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Jeff's History At Richmond |
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Race Date
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Start
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Finish
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Notebook
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September 10, 2016
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11
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16
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Ran as high as 4th, pit strategy didn't work out later.
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September 12, 2015
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23
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7
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--
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April 26, 2015
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11
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8
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Ran 6th-11th for most of the day.
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September 6, 2014
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2
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2
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Better on long runs. Race dominated by Brad Keselowski.
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April 26, 2014
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25
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2
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Led 173 laps, dominant car on longer runs.
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September 7, 2013
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1
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8
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Led early, lost 2 laps with loose wheel. Rallied back to 8th. Missed Chase (temporarily!)
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April 27, 2013
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3
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11
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Handling issues in first half of race.
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September 8, 2012
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2
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2
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Miserable for first 150 laps. Unhooked rear bar; car came to life.
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April 28, 2012
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6
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23
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Cut tire on lap 53, lost two laps.
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September 10, 2011
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17
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3
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Mid-race handling issues. Took the race lead w/ 23 to go.
Late caution & short run cost him a win.
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April 30, 2011
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6
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39
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Ran in top-5 for balance. Wrecked on backstretch w/ 100 to go.
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September 11, 2010
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22
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12
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Poor handling until the final 100 laps.
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May 1, 2010
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4
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2
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Led more than 140 laps. Late race cautions bunched the field. Lost the lead
on a restart with 5 laps to go.
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September 12, 2009
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7
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3
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Led the mid-stages. Late race contact sent him back to 7th. Regrouped
for a top-3.
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May 2, 2009
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2
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8
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Led early stages. Gambled late for track position. Faded in the final 50 laps
on older tires.
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September 7, 2008
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10
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8
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Ill-advised chassis adjustment hindered forward progress in mid-stages.
Rallied from 27th to 8th in final 150 laps.
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May 3, 2008
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28
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9
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Went a lap down early, rallied back into the top-10.
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September 8, 2007
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2
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4
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Strong early, tight handling late.
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May 6, 2007
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1
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4
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Led 114 laps in first half, faded later.
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September 9, 2006
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3
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31
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Wore out the brakes early, pitiful setup all night-- two laps down.
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May 6, 2006
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16
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40
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Running 13th when the car lost power. A broken distributor ruined another Richmond night.
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September 10, 2005
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6
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30
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Running 28th when he hit the wall on lap 211.
Poor finish ended his title hopes.
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May 14, 2005
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20
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39
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Running in mid-pack when he slammed the wall after a car spun in front.
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September 11, 2004
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9
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3
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--
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May 15, 2004
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13
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6
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Battled back from mid-race damage to score a solid top-ten.
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September 6, 2003
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5
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10
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Led the most laps. Faded back to 17th
in the final 100 laps but regrouped to finish 10th due mainly to attrition
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May 3, 2003
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6
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16
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Battled a loose handling car all night. Couldn't hold the bottom
groove at any time during the race.
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September 7, 2002
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10
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40
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Started 42nd in a back-up car after crashing the primary car in practice.
Worked his way up to 27th before the camshaft broke on lap 53. First DNF since Darlington in March 2001.
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May 5, 2002
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4
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7
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Rain delayed race was finished in the daytime
on Sunday. Worked his way up to second with 70 laps to go but
slipped back to 7th battling a tight handling car in the closing stages
on a poor Richmond track surface.
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September 8, 2001
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1
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36
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Spun into the turn three wall after
contact from Sterling Marlin on lap 35
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May 5, 2001
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6
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2
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Ran in the top 5 all night. Held off Rusty Wallace
for second place but couldn't catch Tony Stewart.
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September 9, 2000
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13
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1
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Hung around the top 10 all night. Took the lead late
in the event and held off a charging Dale Earnhardt for the win.
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May 6, 2000 |
15
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14
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Tangled with Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte on the
backstretch.
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September 11, 1999
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6 |
40 |
Transmission |
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May 15, 1999 |
1
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31
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Mechanical trouble pops up. |
| September 12, 1998
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5 |
2
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Jeff Burton edged Gordon at the line by half a car
length.
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June 6, 1998 |
1
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37 |
Jeff takes
the high line to pass Rusty Wallace for the lead late in the race and
winds up in the wall. "Someone can't stand to get passed."
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September 6, 1997
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10 |
3 |
Only Chevy in the top 5. |
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March 2, 1997
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2
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4
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Fought to get back on the lead lap. Finished fourth
behind three Fords.
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September 7, 1996
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2
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2
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March 3, 1996
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2
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1
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Confidence building win after back to back last
place finishes to start the season.
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September 9, 1995
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2
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6
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March 5, 1995
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1
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36
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Strong run in qualifying and a fuel pickup problem
in the race.
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September 10, 1994
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13
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2
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March 6, 1994
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8
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3
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Sheet metal
damage after loose lug nuts caused the left front tire to roll off. |
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September 11, 1993
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22
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10
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Two top 10's at RIR in his rookie season.
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| March 7, 1993
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8
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6
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