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From The Associated Press via MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15278027/
CONCORD, N.C. - For all those people ready to hand Jeff Burton the championship trophy with five races to go, the veteran driver has some friendly advice: Not so fast.
“We’ve done a nice job of positioning ourselves,” Burton said. “At the same time, I’m pretty sure that these other guys aren’t just going to say, ‘He’s got the lead so we’ll give him the championship.’ I’m sure they’re going to race every week.”
After a hard-earned third-place finish in Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway — the halfway point in NASCAR’s Chase for the Nextel Cup championship — Burton is leading 2003 champion Matt Kenseth by 45 points heading to next Sunday’s race at Martinsville.
“We’ve done a nice job of positioning ourselves,” Burton said. “At the same time, I’m pretty sure that these other guys aren’t just going to say, ‘He’s got the lead so we’ll give him the championship.’ I’m sure they’re going to race every week.”
After a hard-earned third-place finish in Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway — the halfway point in NASCAR’s Chase for the Nextel Cup championship — Burton is leading 2003 champion Matt Kenseth by 45 points heading to next Sunday’s race at Martinsville.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15278027/