Inside The Hauler: Burton chasing his dream

was cruising the streets in his hometown of South Boston, Va., when a girl he'd never noticed approached on a bicycle. She didn't pay much attention to the young boy in the passenger seat, and wasn't particularly impressed after he did what she called one of those "redneck things where you lean out of the window and holler." But Burton wasn't done. He called a few friends to find out about this pretty stranger and got her phone number. That led to a two-hour conversation that led to a secretive meeting at a high school football game. AP Photo/Lynne Sladky Jeff Burton and family -- wife Kim, right, daughter Paige and son Harrison -- celebrate winning the 2006 Daytona 500 pole. They've been together ever since, although there were a few tense moments convincing the girl's dad that an aspiring race car driver was proper for his... [read full story]                    

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