CURRENT Weather forecast and radar for Talladega, AL

Jeff tested at the California Speedway in Fontana, CA last week, and calls it one of his best tests ever. Jeff says he and the team learned a lot about the new tire. Hope this bodes well for the upcoming races. Burton fans used to regular top 5 finishes are hurtin'.

*Jeff had his best finish of the year in the NASCAR Busch Series race at Texas, coming home 2nd. Great race Gain Laundry Detergent #9 Team!

Check out the 2001 Winston Cup schedule below:

NASCAR 2001 Winston Cup Series Schedule

Date Track TV
2/11/01 Daytona International Speedway (Bud Shootout*) (16/5)
*Jeff started 16th, and raced up to finish 5th in this race among the 2000 Bud Pole winners
2/15/01 Daytona International Speedway (Gatorade 125s**) (2nd Race:12/3)
*Jeff started 12th in the 2nd 125, and drafted up to the front with Dale Earnhardt Jr. to finish 3rd, securing the 8th starting position for the Daytona 500
2/18/01 Daytona International Speedway (8/19)
*Jeff started 8th, and ran a very strong race before being caught up in the massive crash on the backstretch with roughly 25 laps to go, triggered when Tony Stewart, Ward Burton, and Robby Gordon got together. Jeff's CITGO team made repairs and he limped home 19th, one lap down.
2/25/01 North Carolina Speedway (5/37)
*This race ran 52 laps before rain hit, and the event resumed on Monday the 26th. Jeff qualified 5th and was one of the fastest cars on the track when he got loose in turn 3 early in the race, and knocked the toe-in out of alignment. After lengthy repairs in the pits, Jeff struggled to a 37th place finish dropping him and the 99 Team to 33rd in points.
3/4/01 Las Vegas Motor Speedway (28/39)
*Jeff started the race in 28th and after a strong run in the Busch race on Saturday (6th), there were high expectations for this race. But unfortunately, Jeff got loose on Lap 2, and made heavy contact with the Turn 2 wall. Jeff was dumbfounded as to why he got loose. He said there was no reason, as he was off the gas taking it easy, and the back end just came around. After lengthy repairs in the garage, Jeff returned to finish in 39th, staying in the lower portion of the points. Jeff and the CITGO Supergard team seem to be having some trouble figuring out this new tire. Testing is in order!
3/11/01 Atlanta Motor Speedway FOX
3/18/01 Darlington Raceway FOX
3/25/01 Bristol Motor Speedway FOX
4/1/01 Texas Motor Speedway FOX
4/8/01 Martinsville Speedway FOX
4/22/01 Talladega Superspeedway FOX
4/29/01 California Speedway FOX
5/5/01 Richmond International Raceway FX
5/19/01 Lowe's Motor Speedway (The Winston*) FX
5/27/01 Lowe's Motor Speedway FOX
6/3/01 Dover Downs Int'l Speedway FOX
6/10/01 Michigan International Speedway FX
6/17/01 Pocono Raceway FOX
6/24/01 Sears Point Raceway FOX
7/7/01 Daytona International Speedway NBC
7/15/01 Chicagoland Speedway NBC
7/22/01 New Hampshire Int'l Speedway TBS
7/29/01 Pocono Raceway TBS
8/5/01 Indianapolis Motor Speedway NBC
8/12/01 Watkins Glen International NBC
8/19/01 Michigan International Speedway TBS
8/25/01 Bristol Motor Speedway TBS
9/2/01 Darlington Raceway TBS
9/8/01 Richmond International Raceway TBS
9/16/01 New Hampshire Int'l Speedway NBC
9/23/01 Dover Downs Int'l Speedway NBC
9/30/01 Kansas Speedway NBC
10/7/01 Lowe's Motor Speedway NBC
10/14/01 Martinsville Speedway TBS
10/21/01 Talladega Superspeedway NBC
10/28/01 Phoenix International Raceway NBC
11/4/01 North Carolina Speedway NBC
11/11/01 Homestead-Miami Speedway NBC
11/18/01 Atlanta Motor Speedway NBC