Friday's Sprint Cup practice and qualifying at Michigan had a couple of different faces. Veteran Jeff Burton, who has made two starts this year after ending his full-time driving career when he left Richard Childress Racing, will be driving the #14 car of Stewart-Haas Racing as Stewart continues to deal with the aftermath of the fatal accident in the sprint car race the evening before the Watkins Glen Cup race. The Stewart-Haas team and many of their sponsors are helping with the emotional recovery process.
Also, Truck Series driver Matt Crafton practiced and qualified the #78 Chevrolet of Furniture Row Racing. The girlfriend of Furniture Row's driver Martin Truex Jr. was having surgery for ovarian cancer and Truex wanted to be with her. Both of these situations show that the emotional mood that started last weekend has carried over into this one, and some people have not been afraid to show it.
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