Ward Burton will return to the Nextel Cup Series for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway, attempting to make his first series start in almost two years. He will be driving the #4 Lucas Oil Chevy for Morgan McClure Racing out of Abingdon, VA.
“He’s expressed a lot of interest in driving,” said Chris Carrier, crew chief for the Morgan-McClure team. “He’s a Virginia driver and we’re a Virginia team. That makes for a great combination at Martinsville.”
One of Burton’s seven NEXTEL Cup poles came at Martinsville (1997) as did one of his four Busch Series victories (1993). Burton and the team hope to test at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford this week to help prepare for the SUBWAY 500.
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Alright, Lets Go Ward.
Hells yea. This is awesome. Too bad its not for a better team.