No. 1 Jeff Burton
For the second straight week, Jeff Burton is on top of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings, and Richard Childress Racing is 1-2 with teammate Kevin Harvick in second.
Burton has won two races at Phoenix International Raceway over his career. But both of those wins came when he was racing for Jack Roush's Ford teams in 2000 and 2001.
He has finished in the top 10 in three of the past four races at Phoenix. His worst finish in those four races was a 13th place last year.
“Although we have a bunch of top 10s, Phoenix-style race tracks have been a weakness in our program," said Burton, driver of the No. 31 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. "Particularly for the 31 team, we haven’t done as well at Phoenix, New Hampshire and Richmond as we needed to."
Burton's team is bringing a brand new car to Phoenix. He is coming off a sixth-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway, his fifth straight top-10 including a win at Bristol Motor Speedway.
"For us, this is an important race," Burton said. "We run a lot at these types of race tracks throughout the season so we need to be better. We’ve put a lot of effort into this program and we’re looking forward to the outcome of our efforts.”



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