| Jeb Burton | |||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Burton atRichmond Raceway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | John Edward Burton IV (1992-08-06)August 6, 1992 (age 32) Halifax, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 34 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| 2024 position | 62nd | ||||||
| Best finish | 38th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2015Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| NASCARXfinity Series career | |||||||
| 176 races run over 12 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 27 (Jordan Anderson Racing) | ||||||
| 2024 position | 19th | ||||||
| Best finish | 10th (2021) | ||||||
| First race | 2013Kentucky 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025The LiUNA! (Las Vegas) | ||||||
| First win | 2021Ag-Pro 300 (Talladega) | ||||||
| Last win | 2023Ag-Pro 300 (Talladega) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 57 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| 2020 position | 87th | ||||||
| Best finish | 5th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2012Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2020Henry Ford Health System 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
| First win | 2013WinStar World Casino 400K (Texas) | ||||||
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| NASCARCanada Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2013 position | 49th | ||||||
| Best finish | 49th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2013 Pinty's Presents the Clarington 200 (Mosport) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 130th (2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2011Hantz Group 200 (Berlin) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of February 15, 2025. | |||||||
John Edward "Jeb"Burton IV (born August 6, 1992) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He competes full-time in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 27Chevrolet SS forJordan Anderson Racing. He is the son ofWard Burton, the nephew ofJeff Burton, and the cousin of Jeff's sonHarrison Burton. He competed for several seasons as a regular driver atSouth Boston Speedway, an American racing circuit where his family is historically known for competing, as well as atAce Speedway. Burton has raced in each ofNASCAR's three national series.
Jeb Burton started his professional racing career in the NASCAR-sanctionedWhelen All-American Series, in which drivers at local tracks compete for track championships as well as against drivers competing at other tracks for national titles, at South Boston Speedway shortly after his 16th birthday. He made his first start at the track, in the Limited Sportsman Series, in 2008, with his first full season of competition at the track coming in 2009;[1] the 2009 season also saw Burton's best finish in the track's season-ending points standings, finishing 4th in the Limited Sportsman Series. Burton moved up to the track'sLate Model Series in 2010, finishing 11th in the final standings, in addition to winning the track's Late Model Rookie of the Year award;[2] he also competed in Late Models during the 2011 racing season.[3]
In addition to competing at South Boston Speedway, where both his father and uncle made a name for themselves in their early racing careers,[1] but where Burton, by his own admission, "struggled",[4] Burton competed regularly atAce Speedway,Orange County Speedway, and other racing circuits in the southern Virginia and centralNorth Carolina areas,[5] including at the "Daytona of Late Models",Martinsville Speedway.[6] Burton's first Late Model win came at Ace Speedway in June 2011;[7] he won a total of five races in Late Model competition over the course of the season at various tracks in the region.[8]
In April 2009, Burton was selected as a "guest driver" to compete in theSports Car Club of America'sSCCA Pro Racing-sanctionedVolkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Series, competing on theroad course atVirginia International Raceway. Burton's guest driver status left him ineligible for series points, or for winning any prize money in the event.[9] Burton was able to qualify his vehicle, sponsored by State Water Heaters and the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, in the 9th position on the event's starting grid, but finished the race in 22nd; his run was marred by an on-track accident with another driver that knocked him out of competition.[10]
By 2011 Burton was considered to be a rising star in the world of stock car racing.[4] In July of that year, Burton made his debut in big-league, touring-series stock car competition, driving the No. 6Toyota Camry forEddie Sharp Racing in theARCA Racing Series' Hantz Group 200 atBerlin Raceway. Burton started 9th and finished 21st in the 200-lap, 100-mile (160 km) event;[11] he was involved in a multi-car accident on the opening lap of the race,[12] but rallied to complete 120 of the race's 200 laps before being forced out of competition with suspension failure.[13] Ward Burton stated that he was attempting to secure a sponsor for his son to compete in the full ARCA Racing Series season,[14] however no deal was reached and it was the only ARCA event he would compete in during the year.[15]
Later in the 2011 racing season, during competition in the Whelen All-American Series, Burton was briefly suspended by NASCAR, and was fined $250USD, following an on-track incident in a heat race at South Boston Speedway.[16] He was penalized for throwing atraffic cone at another competitor's vehicle following an accident; his father, also involved in the incident by entering the other driver's pit stall during the event, was placed on probation.[17]
After the 2011 season, Burton desired to move up to full-time competition in a national series.[4] In January 2012, it was announced that Burton would be competing for Hillman Racing in the NASCARCamping World Truck Series during the 2012 racing season, sharing a ride in the No. 27 truck, aChevrolet, with his father Ward.[18] Due to his lack of experience on large tracks, Burton was ineligible to compete atDaytona International Speedway in the series' season-opening event;[8] He made his debut in the series atMartinsville Speedway in the second race of the season; Trip Bruce served as the team'screw chief.[19]
In his first series race atMartinsville Speedway, Burton, competing forRookie of the Year in the series, finished 13th, on the lead lap.[20] After the sixth race of the season atDover International Speedway, however, Burton was forced to start skipping races due to a lack of sponsorship.[21]
In September 2012, Burton debuted in theRev-Oil Pro Cup Series, winning his first start in the series atMotor Mile Speedway.[22]
On November 21, 2012,Turner Motorsports announced the signing of Burton to a two-year contract to run a full-time Camping World Truck Series schedule and a limitedNationwide Series schedule in 2013 and 2014. Turner also announced that Burton's father,Ward Burton, had been hired to assist with driver development.[23]
In April 2013, Burton won his first Truck Series pole atMartinsville Speedway.[24] On June 7, 2013, Burton won theWinStar World Casino 400K atTexas Motor Speedway, his first career NASCAR win.[25] Later in the season he made his first career start in the NASCARCanadian Tire Series atCanadian Tire Motorsport Park in September,[26] and hisNationwide Series debut atKentucky Speedway later in the month.[27]
The 2013 season was a success for Burton, as he finished fifth in the overall Camping World Truck Series standings. He totaled 731 points to finish 73 points behind winnerMatt Crafton and just one point out of fourth place. In 22 starts, he totaled one win, captured seven pole positions, and had five top 5s and 11 top 10s with only one DNF.[28][29]
Before the start of the 2014 season, Turner Scott Motorsports announced that Burton's sponsor,Arrowhead Cigarettes, had defaulted on its payments and that they had been forced to close the No. 4 team, leaving Burton without a ride.[30] In early February Burton announced that he had signed withThorSport Racing to compete in the season-opening Truck Series andARCA Racing Series events atDaytona International Speedway, initially on a part-time basis,[31] but on May 27, was increased to a full-time ride.[32] For the 2014 season, Burton finished a disappointing eighth in the overall standings, with just two top-five and seven top-10 finishes.[33]
In January, ThorSport Racing and sponsorEstes Express Lines announced that they were unable to come up with an extension to continue and the team shut down the No. 13 truck, leaving Burton without a ride. Later, however, he was signed byBK Racing to compete in the Sprint Cup Series to replaceCole Whitt, who had just left the team, in the No. 26 Toyota.
Burton drove full-time for the team in 2015 and competed for the series Rookie of the Year Award. He failed to qualify for theDaytona 500 after a wreck during the firstBudweiser Duel qualifying race. However, the next week Burton qualified 40th for his first Sprint Cup race, theFolds of Honor QuikTrip 500 atAtlanta Motor Speedway.[34] He completed the race, finishing 35th.[35] He had his best race to that point on March 29 when he finished 29th in theSTP 500 atMartinsville Speedway.[36] However, Burton failed to qualify four times in the next six races, and crashed in his two starts in the No. 26 during this stretch, at Bristol and Kansas. Estes would ultimately renew their sponsorship of Burton beginning at Richmond;[37] when Burton failed to qualify there, he and Estes shifted to BK's No. 23, in place of regular driverJ. J. Yeley.[38] After failing to qualify at Charlotte, Burton was able to qualify for the next eight races, before failing to qualify for theBrickyard 400. Burton would fail to qualify again at theBristol Night Race. BeforeDarlington, BK Racing announced that he and Yeley would swap rides permanently,[39] to give Burton a better shot of making races while Yeley would work to bring the No. 26 back up in the owner points (it was ranked 44th after 24 races).[40] Burton was able to qualify for his first seven races in the No. 23; this streak came to an end atTalladega, where Burton posted the No. 23's first-ever DNQ. The next week, on the series' return at Martinsville, Burton would improve his career-best with a 27th-place finish. He would miss eight races during the season. Burton finished third in Rookie of the Year standings despite running the full season. Despite initial reports that his contract was "multi-year", Burton did not return to BK Racing in 2016.
Burton returned to the Truck Series for the fall race at Texas, driving the No. 00 forJR Motorsports.[41]
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Burton joinedRichard Petty Motorsports to drive the No. 43 in theXfinity Series.[42] In June, sponsor J. Streicher and Co. defaulted on their agreement with RPM, and the No. 43 team suspended operations. Burton returned to the Cup Series for theAxalta "We Paint Winners" 400 at Pocono, driving forGo Fas Racing.[43] In July, Burton and Estes Express Lines joinedBiagi-DenBeste Racing to compete in the Xfinity Series at Indianapolis and Richmond, driving the No. 98.[44]
On February 24, 2017, Burton andJGL Racing announced a multi-race agreement where Burton would drive JGL's No. 24.[45] At the Daytona July race, he scored a fourth-place finish.
In 2018, Burton partnered withRichard Childress Racing for a part-time Xfinity schedule in the No. 3 car.[46] In October, he made his return to the Truck and Cup Series at Martinsville, driving the No. 30 Toyota truck forOn Point Motorsports and the No. 51 Chevrolet forRick Ware Racing, respectively.[47]
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In 2019, Burton joinedJR Motorsports on a limited Xfinity slate in the No. 8 Chevrolet.[48] He also returned to Ware and the Cup Series for theSTP 500 at Martinsville.[49] In July, he signed withNiece Motorsports to compete in the Truck race at Kentucky.[50] During the weekend of the2019 Lilly Diabetes 250, Burton picked up a career-best finish with JR Motorsports, finishing 4th and delivering an emotional post-race interview. He remained with JRM and the No. 8 for the 2020 season, sharing the car withDale Earnhardt Jr. andDaniel Hemric on an 11-race schedule,[51] while also returning to Niece on a two-race slate in the Truck Series.[52]
After a promising partial season in which he nearly won atRichmond Raceway, scoring a series-best second,[53] it was announced on November 16, 2020, that Burton would compete full-time in the2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Camaro forKaulig Racing.[54] He would win his first career Xfinity Series race at Talladega on April 24, 2021, after rain stopped the race with 23 laps left and NASCAR was unable to resume it.
On December 16, 2021, it was announced that Burton would drive full-time forOur Motorsports in their new third car, the No. 27 Chevrolet, in the Xfinity Series in 2022.[55] He lost his ride with Kaulig Racing due to sponsor Nutrien Agricultural Solutions not returning in 2022, andLandon Cassill moved over fromJD Motorsports with his Voyager cryptocurrency sponsorship to replace Burton in Kaulig's No. 10.
On June 23, 2022, Burton was involved in a big crash whereRicky Stenhouse Jr. hit him and his No. 27 inverted, landed on his roof, but he managed to get out of the car.[56] On October 28, Burton announced he would be leaving Our Motorsports at the end of the 2022 season.[57] He finished 16th in the final standings with no top tens.
On January 3, 2023, it was announced that Burton would joinJordan Anderson Racing full-time in the No. 27Chevrolet, carrying his number fromOur Motorsports, driving alongside rookie teammateParker Retzlaff in 2023.[58] Burton started the2023 season with an 11th place finish atDaytona. AtTalladega, he scored his second career win and Jordan Anderson Racing's first victory.[59] On August 21, it was announced that Burton will drive the No. 22 car for JAR in theDaytona August race, running a paint scheme dedicating his father's2002 Daytona 500 victory. He was eliminated at the conclusion of theCharlotte Roval race.[60]
On November 2, 2023, it was announced that Burton will return to JAR for the2024 season.[61]
One of three children of Ward and Tabitha (née Throckmorton),[62] Jeb Burton is a native ofHalifax County where he graduated fromHalifax County High School in 2011.[7] Like his father, aside from racing Jeb is an avid outdoorsman and hunter.[63]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2015 | BK Racing | 26 | Toyota | DAY DNQ | ATL 35 | LVS 40 | PHO 34 | CAL 39 | MAR 29 | TEX DNQ | BRI 42 | RCH DNQ | TAL DNQ | KAN 42 | CLT DNQ | DOV 30 | POC 33 | MCH 37 | SON 32 | DAY 36 | KEN 41 | NHA 41 | IND DNQ | POC 35 | GLN 39 | MCH 33 | BRI DNQ | 38th | 216 | [64] | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | RCH 38 | DAR 31 | RCH 39 | CHI 38 | NHA 33 | DOV 43 | CLT 41 | KAN 37 | TAL DNQ | MAR 27 | TEX 32 | PHO 39 | HOM DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Go Fas Racing | 32 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | DOV | CLT | POC 29 | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | POC 36 | GLN | BRI | MCH | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 56th | 01 | [65] | ||
| 2018 | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR 33 | TEX | PHO | HOM | 69th | 01 | [66] | ||
| 2019 | 52 | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR 35 | TEX | BRI | 60th | 01 | [67] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Ford | RCH 31 | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Team AmeriVet | 50 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | BRI | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | KAN | DAR | CLT | GTW | SON | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC | POC | IND | RCH | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO 38 | 62nd | 01 | [68] | ||
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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| 2015 | BK Racing | Toyota | DNQ | |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NCTSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Peter Shepherd Motorsports | 7 | Dodge | MOS | DEL | MOS2 | ICAR | MPS | SAS | ASE | CTR | RIS | MOS3 12 | BAR | KWA | 49th | 32 | [89] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Eddie Sharp Racing | 6 | Toyota | DAY | TAL | SLM | TOL | NJE | CHI | POC | MCH | WIN | BLN 21 | IOW | IRP | POC | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KAN | TOL | 130th | 125 | [90] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | ThorSport Racing | 13 | Toyota | DAY 29 | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 138th | 85 | [91] | ||||||||||||||||||
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