 | RCH 2* | NHA 14 | DOV 11 | MAR 1 | CLT 6 | TAL 14 | CAR 38 | PHO 13 | ATL 34 | 4th | 4285 | [29] | |||||||
| 1998 | DAY 40 | CAR 18 | LVS 2 | ATL 8 | DAR 5* | BRI 4 | TEX 29 | MAR 32 | TAL 43 | CAL 10 | CLT 8 | DOV 2 | RCH 7 | MCH 4 | POC 4 | SON 39 | NHA 1* | POC 3 | IND 36 | GLN 23 | MCH 5 | BRI 2 | NHA 5 | DAR 2* | RCH 1* | DOV 38 | MAR 5 | CLT 3 | TAL 10 | DAY 13 | PHO 4 | CAR 5 | ATL 4 | 5th | 4415 | [30] | ||||||
| 1999 | DAY 35 | CAR 4* | LVS 1* | ATL 4 | DAR 1* | TEX 7 | BRI 5 | MAR 2 | TAL 11 | CAL 2 | RCH 37 | CLT 1* | DOV 8 | MCH 3 | POC 36 | SON 24 | DAY 3 | NHA 1 | POC 36 | IND 5 | GLN 13 | MCH 37 | BRI 17 | DAR 1* | RCH 13 | NHA 4 | DOV 6 | MAR 9 | CLT 37 | TAL 8 | CAR 1 | PHO 4 | HOM 3 | ATL 5 | 5th | 4733 | [31] | |||||
| 2000 | DAY 2 | CAR 32 | LVS 1* | ATL 43 | DAR 5 | BRI 9 | TEX 2 | MAR 2 | TAL 12 | CAL 5 | RCH 7 | CLT 11 | DOV 34 | MCH 11 | POC 7 | SON 16 | DAY 1 | NHA 11 | POC 2 | IND 6 | GLN 3 | MCH 10 | BRI 6 | DAR 2 | RCH 5* | NHA 1** | DOV 36 | MAR 3* | CLT 6 | TAL 29 | CAR 4 | PHO 1* | HOM 11 | ATL 12 | 3rd | 4841 | [32] | |||||
| 2001 | DAY 19 | CAR 37 | LVS 39 | ATL 30 | DAR 18 | BRI 40 | TEX 19 | MAR 3 | TAL 10 | CAL 31 | RCH 14 | CLT 1* | DOV 31 | MCH 7 | POC 10 | SON 8 | DAY 8 | CHI 18 | NHA 11 | POC 36 | IND 16 | GLN 2 | MCH 16 | BRI 15 | DAR 6 | RCH 9 | DOV 21 | KAN 11 | CLT 5 | MAR 5 | TAL 3 | PHO 1* | CAR 18 | HOM 4 | ATL 10 | NHA 17 | 10th | 4394 | [33] | |||
| 2002 | DAY 12 | CAR 6 | LVS 9 | ATL 21 | DAR 11 | BRI 26 | TEX 39 | MAR 9 | TAL 9 | CAL 19 | RCH 3 | CLT 40 | DOV 3 | POC 6 | MCH 20 | SON 29 | DAY 33 | CHI 39 | NHA 12 | POC 16 | IND 29 | GLN 7 | MCH 4 | BRI 13 | DAR 10 | RCH 39 | NHA 20 | DOV 6 | KAN 29 | TAL 11 | CLT 7 | MAR 17 | ATL 12 | CAR 4 | PHO 12 | HOM 3 | 12th | 4259 | [34] | |||
| 2003 | DAY 11 | CAR 12 | LVS 6 | ATL 33 | DAR 42 | BRI 13 | TEX 20 | TAL 35 | MAR 4 | CAL 19 | RCH 9 | CLT 18 | DOV 14 | POC 14 | MCH 11 | SON 38 | DAY 2 | CHI 6 | NHA 9 | POC 6 | IND 27 | GLN 31 | MCH 11 | BRI 32 | DAR 11 | RCH 4 | NHA 42 | DOV 12 | TAL 32 | KAN 13 | CLT 20 | MAR 10 | ATL 23 | PHO 8 | CAR 7 | HOM 14 | 12th | 4109 | [35] | |||
| 2004 | DAY 42 | CAR 37 | LVS 13 | ATL 20 | DAR 11 | BRI 38 | TEX 27 | MAR 25 | TAL 7 | CAL 26 | RCH 14 | CLT 22 | DOV 4 | POC 24 | MCH 13 | SON 9 | DAY 23 | CHI 33 | NHA 12 | POC 34 | IND 12 | GLN 12 | 18th | 3902 | [36] | |||||||||||||||||
| Richard Childress Racing | 30 | Chevy | MCH 12 | BRI 4 | CAL 15 | RCH 23 | NHA 15 | DOV 33 | TAL 13 | KAN 15 | CLT 9 | MAR 11 | ATL 6 | PHO 11 | DAR 13 | HOM 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 31 | DAY 29 | CAL 19 | LVS 17 | ATL 15 | BRI 36 | MAR 16 | TEX 12 | PHO 3 | TAL 10 | DAR 21 | RCH 16 | CLT 22 | DOV 12 | POC 19 | MCH 11 | SON 30 | DAY 11 | CHI 30 | NHA 14 | POC 37 | IND 20 | GLN 43 | MCH 26 | BRI 2 | CAL 35 | RCH 18 | NHA 9 | DOV 11 | TAL 35 | KAN 28 | CLT 14 | MAR 5 | ATL 8 | TEX 30 | PHO 15 | HOM 25 | 18th | 3803 | [37] | ||
| 2006 | DAY 32 | CAL 5 | LVS 7 | ATL 35 | BRI 34 | MAR 33 | TEX 6 | PHO 9 | TAL 4 | RCH 15 | DAR 9 | CLT 6 | DOV 4 | POC 9 | MCH 11 | SON 7 | DAY 15 | CHI 2 | NHA 7 | POC 9 | IND 15* | GLN 11 | MCH 42 | BRI 9* | CAL 16 | RCH 9 | NHA 7 | DOV 1 | KAN 5 | TAL 27 | CLT 3 | MAR 42 | ATL 13 | TEX 38 | PHO 10 | HOM 14 | 7th | 6228 | [38] | |||
| 2007 | DAY 3 | CAL 4 | LVS 15 | ATL 4 | BRI 2 | MAR 6 | TEX 1 | PHO 13 | TAL 34 | RCH 43 | DAR 10 | CLT 24 | DOV 12 | POC 13 | MCH 24 | SON 3 | NHA 7 | DAY 16 | CHI 7 | IND 8 | POC 11 | GLN 40 | MCH 14 | BRI 12 | CAL 4 | RCH 18 | NHA 18 | DOV 7 | KAN 36 | TAL 43 | CLT 4 | MAR 12 | ATL 5 | TEX 6 | PHO 9 | HOM 8 | 8th | 6231 | [39] | |||
| 2008 | DAY 13 | CAL 12 | LVS 5 | ATL 10 | BRI 1 | MAR 3 | TEX 6 | PHO 6 | TAL 12 | RCH 11 | DAR 10 | CLT 6 | DOV 8 | POC 5 | MCH 15 | SON 13 | NHA 12 | DAY 37 | CHI 19 | IND 9 | POC 21 | GLN 17 | MCH 11 | BRI 42 | CAL 17 | RCH 6 | NHA 4 | DOV 9 | KAN 7 | TAL 4 | CLT 1 | MAR 17 | ATL 18 | TEX 13 | PHO 9 | HOM 40 | 6th | 6335 | [40] | |||
| 2009 | DAY 28 | CAL 32 | LVS 3 | ATL 14 | BRI 8 | MAR 15 | TEX 9 | PHO 15 | TAL 10 | RCH 3 | DAR 12 | CLT 25 | DOV 16 | POC 9 | MCH 26 | SON 34 | NHA 31 | DAY 16 | CHI 37 | IND 25 | POC 21 | GLN 38 | MCH 18 | BRI 34 | ATL 18 | RCH 16 | NHA 16 | DOV 16 | KAN 23 | CAL 30 | CLT 14 | MAR 15 | TAL 5 | TEX 9 | PHO 2 | HOM 2 | 17th | 4022 | [41] | |||
| 2010 | DAY 11 | CAL 3 | LVS 11 | ATL 20 | BRI 10 | MAR 20 | PHO 25 | TEX 12 | TAL 32* | RCH 4 | DAR 8 | DOV 2 | CLT 25 | POC 7 | MCH 8 | SON 27 | NHA 12 | DAY 5 | CHI 7 | IND 8 | POC 8 | GLN 9 | MCH 24 | BRI 16 | ATL 4 | RCH 13 | NHA 15 | DOV 2 | KAN 18 | CAL 23 | CLT 20 | MAR 9* | TAL 41 | TEX 36 | PHO 19 | HOM 31 | 12th | 6033 | [42] | |||
| 2011 | DAY 36 | PHO 26 | LVS 21 | BRI 20 | CAL 15 | MAR 24 | TEX 11 | TAL 16 | RCH 16 | DAR 33 | DOV 11 | CLT 21 | KAN 25 | POC 20 | MCH 24 | SON 21 | DAY 21 | KEN 19 | NHA 16 | IND 35 | POC 17 | GLN 9 | MCH 17 | BRI 15 | ATL 13 | RCH 29 | CHI 15 | NHA 13 | DOV 11 | KAN 21 | CLT 18 | TAL 2 | MAR 6 | TEX 27 | PHO 4 | HOM 10 | 20th | 935 | [43] | |||
| 2012 | DAY 5 | PHO 33 | LVS 14 | BRI 6 | CAL 22 | MAR 22 | TEX 29 | KAN 22 | RCH 31 | TAL 10 | DAR 18 | CLT 19 | DOV 22 | POC 15 | MCH 21 | SON 11 | KEN 24 | DAY 2 | NHA 21 | IND 32 | POC 22 | GLN 30 | MCH 19 | BRI 33 | ATL 12 | RCH 6 | CHI 24 | NHA 15 | DOV 27 | TAL 10 | CLT 28 | KAN 28 | MAR 22 | TEX 19 | PHO 13 | HOM 19 | 19th | 883 | [44] | |||
| 2013 | DAY 30 | PHO 10 | LVS 26 | BRI 32 | CAL 17 | MAR 18 | TEX 23 | KAN 18 | RCH 5 | TAL 28 | DAR 21 | CLT 12 | DOV 11 | POC 11 | MCH 10 | SON 31 | KEN 19 | DAY 16 | NHA 3 | IND 43 | POC 36 | GLN 26 | MCH 8 | BRI 13 | ATL 34 | RCH 18 | CHI 14 | NHA 8 | DOV 14 | KAN 12 | CLT 21 | TAL 21 | MAR 11 | TEX 24 | PHO 17 | HOM 23 | 20th | 906 | [45] | |||
| 2014 | Michael Waltrip Racing | 66 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS 17 | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | KEN | DAY | NHA 20 | IND | POC | GLN | 41st | 87 | [46] | ||||||||||||||
| Stewart–Haas Racing | 14 | Chevy | MCH 37 | BRI 15 | ATL | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | KAN | CLT | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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| 1994 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 35 | 26 |
| 1995 | 28 | 24 | ||
| 1996 | Roush Racing | Ford | 16 | 5 |
| 1997 | 23 | 11 | ||
| 1998 | 14 | 40 | ||
| 1999 | 5 | 35 | ||
| 2000 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 2002 | 33 | 12 | ||
| 2003 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 2004 | 11 | 42 | ||
| 2005 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 29 |
| 2006 | 1 | 32 | ||
| 2007 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 2008 | 36 | 13 | ||
| 2009 | 26 | 28 | ||
| 2010 | 39 | 11 | ||
| 2011 | 4 | 36 | ||
| 2012 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | 18 | 30 |
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1988 | Burton Autosports | 64 | Chevy | DAY | HCY | CAR | MAR 28 | DAR | BRI | LNG | NZH | SBO 17 | NSV | CLT | DOV | ROU 11 | LAN | LVL | MYB | OXF | 40th | 569 | [47] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Olds | SBO 11 | HCY | LNG | IRP | ROU 15 | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | CAR | MAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | 12 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR 19 | MAR 10 | HCY 12 | DAR 20 | BRI 26 | NZH 21 | SBO 11 | LAN 9 | NSV 11 | CLT 15 | DOV 27 | ROU 8 | LVL 16 | VOL 14 | MYB 4 | SBO 23 | HCY 26 | DUB 26 | IRP 16 | ROU 7 | BRI 31 | DAR 25 | RCH | DOV 22 | MAR 3 | CLT 21 | CAR 39 | MAR 26 | 13th | 2967 | [48] | |||||||
| 1990 | Ard Motorsports | Buick | DAY 19 | RCH 11 | CAR 13 | MAR 11 | HCY 15 | DAR 9 | BRI 23 | LAN 11 | SBO 2 | NZH 16 | HCY 28 | CLT 28 | DOV 30 | ROU 5 | VOL 27 | MYB 13 | OXF 21 | NHA 11 | SBO 20 | DUB 27 | IRP 35 | ROU 12 | BRI 28 | DAR 19 | RCH 27 | DOV 22 | MAR 1 | CLT 37 | NHA 9 | CAR 29 | MAR 22 | 15th | 3342 | [49] | |||||
| 1991 | J&J Racing | 99 | Chevy | DAY 24 | RCH 31 | CAR 8 | MAR 27 | VOL 17 | HCY DNQ | DAR 8 | BRI 13 | SBO 1* | NZH 29 | DOV 11 | ROU 5 | HCY 25 | MYB 15 | GLN 4 | OXF 6 | NHA 20 | SBO 21 | DUB 15 | IRP 30 | ROU 24 | BRI 9 | DAR 15 | RCH 30 | DOV 14 | CLT 14 | NHA 7 | CAR 34 | MAR 7 | 12th | 3533 | [50] | ||||||
| Laughlin Racing | 45 | Pontiac | HCY 29 | CLT 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J&J Racing | 99 | Buick | LAN 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | FILMAR Racing | 8 | Olds | DAY 20 | CAR 19 | RCH 31 | ATL 26 | MAR 23 | DAR 15 | BRI 14 | HCY 14 | LAN 7 | DUB 26 | NZH 27 | CLT 14 | DOV 2 | ROU 10 | MYB 22 | GLN 9 | VOL 22 | NHA 1 | TAL 20 | IRP 11 | ROU 5 | MCH 34 | NHA 8 | BRI 3 | DAR 17 | RCH 6 | CLT 34 | MAR 6 | CAR 23 | HCY 18 | 9th | 3609 | [51] | |||||
| Ford | DOV 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | DAY 6 | CAR 31 | RCH 3 | DAR 39 | BRI 7 | HCY 20 | ROU 8 | MAR 7 | NZH 28 | CLT 9 | DOV 3 | MYB 1* | GLN 33 | MLW 6* | TAL 21 | IRP 8 | MCH 27 | NHA 24 | BRI 33 | DAR 24 | RCH 35 | DOV 11 | ROU 26 | CLT 18 | MAR 22 | CAR 22 | HCY 23 | ATL 39 | 14th | 3030 | [52] | ||||||||||
| 1996 | Key Motorsports | 05 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY | NZH | CLT 42 | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NHA | TAL | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | HOM | 106th | 37 | [53] | |||||||||
| 1997 | Roush Racing | 9 | Ford | DAY 40 | CAR | RCH 6* | ATL 14 | LVS | DAR 2 | HCY | TEX 3 | BRI 1* | NSV | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT 13 | DOV 2 | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | GTY | IRP | MCH 4 | BRI | DAR 1* | RCH 3* | DOV | CLT 4 | CAL | CAR 4* | HOM | 26th | 1948 | [54] | |||||
| 1998 | DAY 22 | CAR 4* | LVS 4 | NSV | DAR 2* | BRI 39 | TEX 10 | HCY | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT 22 | DOV | RCH 1 | PPR | GLN | MLW | MYB | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH 1* | BRI | DAR | RCH 2 | DOV | CLT 6 | GTY | CAR 13 | ATL | HOM 1 | 30th | 1883 | [55] | |||||||
| 1999 | DAY 9 | CAR 1 | LVS 3 | ATL | DAR 6 | TEX 2 | NSV | BRI | TAL | CAL 2 | NHA | RCH 2 | NZH | CLT 4 | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH 7 | BRI | DAR 7 | RCH 35 | DOV | CLT 14 | CAR | MEM | PHO 4 | HOM 8 | 25th | 2091 | [56] | ||||||
| 2000 | DAY | CAR 5 | LVS 1* | ATL | DAR 3* | BRI | TEX 6 | NSV | TAL | CAL 2 | RCH 41 | NHA | CLT 1* | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NZH | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH 3 | BRI | DAR 2* | RCH 1* | DOV | CLT 10 | CAR 2* | MEM | PHO 1* | HOM 5 | 29th | 2259 | [57] | ||||||
| 2001 | DAY | CAR | LVS 6 | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX 2 | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT 7 | DOV | KEN | MLW | GLN | CHI 3 | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH 10 | BRI | DAR 1* | RCH 9 | DOV | KAN 31 | CLT 3 | MEM | PHO 9 | CAR | HOM 13 | 33rd | 1600 | [58] | |||||
| 2002 | DAY | CAR | LVS 1* | DAR 1* | BRI | TEX 10 | NSH | TAL | CAL 15 | RCH | NHA 41 | NZH | CLT 30 | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI 3* | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH 2 | BRI | DAR 1 | RCH 3 | DOV | KAN 1 | CLT 1* | MEM | ATL | CAR | PHO 17 | HOM | 31st | 1907 | [59] | ||||
| 2003 | DAY | CAR | LVS 35 | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA 16 | PPR | IRP | MCH 20 | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | 76th | 330 | [60] | ||||||||||
| Reiser Enterprises | 17 | Ford | CLT 38 | MEM | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Roush Racing | 9 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR 2 | BRI | TEX 9 | NSH | TAL | CAL 16 | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI 3 | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | 57th | 598 | [61] | |
| 2005 | Richard Childress Racing | 21 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI 2* | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR 5 | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY | IRP | GLN 6 | MCH | BRI | DOV 27 | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 58th | 692 | [62] | ||
| 29 | CAL 16 | RCH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 21 | DAY 30 | CAL 4 | MXC | LVS | ATL 1* | BRI | TEX 6 | NSH | PHO | TAL | CLT 35 | MEM | 28th | 2040 | [63] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | RCH 2 | DAR | CLT 6 | DOV 1 | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI 3 | IRP 5 | GLN | MCH 10 | BRI 33 | CAL | RCH 40 | DOV | KAN 40 | TEX 3 | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Harvick Incorporated | 77 | Chevy | NHA 21 | MAR | GTY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Richard Childress Racing | 29 | Chevy | DAY | CAL 7 | MXC | LVS 1 | ATL 1 | BRI | NSH | TEX 10 | PHO 3 | TAL | RCH 3* | DAR 4 | CLT 4 | DOV 19 | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI 3 | GTY | IRP | CGV 10 | GLN 2 | MCH 4 | BRI 40 | CAL 1 | RCH | DOV | KAN 8 | CLT 1* | MEM | TEX 8 | PHO | HOM 1 | 15th | 3002 | [64] |
| 2008 | DAY | CAL 8 | LVS 24 | ATL 3 | BRI | NSH | TEX 2 | PHO 31 | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR 21 | CLT 8 | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI 8 | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN 14 | MCH | BRI | CAL 4 | RCH | DOV | KAN 14 | CLT 2 | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM 35 | 32nd | 1712 | [65] | |||
| 2009 | DAY | CAL 6 | LVS 10 | BRI | TEX 8 | NSH | PHO 20 | TAL | RCH 31 | DAR 8 | CLT 9 | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI 11 | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN 6 | MCH 9 | BRI | CGV | ATL 5 | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT 9 | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM 3 | 28th | 1775 | [66] | |||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | NCTSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1996 | Roush Racing | 99 | Ford | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT 8 | BRI | NZH 4 | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP 14 | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR 8 | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 42nd | 565 | [67] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
| International Race of Champions results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | IROC | Pts | Ref |
| 1998 | Pontiac | DAY 2 | CAL 5 | MCH 1 | IND 12 | 2nd | 57 | [68] |
| 1999 | DAY 12 | TAL 11 | MCH 6 | IND 7 | 11th | 26 | [69] | |
| 2000 | DAY 3 | TAL 4 | MCH 12 | IND 12 | 7th | 35 | [70] | |
| 2001 | DAY 10 | TAL 6 | MCH 7 | IND 10* | 8th | 32 | [71] | |
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jeff Gordon Matt Kenseth | Coca-Cola 600 Winner 1999 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Southern 500 Winner 1999 | Succeeded by |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by | NASCAR Rookie of the Year 1994 | Succeeded by |
| International | |
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| National | |
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