Once he got the chance, Jeff Burton showed he could be a top driver in NASCAR’s top series as a part of Roush Racing. This was the first of his 21 career wins. The 1997 season was the first of four top five in the points seasons for Burton as well.

As a bonus, this was the inaugural race at Texas Motor Speedway as well. Burton’s victory proved that Texas was a Roush stronghold, as they would win five of the first ten races here (Burton in ’97, Mark Martin in ’98, Matt Kenseth in ’02, Greg Biffle, ’05, Carl Edwards in ’05).

Anyway, here is the race in it’s entirety!