No. 2 Jeff Burton

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Old man Jeff Burton is still hanging tough. He is still second in points, is driving the top car for arguably the best team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and is going to a track where he was two career Cup wins.
And both of his wins at Lowe's came during the 600-mile Memorial Day weekend races.
His most recent was in 2001, and both came when he was racing Fords for Jack Roush.
After 11 races, Burton's worst finish came in the Daytona 500 where he was 13th. He has a pair of 12th place finishes and a win at Bristol Motor Speedway.
His team is bringing a new car for Sunday's Cup race and it will be the first time for every Cup team to use NASCAR's new stock car at the track.
"The tire and asphalt combination has not resulted in a lot of grip," said Burton, driver of the No. 31 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. "It doesn't seem like the same Charlotte track. It's required different driving styles and set-ups so it will be interesting to see if how the new tire will impact the new car. When you think of new asphalt, you think of huge amounts of grip. It hasn't been like that. There's been low grip."

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