Jeff Burton is making his 500th consecutive start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, this Sunday in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, barring any complications.
This will put him as 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 began this streak on March 24, 1996 at Darlington Raceway and in the process, has garnered 120 top fives and 222 top 10s.
Below are the 10 longest consecutive start streaks in the NASCAR series history:
Consecutive Starts – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Driver – Starts
1. Ricky Rudd – 788
2. Rusty Wallace – 697
3. Terry Labonte – 655
4. Dale Earnhardt – 648
5. Mark Martin – 621
6. Jeff Gordon – 596
7. Bobby Labonte – 595
8. Ken Schrader – 579
9. Richard Petty – 513
10. Jeff Burton – 499
