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Biography
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Jeff Burton page on 19 May 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Jeffrey Tyler Burton (born June 29, 1967), nicknamed "The Mayor", is an American former stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He scored 21 career victories in the Sprint Cup Series, including two Coca-Cola 600s in 1999 and 2001 and the 1999 Southern 500. He currently serves as a color commentator for NBC Sports, having joined them upon their return to their coverage of NASCAR. His son Harrison Burton currently competes in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. His brother Ward Burton and his nephew Jeb Burton have also competed in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Burton began driving a handful of races in the Busch Series in 1988 in car number 69 owned by his father John Burton. He competed in the full season for Busch Series Rookie of the Year in 1989 in the No. 12 Burton Autosports Pontiac In 1990, he drove the No. 12 Armour Lower Salt Bacon Buick for Sam Ard, where he won his first career race. He moved to J&J Racing's No. 99 Armour / Food Lion-sponsored Chevrolet in 1991 for one year before moving on to FILMAR Racing owned by Filbert Martocci where he would drive an Oldsmobile sponsored by TIC Financial Systems in 1992, and a Ford sponsored by Baby Ruth in 1993. Burton would later make his first Winston Cup start in 1993 in car No. 0 owned by Martocci.
Burton ran his first Winston Cup race in 1993 in the No. 0 TIC Financial Ford Thunderbird for Fil Martocci.
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1997 Pocono 500 One of the great drivers of the current group. One of the cleanest also. Photo by Mike Traverse View photo of Jeff Burton at the 1997 Pocono 500 - 86KB  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. |
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U.S. Navy photo by Brien Aho December 10, 2003 NASCAR driver Jeff Burton signed autographs on the mess decks aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) and met with many of the crew during a two-day visit to the Norfolk, Va. based nuclear aircraft carrier. George Washington is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for their upcoming six-month deployment. View photo of Jeff Burton in 2003 - 1,458KB NASCAR'S Burton Visits GW |
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U.S. Navy photo by Brien Aho December 10, 2003 NASCAR driver Jeff Burton talks with Captain Martin J. Erdossy, Commanding Officer, USS George Washington (CVN 73) on the flag bridge, during a visit aboard the aircraft carrier. Burton signed autographs and met with many of the crew during his two-day visit. George Washington is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for their upcoming six-month deployment. View photo of Jeff Burton in 2003 - 1,128KB NASCAR'S Burton Visits GW |
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U.S. Army photo by William Thurmond Rear Adm. Stephen Rochon and NASCAR driver Jeff Burton hold the victory trophy from the Nicorette 300, Busch Series NASCAR race. The win was the first victory for team Coast Guard during 2006. View photo of Jeff Burton at the Nicorette 300: Victory Lane - 1,827KB |
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2009 Coca-Cola 600 Photo courtesy Tequila Mike View photo of 2009 Coca-Cola 600 - Jeff Burton - 2.1MB This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) License. |
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2012 Daytona 500 Photo courtesy United States Army MWR View photo of the Jeff Burton at the 2012 Daytona 500 - 98KB This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License. |
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2012 Kobalt Tools 400 Photo courtesy Brian Neudorff View photo of 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 - Jeff Burton - 4.4MB This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) License. |
| Type & Item # | Name | Details |
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| Collector Card - 1992 Maxx 57 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC30 | Jeff Burton | #99 Exide Batteries Ford Thunderbird |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC79 | Screamin' Steel: Jeff Burton Exide | #99 Exide Batteries Ford Thunderbird |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC112 | Changin' Gears: Jeff Burton | #99 Exide Batteries Ford Thunderbird |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC147 | Role Models: Jeff Burton (Cale Yarborough) | |
| Model Kit - AMT 8191 | Raybestos Thunderbird | 1:25 scale, #8 Jeff Burton |
