Jeb Burton Hoping to Carry on Family Tradition
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B4 THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012 check us out on the web! THE ADVOCATE-MESSENGER www.amnews.com SPORTS WWW.AMNEWS.COM ds findkyjobs.com finditky.com Jeb Burton hoping to lassifie getitdoneky.com c 330 S. Fourth Street • PO Box 149 carry on family tradition 859.236.2589Danville, KY 40423 • Fax 859.236.9566 GENERAL HELP By HANK KURZ Jr. more ambitious things. AUTOMOTIVE WANTED HEALTH & BEAUTY AP Sports Writer NASCAR To ease the transition, Ward teamed Jeb up with MARTINSVILLE, Va. — schedule Trip Bruce, who was crew BOATS LOCAL DRIVER Danville Drug Company Ward Burton’s transition chief for Ward later in his ca- is currently seeking candidates from race car driver to par- 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and reer. It’s an arrangement HOME DAILY to work full-time as the standings 15.5 FT. Bass boat with 50 H.P. motor. ent of a race car driver hasn’t By The Associated Press Bruce said he and Ward dis- Pharmacist-In-Charge always been easy. x-non-points race cussed in 2000, and one that New carpet. 3 Depth finders. Call 859- Positions Available of a new Retail Independent In at least one instance, Feb. 18 — x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona has helped Ward step back, 236-4587. Pharmacy located on Beach, Fla. (Kyle Busch) for railroad locomotive Main Street in Downtown watching as son Jeb, now 19, Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Beach, at least a little bit. refueling drivers Danville, KY. as he tore up the track was Fla. (Tony Stewart) “You have to learn to kind Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona Beach, CARS in the Danville area. downright frightening. Fla. (Matt Kenseth) of sit back and watch, be not The successful candidate “On his first go kart race, Feb. 26 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. as involved,” Bruce said, Must be able to work will possess an active (Matt Kenseth) License from the Kentucky the first lap he made, Ward March 4 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, “and Ward said, ‘You know, any shift including weekends said, ‘My chest. I don’t know Ariz. (Denny Hamlin) I was always nervous before 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GT Board of Pharmacy. March 11 — Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas (Tony Good dependable car. if I can take this. I feel like a practice session or qualify- Company benefit package: I’m going to have a heart at- Stewart) ing as a driver, but nowhere 27-31 MPG. Well maintained, Tired of the retail chain March 18 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Brad leather, air, sunroof, new tires. Paid Vacation & Holidays. assembly line? New Pharmacist tack,’” Ward’s wife, Tabitha, Keselowski) near as much as he is stand- looking to put down roots in one recalled, laughing at her March 25 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. ing here watching Jeb do it.’” $2,800 OBO. Medical, Dental, Vision & Life, (Tony Stewart) 606-669-9954 606-355-2903 of Kentucky’s greatest towns? husband, who raced 13 April 1 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Jeb would have raced in Leave message. 401k, Direct Deposit, years in the Sprint Cup Se- Va. (Ryan Newman) the season-opening truck Uniform Service. At Danville Drug Company April 14 — Samsung Mobile 500, Fort Worth, you will enjoy a positive work ries. “And I said, ‘Welcome Texas race at Daytona, but hadn’t to my world. is is what it’s April 22 — STP 400, Kansas City, Kan. been cleared yet by environment that rewards like. Wait until he’s in a car April 28 — Richmond 400, Richmond, Va. NASCAR, so Ward drove the Requires 2 years performance and supports and someone’s wrecking May 6 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. truck and finished eighth. WANTED TO BUY recent verifiable Class A great entrepreneurial attitudes. May 12 — Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. In this position you will be him. You want to kill some- May 19 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. at was just fine with driving experience, rewarded with a competitive body.’” May 19 — x-Sprint All-Star, Concord, N.C. Tabitha, who wasn’t ready to WANTED TO BUY: May 27 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. Tank & Haz-Mat endorsements, base salary and attractive Being a spectator has got- June 3 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. see her son driving on a 2 JUNK CARS Clean MVR. results-oriented incentive ten easier over time, and last June 10 — Pocono 400, Long Pond, Pa. 1/2 mile trioval. Call 606-346-2898 compensation. weekend the Burtons had to June 17 — Heluva Good! 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Brickyard, Indianapolis them wreck,’” Ward said, Larry Peppard In perhaps the tamest Aug. 5 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa. laughing at the role reversal. household goods Interested Applicants should Aug. 12 — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The and much more! email a cover letter and current race at Martinsville Speed- Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. “And then at the last restart, EOE way in the history of the Aug. 19 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich. he said, ‘OK dad, now it’s Call 236-2589 resume to: truck series, he started sev- Aug. 25 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, time to go. You can’t be [email protected] enth, finished 13th and fin- Tenn. dilly-dallying around any Sept. 2 — AdvoCare 500, Hampton, Ga. VISIT OUR ***ALL APPLICATIONS ARE ished all 250 laps, essentially Sept. 8 — Wonderful Pistachios 400, Rich- longer.’” EMPLOYMENT CONFIDENTIAL*** meeting his goals of a good mond, Va. By the time the team un- Sept. 16 — Geico 400, Joliet, Ill. WEBSITE AT qualifying run, a respect- loaded at Martinsville, Sept. 23 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. www.amnews.com EOE building clean race and a Sept. 30 — AAA 400, Dover, Del. Tabitha was confident Jeb GENERAL HELP top-15 finish. Oct. 7 — Good Sam Club 500, Talladega, Ala. was ready, and that helped Place Your Ad Today! Oct. 13 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. WANTED e race was the first of Oct. 21 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, her, too. Call 1-800-428-0409 five Jeb will make in the Kan. “It’s so much more emo- The Lincoln County Oct. 28 — Tums Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va. truck series this year, spon- Nov. 4 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas tional for me,” she said. “I EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Regional Jail INDUSTRIAL/ sored by State Water Nov. 11 — Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz. was always a supporter of is taking applications for MANUFACTURING Heaters, and while the Bur- Nov. 18 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla. Ward, a big cheerleader, but The Regional KY Works Program ___ Deputy Jailer. tons hope to find sponsor- Driver Standings I quietly supported him. I of the Big Sandy Area WANTED ship for more races, they are 1. Greg Biffle, 226. stayed with the kids. We Development District 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 220. is seeking to employ an FOR FULL-TIME still adjusting to being by- 3. Tony Stewart, 214. were there, we were always Must be willing to work standers, and in Ward’s case, (tie) Matt Kenseth, 214. cheering for him, but that EMPLOYMENT Employment Specialist flexible hours. Qualifications: part-time coach. (tie) Kevin Harvick, 214. was his job, his career. Now Must be at least 21 years of “Coach,” Jeb said when (tie) Martin Truex Jr., 214. with Jeb, I feel like I’m in- 7. Denny Hamlin, 210. To assist KTAP-TANF recipients age, have high school diploma Days only. asked if his father is more fa- 8. Ryan Newman, 202. volved. We’re in the middle of Boyle and Mercer Counties Factory type environment. ther than coach. “Some- 9. Clint Bowyer, 192. of it. He’s our child and or GED, valid Kentucky 10. Jimmie Johnson, 189. with job development, times me and him don’t 11. Carl Edwards, 179. we’ve done nothing but this job placement, training, operator’s license, agree on everything.” 12. Brad Keselowski, 175. the last four, five years. and retention. clean background check, Lifting and crane operation Ward, who always tried to 13. Joey Logano, 167. We’ve sacrificed a lot.” 14. Paul Menard, 166. negative drug screen, involved. Stanford area. be in command of his car 15. Jeff Burton, 164. And the way she supports A bachelor’s degree is required. Must have valid Kentucky Dri- 16. Kyle Busch, 151. Relevant work experience in have good physical fitness, when he was racing, admit- her son is more than a little vers License. tedly struggles to keep quiet 17. Juan Pablo Montoya, 146. bit different than that de- human services may substitute and basic reading, writing 18. Regan Smith, 146.