"Burton studied racing at 'Hedgecock U.'"
High Point Enterprise, Saturday, July 1, 1995, Sports-Page 4C By Benny Phillips

JDaytona Beach, FL

Daytona notebook:
Jeff Burton achieved his basic racing knowledge in High Point.

"I attended the Jay Hedgecock University of Racing," the South Boston, Va., native said this week.

Hedgecock, a former track champion at Caraway Speedway, operates his own race shop in High Point, building cars and chassis for several area drivers who run weekly events. Occasionally, he still races.

"Seriously, I received some of my best racing education working with Jay," Burton said. "I worked there about a year. Bobby Labonte and I worked there at the same time. It was a good experience for both of us."

Burton, 1994 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, starts the Stavola Brothers Ford 32nd in today's 400.

"At the time, Jay built about all the cars for Sam Ard," Burton said. "Jay knows what he's doing. Nobody builds a better race car. I helped build those cars for Ard, and I learned an awful lot about chassis and what works and what doesn't."

"I guess it's fair to say I received my formal education at Jay Hedgecock University."