WARD BURTON 

BUSCH:      Rockingham - 1992
                   Martinsville - 1993
                   Orange County, FL - 1993
                   Atlanta - 1993

WC:    Rockingham - October 22, 1995
            Darlington - March 19, 2000
            Darlington - September 2, 2001

            Daytona - February 17, 2002
            Louden - July 21, 2002

Current Qualifying Records:

    Darlington        28.295 sec        173.797 mph         set: 1996

FACTS

    FULL NAME:     John Edward Burton, III
    BORN:     October 25, 1961
    BIRTHPLACE:     Danville, Virginia
    HOMETOWN:    South Boston, Virginia

    FATHER:    John Edward Burton, Jr.
    MOTHER:    Meredith Bowman
    SIBLINGS:    Joseph Brian; Jeffrey Tyler

FAMILY
    WIFE:     Tabitha
    CHILDREN:     daughter, Sarah - 14; son, Jeb - 8
    RESIDENCE:     Scottsburg, Virginia

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    HEIGHT:     5' 6"
    WEIGHT:     140
    HOBBIES:     Wildlife/Game Conservation, Hunting, Skeet Shooting, Boating

    PERSONAL:
    Learned outdoor skills from grandfather, who once wrote a newspaper column for the Richmond Times.
    Graduated from Hargrove Military Academy, as first lieutenant. Was school team's top rifle marksman.
    Attended Elon College for 2 1/2 years. Would be hunting guide or professional trapper if not racing.

    RACE FACTS:
    1989 Voted Most Popular Driver at South Boston Speedway
    1994 Competed for Rookie of the Year, finishing behind brother Jeff
    1995 First Winston Cup Victory at Rockingham
    1999 Finished in the top ten in points (ninth) for the first time (the only single car team to do so)
    2000 2nd straight top ten points finish (tenth)

     QUOTE: "I've always been a daredevil. I enjoy doing things that aren't routine, like lying in a foot of snow
     (hunting). I wouldn't be very good (working) behind a desk."

    NUMBER:    22
    CAR:     Dodge Intrepid R/T
    PRIMARY SPONSOR:     Caterpillar
    ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:    Polaris, Hobas Pipe, Tempstar, Bosch
    OWNER:     Bill Davis
    CREW CHIEF:    Tommy Baldwin, Jr.
    SHOP ADDRESS:     300 Old Thomasville Road
                                      High Point, NC  27260-8190

PICTURES
    CAT
    MBNA
    Hardee's
    Other
    Bill Davis Racing

1999 WINSTON CUP BANQUET
2000 WINSTON CUP BANQUET

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