10th-Longest Streak In Series History
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 16, 2010) – Jeff Burton will make his 500th consecutive start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, this Sunday in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway.
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 – NASCAR Sprint 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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