But to hear Burton tell it, the foundation for the new partnership was laid even before their three-truck merger officially began. "Me, Matt and Johnny raced like we were teammates last year," Burton said Thursday from Texas Motor Speedway, site of Friday night's WinStar World Casino and Resort 400 (9 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1). A solid starting point would be in the Lone Star State, site of Burton's breakthrough victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series last June. That win came under different circumstances, during Burton's time with the Turner Scott Motorsports team in a successful rookie season in which Burton topped the qualifying board seven times.* More...