 His win in Atlanta in 1961 made him the only Nebraska-born driver to win a race on the NASCAR circuit.Burdick made his debut in 1959, where he won the pole at Trenton Speedway in his first career NASCAR start.Although a fire took Burdick out of the event early, he earned his first career top-10 finish with a 9th-place effort in the next race at Nashville Speedway USA.