Conrad Burr (born November 23, 1968) is an American former
stock car racing driver. He competed part-time in the
Craftsman Truck Series
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from 2000 to 2003. Burr also drove numerous races in the
NASCAR Southeast Series
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, particularly in the mid and late 1990s, where he ran nearly full seasons and picked up one win in 1999.
Racing career
Burr made his debut in
2000
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, when he drove the
Jim Rosenblum Racing
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No. 28 Chevy into the field at
Martinsville. He started the event in 31st, but only managed 25th. Yet, he did finish the event, a tall task at the short track.
Burr made another solo start in
2001, driving for his own team at
Nashville. He started the event in last (36th) and only made it up to 34th before retiring early.
Burr returned to Rosenblum's team in
2002 for a five race schedule. He did well, finishing all but one race with the low-budget team. He had a good run at
Las Vegas
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, earning his season best of 23rd, while at
Texas
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Burr started 27th for his best start of the year. His 46th-place finish in points would prove to be his career high.
Burr made four starts as
2003 would prove to be his last year. Returning to a family-owned team, Burr earned two top-20 finishes in his starts. The better of those would prove to be a 15th at
Dover, coupled with the 18th at
Memphis
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. Also, at
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
, Burr earned his best career start of 25th.
Despite having his best year in 2003, Burr's team folded and he never made another NASCAR start after that.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(
key) (
Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
References
External links
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1968 births
NASCAR drivers
Living people
People from China Grove, North Carolina
Racing drivers from North Carolina
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