No. 2 Jeff Burton

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Jeff Burton had his streak of top 10 finishes snapped Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. He finished 15th at Michigan, ending a four-race top 10 stretch. It was only the fifth time this year he has finished outside the top 10 and his worst finish of the year.
His consistency is a big reason Burton is second in the Sprint Cup Series standings.
"You just have to run well," said Burton, driver of the No. 31 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. "You have to have good performances. If you have good performances then, typically, things will go your way. We've obviously had some good fortune. We've had some things go our way this year. Without a doubt we've caught some breaks."
The car his team in bringing to Infineon Raceway in Sonoma for Sunday's Cup race is a brand new car. His past two races at Infineon have been pretty good. He was third last year and seventh in 2006.
"The first thing you have to have is good race cars and good decisions being made," Burton said. "So far, to this point, we've done that. In order for us to continue we have to continue to improve. The level of competition will get harder as the season progresses. Teams will get better, drivers will improve and we have to improve more than they do if we want to have a chance to make the Chase and contend for a championship."

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