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Gambling on old tires and little fuel, Burton won the Bank of America 500 and jumped from fourth to second in the playoff points, cutting Jimmie Johnson’s lead to 69.
The victory, his second of the season, pushed Burton from fourth to second in the standings with five races to go to decide the title. He trails Johnson by 69 points.
Burton led twice for 58 laps, but it was the gamble to not get cars and stay out front on that last stop that paid off and got him the win.
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 2 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 9 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet 10 6 David Ragan Ford 11 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 12 7 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 13 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 14 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 15 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 16 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 17 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 18 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 19 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 20 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 21 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 22 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge 23 1 Regan Smith * Chevrolet 24 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 25 38 David Gilliland Ford 26 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 27 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 28 21 Bill Elliott Ford 29 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 30 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 31 10 Mike Wallace Dodge 32 44 David Reutimann Toyota 33 99 Carl Edwards Ford 34 42 Juan Montoya Dodge 35 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge 36 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 37 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 38 96 Ken Schrader Toyota 39 84 Mike Skinner Toyota 40 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet 41 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 42 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 43 0 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota
