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Burton Takes First Laps in Mexico Posted Wednesday, January 12, 2005
"This is a special day for NASCAR and for Mexico."
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico – In front of more than 100 members of the Mexican media Jeff Burton and new ppc Racing driver Michel Jourdain, Jr. officially welcomed the NASCAR Busch Series to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course in Mexico City by participating in the first test at the facility in preparation for the March 6 "Mexico 200" event.
The 80-lap race will be the first-ever NASCAR Busch Series points event held outside the United States.
Burton, driver of the No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, conducted the test on the reconfigured 2.518-mile course. NASCAR officials, including Vice President of Research and Development Gary Nelson, Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton and NASCAR Busch Series Director Joe Balash, and the No. 21 NASCAR Busch Series team from Richard Childress Racing oversaw Burton's test. The focus of the test was rear-end gear ratios, transmission gear ratios and overall set-up.
"This is a special day for NASCAR and a special day for Mexico," Burton said after taking his first laps on the course. "This track is very wide, which will make for a tremendous amount of passing opportunities. Guys who will run up front will like the width and series of corners on the race track. And, Turns 7 and 8 will create an environment that will allow quite a bit of passing along the frontstretch in front of the main grandstands."
Burton's laps were clocked at an average of 91.9 seconds, nearly 100 mph.
The test was originally scheduled to be a one-day event with Thursday reserved as a "rain" day, but Balash said NASCAR will utilize the second day because it offers additional opportunities to secure information.
"We're gathering data that we can share with all of our teams in preparation for this event," Balash said. "The more we can get, obviously the better."
The "Mexico 200" marks the NASCAR Busch Series' return to road-course racing for the first time since 2001 at Watkins Glen.
"This race isn't being taken lightly [by the competitors]," Burton said. "A lot of pride will be taken by the person who wins this race."
Burton Takes First Laps in Mexico Posted Wednesday, January 12, 2005
"This is a special day for NASCAR and for Mexico."
Jeff Burton 1:24 JL Green Lantern Preferred
Price:$61.95 - BUY NOW!
RacingOne Report
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – In front of more than 100 members of the Mexican media Jeff Burton and new ppc Racing driver Michel Jourdain, Jr. officially welcomed the NASCAR Busch Series to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course in Mexico City by participating in the first test at the facility in preparation for the March 6 "Mexico 200" event.
The 80-lap race will be the first-ever NASCAR Busch Series points event held outside the United States.
Burton, driver of the No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, conducted the test on the reconfigured 2.518-mile course. NASCAR officials, including Vice President of Research and Development Gary Nelson, Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton and NASCAR Busch Series Director Joe Balash, and the No. 21 NASCAR Busch Series team from Richard Childress Racing oversaw Burton's test. The focus of the test was rear-end gear ratios, transmission gear ratios and overall set-up.
"This is a special day for NASCAR and a special day for Mexico," Burton said after taking his first laps on the course. "This track is very wide, which will make for a tremendous amount of passing opportunities. Guys who will run up front will like the width and series of corners on the race track. And, Turns 7 and 8 will create an environment that will allow quite a bit of passing along the frontstretch in front of the main grandstands."
Burton's laps were clocked at an average of 91.9 seconds, nearly 100 mph.
The test was originally scheduled to be a one-day event with Thursday reserved as a "rain" day, but Balash said NASCAR will utilize the second day because it offers additional opportunities to secure information.
"We're gathering data that we can share with all of our teams in preparation for this event," Balash said. "The more we can get, obviously the better."
The "Mexico 200" marks the NASCAR Busch Series' return to road-course racing for the first time since 2001 at Watkins Glen.
"This race isn't being taken lightly [by the competitors]," Burton said. "A lot of pride will be taken by the person who wins this race."