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NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Burton Post-Race Notes, Cracker Barrel 500

15 March 1999

JEFF BURTON -99- Exide Batteries Taurus --

"We had a really good race car. The 24 and the 18 put on a clinic today, they did a great job. I just couldn't run with those guys. At times during the runs I could, but, overall, they were just faster than we were. That's no great surprise, they both get around here good, their teams do a great job. When we come back to Atlanta we'll make some changes for next time and try to be a little bit better, but, all in all, I'm real proud of the Exide team. Everybody did a great job."

DID YOU THINK YOU HAD A TIRE GOING DOWN?

"I thought I did just for a brief second. It jumped sideways on me in the middle of three and four about halfway through the race and I backed up quite a bit. I gave up a lot of track position, but I had to slow down just to make sure that everything was OK. I gave up some track position, but it was OK."