Burton to make 500th consecutive Cup start
Milestone is 10th-longest streak in series history
By Official Release
June 16, 2010
04:04 PM EDT
June 16, 2010
04:04 PM EDT
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DAYTONA BEACH -- Jeff Burton will make his 500th consecutive start in the Cup Series this Sunday in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway.
Jeff Burton
The milestone is the 10th-longest streak in series history, and third-longest active streak (Jeff Gordon has run 596 consecutive races; Bobby Labonte has run 595 consecutive races).
Burton, who currently has 562 career starts overall, began his streak on March 24, 1996 at Darlington Raceway.
During the streak, Burton tallied all 21 of his victories and posted 120 top-fives and 222 top-10s. Overall, Burton has 125 top-fives and 229 top-10s.
Below are the 10 longest consecutive start streaks in series history:
Consecutive starts
Cup Series
| Driver | Starts | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ricky Rudd | 788 | 1/11/1981 | 11/20/2005 |
| 2. Rusty Wallace | 697 | 2/19/1984 | 11/20/2005 |
| 3. Terry Labonte | 655 | 1/14/1979 | 7/23/2000 |
| 4. Dale Earnhardt | 648 | 9/09/1979 | 2/18/2001 |
| 5. Mark Martin | 621 | 2/14/1988 | 3/18/2007 |
| 6. Jeff Gordon | 596 | 11/15/1992 | Present |
| 7. Bobby Labonte | 595 | 2/14/1993 | Present |
| 8. Ken Schrader | 579 | 2/17/1985 | 7/27/2003 |
| 9. Richard Petty | 513 | 11/14/1971 | 3/19/1989 |
| 10. Jeff Burton | 499 | 3/24/1996 | Present |
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