Jeff Burton: We lost three very young, very talented drivers in a really short time and that had a lot of influence, too. Certainly Dale's death was a huge smack in the face to everybody, but all those deaths in such a short period of time was awful. It forced people to look at it and say, 'Hey, this isn't a coincidence. There's something going on.'
Jeff Burton: Racing is safer today than it was five years ago, but we didn't know it. People ask me, 'Do you feel safer today in a race car than you did five years ago?' No, I don't. I felt safe five years ago. I thought we were doing all we could do. I didn't know we could do more.
Jeff Burton: Bristol is such a unique place to race, with the track being surrounded by fans and the track banked at 36 degrees, it's not matched by any other track.
Jeff Burton: I think the responsibility message has been more thorough because they are involved in our sport than if they weren't involved in our sport. And if you think about it, someone was held accountable maybe to a higher degree because they are involved in the marketing of alcohol.
Jeff and his wife are involved in many community projects, including the Duke Children's Hospital.
Jeff is married to his wife Kim and they have two children, Paige and Harrison.
Jeff is a huge fan of the Duke basketball team.
In 2005, Burton left Roush Racing and joined Richard Childress Racing.
In 2000, Burton finished third in the points; his best finish ever.
Jeff has 17 career Cup victories.
He won his first Cup race at Texas, in April 1997.
Jeff won the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year in 1994.
Jeff has 20 career Bush Series victories.
In 1988, he began his NASCAR career by racing in 5 Bush Series races.
He started racing go-karts by age 7.
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