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Jeff Burton, who was very critical of Carson Hocevar after last week's race at Martinsville, spoke a bit about Hocevar's suspension today during a USA Sports media availability. "Not only as a driver but as a person, I believe the best thing that could happen to Carson is what happened. ... We don't appreciate what we have until we lose it, so many times. And I have seen in this sport and in life where you get a dose of reality and it changes your perspective. And you can take that and you can go this way or that way with it. "I think Carson has people around him that support him - Jeff Dickerson says we love him, we support him. And if Carson will take this and say 'OK, I can have a personality, I can be different, I can shake things up, I can test the system ... But also I have to operate within, there's a reasonable expectation of being a professional race car driver. "This is freaking the NASCAR Cup Series. You should be held to a high standard. You should be. But you shouldn't have to be like every other driver, you can still have your personality. 'How do I do all those things?' I think this could be the best thing to happen to him." Burton obviously building Hocevar back up here after being very, very critical of his on-track conduct at Martinsville and his remarks afterwards. It showed on his face and he got teased about that a bit by Leigh Diffey.