36 Facts About Harrison Burton

Harrison Burton competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 25 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for AM Racing.

Harrison Burton is the son of former NASCAR driver Jeff Burton.

In 2020, Burton became the first driver born in the 2000s or later to win a NASCAR Xfinity Series race, and in 2024 became the first to win a NASCAR Cup Series race.

Harrison Burton's racing career started off when he received a go-kart at age two, which later turned into a quarter midget at age four.

Harrison Burton was for three years a USAC quarter midget championship.

Harrison Burton later won in his superspeedway debut, which came at Pocono Raceway in 2018.

Harrison Burton dedicated the win to John Andretti, who was battling colon cancer until his death in 2020.

On January 8,2018, it was announced that Harrison Burton would run a partial ARCA schedule with MDM in 2018.

On January 10,2019, it was announced that Harrison Burton would drive the Venturini Motorsports No 20 Toyota for five races in 2019.

Harrison Burton garnered a full-time ride from HScott Motorsports using their Toyotas.

Harrison Burton signed an extension with Kevin Harvick Incorporated to bring in sponsors like DEX Imaging, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Rheem and others.

Early in the season, Harrison Burton made waves by campaigning a paint scheme with the number on the rear quarter panels.

Harrison Burton's performance gained attention, winning a rain-shortened race at Bristol.

Harrison Burton then outlasted the field at Memphis the following race after Todd Gilliland had a flat tire.

Harrison Burton 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.

Harrison Burton signed on with Kyle Busch Motorsports to drive the No 18 Toyota Tundra for the 2016 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway in late October.

Harrison Burton showed speed early, cracking the top ten in practice, but faltered during the race and finished one lap down in 22nd.

Harrison Burton signed with Kyle Busch Motorsports to run both Martinsville races, as well as Dover, Iowa, Eldora, and Bristol in the No 51 Toyota Tundra in 2017.

Harrison Burton finished all of the races but only scored one top-ten, a fourth-place at Martinsville in fall.

On November 14,2018, it was announced that Harrison Burton would run full-time in 2019, replacing Noah Gragson in KBM's No 18 entry.

Menard thought the incident was a teaching moment not to race dirty while Harrison 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 NASCAR Cup Series, JGR announced Harrison Burton would replace him in the No 20 Supra for the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Harrison Burton later passed Noah Gragson in the final set of corners at Texas Motor Speedway to grab a late-season post-elimination win.

On July 15,2021, Harrison Burton was named the driver of Wood Brothers Racing's No 21 Ford Mustang for the 2022 season, replacing Matt DiBenedetto.

Harrison Burton led three laps in his full-time debut at the 2022 Daytona 500, but flipped during a multi-car accident on lap 63 and finished 39th.

Shortly afterward, Harrison Burton bested his Atlanta result with a 3rd place finish at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 31,2022.

Harrison Burton began the 2023 season with a 26th place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500.

Poor finishes plagued the No 21 team, with Harrison Burton only scoring two top-ten finishes through the entire season.

Harrison Burton would go on to finish 31st in the final points standings.

Harrison Burton started the 2024 season with a 39th place DNF at the 2024 Daytona 500.

At the Daytona summer race, Harrison Burton beat out Kyle Busch by 0.047 seconds and scored his first career Cup Series win with his father Jeff in the booth.

Harrison Burton's win was the 100th Cup Series win for the Wood Brothers and their first win since Ryan Blaney at Pocono in 2017.

Harrison Burton's win secured him a spot in the playoffs for the first time in his Cup career.

Harrison Burton has competed in the IMSA competition through Ford Motor Company's recent drive to train new competitors through their sports car program.

Harrison 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.

Harrison Burton is the son of former NASCAR driver and current NASCAR on NBC analyst Jeff Burton, nephew of former driver Ward Burton and cousin of current driver Jeb Burton.