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2013 Las Vegas: Jeff Burton NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Preview
This Week's No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS ... Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 393 this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This No. 31 Chevrolet was utilized five times during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season at Auto Club Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Michigan International Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway.
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Burton in Sin City ... Burton has 15 starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with two wins (1999 and 2000), five top-five and eight top-10 finishes, leading 280 laps.
Welcome Kwikset to the RCR Family ... Kwikset announced today it will have its logo on the No. 31 Chevrolet for every race this season, and will also be the primary paint scheme for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 6. Throughout the 2013 season, Kwikset will activate this partnership with a VIP infield hospitality presence at five NSCS race weekends beginning this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. There will also be significant activation at Dover International Speedway on June 2, Chicagoland Speedway on September 15, Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 12 and Texas Motor Speedway on November 3. For more information on this partnership, visit www.kwiksetpresskit.com.
Featured Caterpillar Dealers ... Nebraska Machinery and Wyoming Machinery will be featured on the deck lid of the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
As one of the longest operating Caterpillar dealerships, NMC has served customers with equipment and service solutions since 1938. Today, with more than 600 employees and a multi-state reach - which includes a recently expanded Material Handling territory in North and South Dakota, northwest Iowa, and western Minnesota - the company remains customer-focused by providing a comprehensive line of product sales, parts, rental and services vital to the construction, power generation, material handling, on-highway truck, agribusiness and railroad industries. Branch locations in Nebraska are located in Fremont, Columbus, Doniphan, Grand Island, Lincoln, Norfolk, Omaha, North Platte and Scottsbluff. Iowa, South Dakota and Utah facilities are located in Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Mason City, Des Moines, Sioux Falls and Salt Lake City. NMC continually forges new solutions to meet the changing needs of its customers.
Wyoming Machinery Company supports three of Wyoming's major industries - mining, construction, and oil & gas - in addition to many others. Each of our four branches focuses on one or more of these major industries. The Casper facility serves the markets for mining, petroleum, on-highway trucks, construction, and governmental business. The Gillette branch supports the mining, petroleum and heavy construction industries. And at the Cheyenne branch, the focus is on-highway trucks and general construction. Our newest location, Rock Springs, is similar to our Cheyenne branch with the addition of serving the oil & gas customers in southwest Wyoming."
Race Rewind 2012 ... After spending a majority of the 2012 event from outside of the top 20, Burton and the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet team bounced back for a 14th-place finish in the Kobalt Tools 400.
JEFF BURTON QUOTE:
What are your thoughts on driving the Gen-6 car at the first 1.5-mile track of the 2013 season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway?
"We've had a lot of 2013 test sessions at 1.5-mile tracks. There are going to be a lot of questions at Las Vegas (Motor Speedway) for every team. The new Gen-6 cars are really fast with a lot of grip. Goodyear is building better tires than they have ever built while the cars have more downforce and engines have more power than ever. Add all that up and it means we are going to go really fast. Las Vegas is a rough track and not very smooth anymore. There are just so many challenges and unknowns heading into Las Vegas and that's what everyone is worried about. You can test all day long, but it isn't the same as racing. Until everyone brings their best effort to the track, you really don't know where you stand. We feel like we've had good tests, but things tend to be different come race time."
PaddockTalk Perspective
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