2009 Key Stats

Nov 4 Burton won his first Cup race at Texas back in 1997 and also won the spring race in 2007. Burton has four top-nine finishes in the last five races there. "Texas has been a good track for us lately, but it has been an up-and-down place for us, too," said Burton. "It's a demanding race track and is different from the other mile-and-a-halfs we go to. The corner entry is completely different and the track is rough."
Burton missed both of the big wrecks and saved enough fuel to get to the end as he finished fifth at Talladega for only his third top-five finish of the season. "It's nice to finally get back in the top five," said Burton. "Luckily, we were not involved in the incidents in the last few laps. Things are bound to happen in restrictor-plate races, and luck was on our side today."
Burton said the "interesting thing about Texas is that every time we go there, it takes something different to get around the track. It's unbelievable how the setups change from race to race there. I enjoy racing at Texas, but it's one of those places where it has been feast or famine for me."
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