Jeff BurtonMark Martin, who has won more Busch Series races than anybody, appreciated Jeff Burton’s act-like-he’s-been there attitude after Burton won the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday.

When Burton crossed the finish line, he merely drove his Chevy back to Victory Lane. No smoky “donuts” on the frontstretch.

“He’s old school,” said Martin, who has 48 career victories in the Busch Series, which changes to the Nationwide Series in 2008. “All those burnouts are juvenile.”

Martin didn’t mention acrobatics – which is what series champ Carl Edwards usually performs in the form of a backflip off his car when he wins a race.

There was none of that Saturday from Edwards, who had already clinched the title two weeks ago at Texas and finished fourth. He finished with a 618-point margin over second-place David Reutimann.

Martin was second and Matt Kenseth finished fourth.

“It was cool to race with Mark at the end,” said Edwards. “He inspired me early in my career.”

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UNOFFICIAL RESULTS:

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS

1 30 29 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Holiday Inn 190/5 200 Running
2 12 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Hendrick Autoguard / HendrickCars.com 170/0 200 Running
3 13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dish Network 165/0 200 Running
4 2 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 165/5 200 Running
5 10 90 Stephen Leicht Ford CitiFinancial 160/5 200 Running
6 7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 150/0 200 Running
7 39 33 Tony Raines Chevrolet RoadLoans.com 146/0 200 Running
8 34 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford McDonald’s 142/0 200 Running
9 25 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 138/0 200 Running
10 18 59 Marcos Ambrose * Ford Kingsford Tailgate 134/0 200 Running
11 33 249 Brian Keselowski Dodge WorkingSolutions.com 130/0 200 Running
12 40 27 Bobby East Ford Kleenex 127/0 200 Running
13 22 20 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 129/5 200 Running
14 19 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips / Comcast 121/0 200 Running
15 17 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 118/0 200 Running
16 4 21 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet AutoZone 125/10 200 Running
17 27 88 Brad Keselowski * Chevrolet U.S. Navy 117/5 200 Running
18 11 18 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Banquet Foods 109/0 200 Running
19 5 126 Jamie McMurray Ford World Financial Group 106/0 200 Running
20 24 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox / American Red Cross 103/0 200 Running
21 29 41 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Memorex 105/5 199 Running
22 9 24 Casey Mears Chevrolet Nat’l Guard / 34th Infantry Division 97/0 199 Running
23 31 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Supercuts 94/0 199 Running
24 32 7 Mike Wallace Chevrolet GEICO 96/5 199 Running
25 8 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Hellmann’s 88/0 199 Running
26 3 10 Dave Blaney Toyota Hass Avocados from Mexico 90/5 199 Running
27 36 36 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet Vialafil 82/0 199 Running
28 21 211 Jason Keller Chevrolet CJM Racing 79/0 199 Running
29 38 14 Kyle Krisiloff * Ford Lilly / Walgreens 76/0 198 Running
30 43 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach / Biomet 73/0 198 Running
31 41 37 John Graham Ford Kickbutt Amped Energy Ballz 70/0 195 Running
32 26 344 Michael McDowell Toyota NAPA / Best Western 67/0 176 Running
33 1 6 David Ragan * Ford Discount Tire 69/5 170 Out of Race
34 14 66 Steve Wallace Dodge HomeLife Communities 61/0 163 Running
35 37 25 Richard Johns Ford FreeCreditReport.com 58/0 152 Running
36 42 28 Robert Richardson, II * Chevrolet Checkers / Rally’s 55/0 139 Out of Race
37 15 103 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Toyota 52/0 124 Out of Race
38 6 12 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Kodak 49/0 113 Out of Race
39 20 42 Dario Franchitti Dodge Target 46/0 43 Out of Race
40 16 1 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 43/0 26 Out of Race
41 35 189 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 40/0 21 Out of Race
42 28 119 Patrick Carpentier Dodge Stanley Tools 37/0 13 Out of Race
43 23 77 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Dollar General 34/0 4 Out of Race

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