The NASCAR Cup Series held its first points-paying race at an international venue in Mexico City last year. It was seen as a major step towards expanding the stock car racing’s boundaries beyond the United States of America and attracting an overseas audience.
Jeff Burton, speaking at a remembrance gathering in Charlotte to honor Greg Biffle and the victims of the December 18 plane crash, revisited a story from the legendary driver’s early NASCAR years that highlighted both his devotion to racing and the unforgiving mindset of the era in which he came up.
The engines are sitting cold, the haulers are parked, and the garage area is quiet. For a guy like Jeff Burton, the NASCAR offseason is a strange time.
Jeff Burton, possibly the most successful driver to emerge from the iconic family of NASCAR stalwarts, secured 21 Cup Series wins in his career that spanned from the mid-1990s to 2014.
Jeff Burton’s climb through NASCAR’s national ranks unfolded methodically, one rung at a time, from the Truck Series to the Nationwide Series and eventually the Cup Series, where he built both recognition and longevity at stock car racing’s highest level.
Following an illustrious career in the NASCAR Cup Series, Jeff Burton joined the NBC Sports broadcast booth in 2015 to work alongside Rick Allen and Steve Letarte.
The silence in Denny Hamlin’s hauler after Phoenix must have been deafening.Jeff Burton didn’t mince words when he broke down what happened to the No. 11 team in the closing laps of the championship race.
Denny Hamlin has been putting on a show this season, winning six races and becoming the first driver to punch his ticket to the Championship 4 finale at Phoenix.
Former NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace has never been afraid to stir the pot. His popularity — especially on social media — comes from his willingness to tell it like he sees it and call out others for what they say or do.
Following the 2024 Cup Series season, NASCAR promised that it would look into making changes to the current playoff format. It took a big step when it put together a committee involving major stakeholders to discuss ideas and make decisions on this.
Last week, we had another severe tire wear race at Bristol. There were many critics, but Jeff Burton was proud of Goodyear. This right-side tire hadn’t been tested, mostly due to the MLB game that was held at the track.
From up in the NBC broadcast booth, Jeff Burton watched and delivered the NASCAR Playoffs race to the fans at home. It was a battle of tires and there was a ton of chaos throughout he field and all night in the race.
Two crew members of Denny Hamlin‘s No. 11 team have been suspended, which has led to Jeff Burton and two NASCAR insiders sharing their thoughts. On the Door Bumper Clear podcast, Burton, Freddie Kraft, and Tommy Baldwin reacted to Hamlin losing two crew members as the Round of 12 of the NASCAR playoffs begins this weekend.
Chase Elliott crashed out of this past Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series Bristol Night Race after contact with John Hunter Nemechek sent him crashing into the outside wall.
Jeff Burton had to set the record straight on a rumor of the role TV plays in the NASCAR playoff format. While appearing on the Door Bumper Clear podcast, Burton made it clear that TV does not dictate to NASCAR on how to handle the playoffs.
NASCAR‘s 10-race, elimination style playoff format came under criticism after Joey Logano won the 2024 Cup Series championship. Logano captured his third title with an average finish of 17.1 — the worst for a driver in a championship-winning season.
The tributes continue to pour in from those in the NASCAR community after the passing of Cale Yarborough Sunday. Yarborough, who died in Florence, South Carolina, at the age of 84, is regarded as one of the sport’s all-time greats and as influential a driver to every strap into a race car.