Jeb Burton back in No. 98 for Xfinity Series race at Charlotte

Jeb Burton will compete in his 14th Xfinity Series race of the year this weekend in the Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Burton, the son of former Sprint Cup driver Ward Burton, will make his third start in the No. 98 Ford Mustang of Biagi-DenBeste Racing. Burton drove the No. 43 for Richard Petty Motorsports in the first 11 races of the year. For Biagi-DenBeste Racing he has started at Indianapolis and Richmond, with a best finish of 12th at Indy.

“Our goal this weekend is to maintain good track position and get another top-10 finish,” Burton said in a press release. “I’m ready to be back racing and bring home a top finish for the whole organization.”

Biagi-DenBeste Racing has one win this year. Aric Almirola took the No. 98 to victory lane in the July race at Daytona International Speedway for the team’s second win in the Xfinity Series in 210 starts.

Burton will be making just his 16th career Xfinity start. His last start for Richard Petty Motorsports came in the May race at Charlotte, where he finished 11th.

Odds to win 2016 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte

Martin Truex Jr. led 392 of 400 laps at Charlotte in May.
BANK OF AMERICA 500
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2016 - 7:10 PM ET

Martin TRUEX JR 4/1
Kevin HARVICK 5/1
Jimmie JOHNSON 6/1
Kyle BUSCH 7/1
Brad KESELOWSKI 8/1
Denny HAMLIN 8/1
Carl EDWARDS 10/1
Matt KENSETH 10/1
Joey LOGANO 12/1
Chase ELLIOTT 12/1
Kyle LARSON 15/1
Kurt BUSCH 25/1
Austin DILLON 50/1
Kasey KAHNE 50/1
Alex BOWMAN 100/1
Ryan NEWMAN 100/1
Jamie McMURRAY 100/1
Ryan BLANEY 100/1
Tony STEWART 100/1
Greg BIFFLE 200/1
Ricky STENHOUSE JR 200/1
AJ ALLMENDINGER 300/1
Paul MENARD 300/1
Trevor BAYNE 300/1
Chris BUESCHER 1000/1
Clint BOWYER 1000/1
Danica PATRICK 1000/1
Aric ALMIROLA 1000/1
Casey MEARS 1000/1
FIELD 1000/1

Updated odds to win 2016 Sprint Cup heading into Charlotte

 

The two long shots to win Sprint Cup: Kurt Busch and Austin Dillon

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ODDS TO WIN 2016 SPRINT CUP

Kevin HARVICK 4/1

Joey LOGANO 10/1

Kyle BUSCH 7/1

Jimmie JOHNSON 6/1

Brad KESELOWSKI 8/1

Matt KENSETH 12/1

Carl EDWARDS 10/1

Denny HAMLIN 12/1

Kurt BUSCH 25/1

Martin TRUEX JR 9/2

Chase ELLIOTT 15/1

Austin DILLON 60/1

Sprint Cup teams taking part in two-day tire test at Martinsville

NASCAR and Goodyear are conducting a two-day test at Martinsville Speedway beginning today.

The teams of Chip Ganassi Racing, Richard Childress Racing, Roush Fenway Racing and Furniture Row Racing will participate with one team each.

The teams involved in the test:

Jamie McMurray – Chip Ganassi Racing

Paul Menard – Richard Childress Racing

Greg Biffle – Roush Fenway Racing

Martin Truex Jr. – Furniture Row Racing.

Martinsville will host the first race of the third round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 on Oct. 30.

The third round will take the Chase field from eight to four drivers for the championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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