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Name: Jeff Burton
Car #: 31
Series: Sprint Cup
Sponsor : AT&T Mobility
Manufacturer : Chevrolet
Car Owner : Richard Childress
Team : Richard Childress Racing
Crew Chief : Scott Miller
Birthday: June 29, 1967
Hometown: South Boston, VA
Resides: Huntersville, NC
Personal: Married (wife: Kim) with 2 kids (Paige and Harrison)

What a year 2007 has been for Jeff Burton. Not only did he place 8th in the Championship Point Standings in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, he helped the #29 Busch Series team bring home an Owner’s Championship to Richard Childress racing by co-driving the car with Scott Wimmer throughout the season. The 40 year old proved that the sport isn’t just about the Young Guns and there is still a place on the track for the veterans.

Jeff started racing go karts at the age of 7 in his home state of Virginia. By 1984, he had won two state go karting championship trophies and moved on to stock car racing. He proved his prowess by winning multiple races at his home track of the South Boston Speedway over the next few years. It wasn’t long before Burton made his jump to NASCAR and started driving Busch Series races for his father’s team in 1988 and then won his first race in 1990 driving for Sam Ard.

Jeff continued to run the Busch Series full time until 1993 when he started a few Cup races and then he proceeded to run the Cup Series full time beginning in 1994 when he won the Rookie of the Year award. In 1996, Jeff Burton signed a contract with Roush Racing and started consistently finishing high in the championship point standings every year. After a few disappointing years, Burton left Roush Racing to drive the #31 Chevy for Richard Childress Racing in 2005. After an adjustment period, Jeff was back in the top ten in points and solidified his place in the Chase for the Championship in both 2006 and 2007.

Jeff Burton Websites:
Richard Childress Racing
Official Jeff Burton Site
NASCAR.com Driver Page

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Name : Clint Bowyer
Car # : 07
Series : Sprint Cup
Sponsor : Jack Daniel’s
Manufacturer : Chevrolet
Car Owner : Richard Childress
Team : Richard Childress Racing
Crew Chief : Gil Martin
Date of Birth: May 30, 1979
Hometown: Emporia, Kan.
Resides: Clemmons, N.C.
Personal : Single (Girlfriend Athena Elizabeth Barber)

Clint Bowyer does not know the meaning of “Sophomore Slump”. The Richard Childress Racing driver managed to finish third in the point standings behind Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon in just his second full-time year in the Nextel Cup series.

Clint started out in motocross at the age of 5 in 1985 in his hometown of Emporia, Kansas. After taking home more than 200 wins in an 8 year span, he moved up to racing stock cars soon after. He managed to win the modified title in 2000 at the Thunderhill Speedway in Kansas. In 2002, the talented driver won the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series title in the Midwest. This gave him the opportunity to race in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite series and the ARCA series in the following years.

He finally caught a ride in the Busch Series for Richard Childress Racing, sharing driving duties with Kevin Harvick in 2004. Clint’s impressive finishes gave him the chance to try out the Nextel Cup series with a race in 2005, while driving a full-time Busch Series car. He finished 2nd in the Busch Series Point Standings that year and earned his full time ride in the Nextel Cup series for 2006.

Clint Bowyer websites:
Richard Childress Racing
Clint Bowyer Official Site
NASCAR.com Driver Page

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