No. 43 J. Streicher Team Sits 10th in Championship Points Standings after First Three Races
Coming off of a solid finish in Atlanta, Burton and the No. 43 J. Streicher Team battled a tough race car in Las Vegas, finishing in the 17th position but earning him enough points to move into the Top-10 in the championship point standings. Burton will look to build off of that momentum this weekend in his first short track race in the XFINITY Series this season. NASCAR continues to go west, as the team will head to Phoenix International Raceway this weekend, a track where Burton has yet to find success.
Throughout Burton’s NASCAR career, he has just four starts at the one-mile oval, none of those coming in the XFINITY Series. In his first start at Phoenix in the Camping World Truck Series in 2013, Burton finished 11th.
“Heading into Phoenix, I feel we’ll be better than we were last week. We’re taking a totally different race car and different package, since this is the first short track of the season. I’m looking forward to getting there and trying to run back in the Top-10 and keep gaining points in the championship standings. Every week we keep gaining points and we want to build off of that momentum heading into the race weekend. In Phoenix, you really have to work with the car, you can’t overdrive it. You need the car to turn well. I feel like this week will be a lot different than last week. We’re hoping to be a lot better this week off the truck so we’re not starting from square one in practice.”
No. 43 J. Streicher Ford
A performance and marketing driven company, Richard Petty Motorsports, co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty and successful business entrepreneur Andrew Murstein, is one of the most recognized brands in all of motorsports. With a history of over 200 wins and business partnerships with national and global leaders, today the race operation fields two teams in competition in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Aric Almirola and Brian Scott. Almirola will return to the iconic No. 43 Ford with partners Smithfield Foods, STP, United States Air Force and the “Fresh From Florida” campaign. Scott will make his debut with the team and drive the Petty Family No. 44 Ford. Albertsons Companies, Shore Lodge, Twisted Tea and GoBowling.com will join Scott as he competes for Rookie of the Year in his first full-time season in the Sprint Cup Series. Richard Petty Motorsports will also field the No. 43 J. Streicher Ford Mustang in the NASCAR XFINITY Series with driver Jeb Burton. The team is headquartered in Mooresville, N.C.
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