One of the advantages Burton sees is pit strategy. In short track racing passing is so difficult. You have to decide when to trade track position in favor of pitting for fresh tires. Another element of pit strategy is where to pit. At Martinsville, the top qualifiers choose different stall locations rather than the usual ones positioned closest to pit exit.
Some teams favor pitting in the middle even though they qualified real well.
I disagree with that strategy. The car doesn t know where you are pitting. Plus, there are ways to use the rules on pit road to your benefit. A couple of weeks ago, Burton toured Martinsville to check out the new garage area and improved pit road. When I went down pit road for the first time, I thought, 'Wow, look how wide it is'.