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Harrison Brian Burton (born October 9, 2000) is an American professional
stock car racing Stock car racing is a form of Auto racing, automobile racing run on oval track racing, oval tracks and road courses. It originally used Production vehicle, production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifical ...
driver. He competes full-time in the
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, driving the No. 25 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for
AM Racing AM Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series fielding the No. 25 Ford Mustang Dark Horse full-time for Harrison Burton. They also compete in the ARCA Menards Series fielding the No. 76 Ford ...
. He is the son of former NASCAR driver
Jeff Burton Jeffrey Tyler Burton (born June 29, 1967), nicknamed "the Mayor", is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He is a member of the Burton racing family. He scored 23 career victories in the NASCAR ...
. In 2020, Burton became the first driver born in the 2000s or later to win a
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race, and in 2024 became the first to win a NASCAR Cup Series race.


Racing career


Early years

Burton's racing career started off when he received a
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at age two, which later turned into a quarter midget at age four. After starting to race them at age twelve, Burton won his first
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race in early 2014. His first
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win came in early 2015, at
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. He was also for three years a USAC quarter midget championship. At age 11, he grabbed his first
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pole at
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, and at twelve won two races in pro late models.


CARS Super Late Model Tour

The
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native made his CARS debut in 2015, running six of the series' ten races. Finishing only two of those races, he finished third at
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and fourth at
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. In the middle of that season, the team switched car bodies and crew chiefs, hiring former
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driver
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. Switching his focus to the
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, he only ran three of eight races in 2016, recording two top ten finishes.


ARCA Menards Series

In his
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debut for
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, Burton started sixth and finished third after almost being spun out by eventual race winner
Chase Briscoe Chase David Wayne Briscoe (born December 15, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Camry, Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing. He also ...
. Returning in 2017 with
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, Burton chased down
Dalton Sargeant Daniel Dalton Sargeant (born March 25, 1998) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado for GMS Racing. He was the 2016 ARCA R ...
on the final run of the race at
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to win in only his second series start. He later won in his superspeedway debut, which came at
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in 2018. Burton dedicated the win to
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, who was battling colon cancer until his death in 2020. On January 8, 2018, it was announced that Burton would run a partial ARCA schedule with MDM in 2018. On January 10, 2019, it was announced that Burton would drive the
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No. 20 Toyota for five races in 2019. Burton won on his superspeedway debut at Daytona.


K&N Pro Series East

Starting with the 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season opener at New Smyrna, Burton became the youngest driver to start a race in the series. He also garnered a full-time ride from HScott Motorsports using their Toyotas. Throughout the thirteen race season, Burton garnered one pole, as many top fives, and finished eighth in the championship point standings while failing to finish two races. After HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks shut down, Burton moved to
MDM Motorsports MDM Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that most recently competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, and the ARCA Racing Series. The team also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truc ...
bringing his number and sponsor. He also signed an extension with
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to bring in sponsors like DEX Imaging,
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, Rheem and others. Early in the season, Burton made waves by campaigning a paint scheme with the number on the rear quarter panels. His performance also gained attention, winning a rain-shortened race at
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. He then outlasted the field at Memphis the following race after
Todd Gilliland Todd Jeremey Gilliland (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 34 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports ...
had a flat tire. He went on to win five of fourteen races that season and beat Gilliland for the championship after making up an eight-point deficit going into the final race. On January 8, 2018, it was announced that Burton would drive a partial K&N season with MDM in 2018. The first race of his part-time schedule came at the K&N East season opener at New Smyrna Speedway, where he finished 3rd after battling
Todd Gilliland Todd Jeremey Gilliland (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 34 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports ...
for the lead in the final laps.


Camping World Truck Series

Burton signed on with
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to drive the No. 18
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for the 2016 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at
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in late October. Due to
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maintaining that a driver has to be sixteen years of age before competing in any national series event, Burton was therefore barred from entering any events before October 9 of that year. He showed speed early, cracking the top ten in practice, but faltered during the race and finished one lap down in 22nd. In this race, Burton and
Kyle Donahue Kyle J. Donahue (born May 6, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 00 truck for Reaume Brothers Racing. He is the younger brother of ...
(who was driving the No. 63 for
MB Motorsports MB Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team was based in Foristell, Missouri, and was owned by Mike Mittler until his death in 2019. The team was one of few to ...
) made history as the first drivers born in the 2000s decade and the 21st century to compete in the Truck Series and in any NASCAR national series. Burton signed with Kyle Busch Motorsports to run both Martinsville races, as well as
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,
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, Eldora, and
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in the No. 51 Toyota Tundra in 2017. He finished all of the races but only scored one top-ten, a fourth-place at Martinsville in fall. On January 8, 2018, it was announced that Burton would again pilot the KBM No. 51 for a partial schedule. The nine-race schedule included mostly short tracks but also
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and all of the races after he turned eighteen. Burton grabbed his first pole in the M&M's 200, and finished third after dealing with throttle issues during the race. He won his first stage in NASCAR competition at
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in November en route to another third-place finish. On November 14, 2018, it was announced that Burton would run full-time in 2019, replacing
Noah Gragson Noah Quinn Gragson (born July 15, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports. R ...
in KBM's No. 18 entry. Burton would return to truck series competition in 2022, driving in a one-off race for David Gilliland Racing at the 2022 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt.


First Xfinity Series stint

On April 1, 2019,
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announced Burton would drive the team's No. 18
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in the
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for eight races starting with the Alsco 300 at
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five days later. In his third race of the year at
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, Burton was intentionally wrecked by
Paul Menard John Paul Christian Menard (born August 21, 1980) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver who currently competes full-time in the Trans-Am Series, driving the No. 3 Ford Mustang for 3GT Racing. Menard is the 2024 Trans-Am ...
after Burton passed Menard with contact. Menard thought the incident was a teaching moment not to race dirty while Burton was from the viewpoint that getting passed was not grounds for being wrecked. On October 17, 2019, with Christopher Bell moving up to the
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, JGR announced Burton would replace him in the No. 20 Supra for the
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season. On February 29, 2020, Burton earned his first career Xfinity Series win at
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after holding off teammate
Riley Herbst Riley Dederick Kern Herbst (born February 24, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 35 Toyota Camry (XV80), Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing and part-time in the ...
; the win made him and father
Jeff Burton Jeffrey Tyler Burton (born June 29, 1967), nicknamed "the Mayor", is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He is a member of the Burton racing family. He scored 23 career victories in the NASCAR ...
the only son-and-father duo to ever win at Auto Club and the second driver to ever win on
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with the first being his uncle
Ward Burton John Edward Burton III (born October 25, 1961) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has five career wins in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, including the 2002 Daytona 500 and the 2001 Southern 500. A member of the Burton ...
at
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in
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. This also made Burton the first driver born in the 2000s to win in the Xfinity Series. He qualified for the Xfinity Series playoffs after scoring two wins in the regular season but was eliminated after the first round. He later passed
Noah Gragson Noah Quinn Gragson (born July 15, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports. R ...
in the final set of corners at
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to grab a late-season post-elimination win. A week later Harrison would go on to win again at Martinsville Speedway during the Draft Top 250.


Cup Series

On April 15, 2021, Gaunt Brothers Racing announced that Burton would make his Cup Series debut with the team in their No. 96 Toyota in the race at Talladega that month, with his Xfinity Series sponsor, DEX Imaging, as the sponsor. In this race, Burton would become the first driver born in the 2000s decade to run a Cup Series race. On July 15, 2021, Burton was named the driver of
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's No. 21
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for the 2022 season, replacing
Matt DiBenedetto Matthew Guido DiBenedetto (born July 27, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for Viking Motorsports. ...
. Burton led three laps in his full-time debut at the
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, but flipped during a multi-car accident on lap 63 and finished 39th. A few months later at
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on July 10, 2022, Burton led 7 laps and recorded his first career Cup Series top 10 result with a 10th place outcome. Shortly afterward, Burton bested his Atlanta result with a 3rd place finish at the
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on July 31, 2022. Burton began the 2023 season with a 26th place finish at the
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. Poor finishes plagued the No. 21 team, with Burton only scoring two top-ten finishes through the entire season. He would go on to finish 31st in the final points standings. Burton started the 2024 season with a 39th place DNF at the 2024 Daytona 500. His best finish in the season was 10th at Talladega. On July 3, it was announced that
Josh Berry Joshua William Berry (born October 22, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 21 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Wood Brothers Raci ...
would replace Burton in the No. 21 in
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. At the Daytona summer race, Burton beat out
Kyle Busch Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and par ...
by 0.047 seconds and scored his first career Cup Series win with his father Jeff in the booth. His win was also the 100th Cup Series win for the Wood Brothers and their first win since
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at Pocono in 2017. His win also secured him a spot in the playoffs for the first time in his Cup career. Unfortunately, he was eliminated from the playoffs at the conclusion of the Round of 16. Overall, Burton finished 16th in the standings, having scored just two top tens across the entire season. His average finish of 25.7 proved to be the lowest of all full-time Cup Series drivers in 2024, as well as the lowest average finish of Burton's Cup career.


Second Xfinity Series stint

On September 20, 2024,
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announced that Burton will return to the Xfinity Series and drive the team's No. 25
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full-time in the 2025 Xfinity Series season.


2025: Cup Series All-Star Race appearance

On May 12, 2025,
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announced that Burton would drive their No. 51 car in the 2025 NASCAR All-Star Race, as his win at the 2024 Daytona summer race qualified him for the exhibition race for the first time in his career.
Cody Ware Cody Shane Ware (born November 7, 1995) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 51 and No. 15 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horses for Rick Ware Racing ...
, the driver normally in the No. 51, switched to the No. 15 for the All-Star Open. Burton finished 20th out of 23 participants.


IMSA

Harrison Burton has also competed in the IMSA competition through Ford Motor Company's recent drive to train new competitors through their sports car program. With only a handful of starts, Burton, with Zane Smith, won the 2023 Daytona 4-hour race opener of IMSA’s
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calendar by 0.688 seconds.


Personal life

Burton attended the Cannon School while racing, and upon graduating in 2019 took a gap semester to focus on racing for the remainder of the year. He is a part of the Celebratory Cause. He is the son of former
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driver and current ''
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'' analyst
Jeff Burton Jeffrey Tyler Burton (born June 29, 1967), nicknamed "the Mayor", is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He is a member of the Burton racing family. He scored 23 career victories in the NASCAR ...
, nephew of former driver
Ward Burton John Edward Burton III (born October 25, 1961) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has five career wins in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, including the 2002 Daytona 500 and the 2001 Southern 500. A member of the Burton ...
and cousin of current driver
Jeb Burton John Edward "Jeb" Burton IV (born August 6, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 27 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for Jordan Anderson Ra ...
.


Motorsports career results


Career summary

As Burton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.


NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)


Cup Series


=Daytona 500

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Xfinity Series


Camping World Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points


ARCA Menards Series

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)


K&N Pro Series East


K&N Pro Series West


References


External links

*
Official profile at AM Racing
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