Mar 16, 2008 4:58 pm US/Central
Lady Luck Helps Burton Win At Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) ―
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Jeff Burton won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway on March 16, 2008 in Bristol, Tenn.
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Jeff Burton stole the win at Bristol Motor Speedway by racing past Denny Hamlin on a two-lap sprint to the finish Sunday.
The race seemed to belong to Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin, but Stewart was wrecked by Harvick with three laps to go in the race. It brought out a caution and set up overtime, and Hamlin was out front on the restart.
But Burton raced by him, and Harvick and Clint Bowyer followed for a 1-2-3 finish for Richard Childress Racing.
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