Event: Texas Roadhouse 200, Race 20 of 23, 200 Laps – 50/50/100; 105.2 Miles
Location: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (0.526-mile oval)
Date/Broadcast: October 27, 2018 at 1 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR
- Burton has four prior starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) at Martinsville. Of those four starts, he earned one top-five and two top-10 finishes. He was fourth in last year’s fall race and eighth in March 2018.
- In four NCWTS starts this season Burton has earned two top-five, three top-10 finishes, one pole and led 30 laps. Hescored his best career finish in the NCWTS at Iowa Speedway in Newton on June 16 when he won the pole, led 30 laps and finished third.
- Burton turned 18 on Oct. 9 and is now eligible to compete at the larger NASCAR tracks. He will run the final four races of the season for KBM in the No. 51 Tundra.
- In addition to his Truck Series schedule, the second-generation driver has run limited schedules in the ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and Super Late Models. He posted one win, five top-five and eight top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 6.1 across nine ARCA Racing Series starts this season. Most recently he earned a runner-up finish at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City on Oct. 19. Burton produced two poles, four top-five and five-top top-10 finishes for an average finish of 4.2 across five NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races this season. He has also recorded four Super Late Model victories this season, including the prestigious Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway in Kinston, Ala.
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Harrison Burton, Driver Q&A:
With four truck races under your belt at Martinsville, what are your expectations this weekend?
“Having come to Martinsville four times in the past and having a lot of experience at the ‘paperclip,’ really my expectations are to go and win. I feel like we have a really good truck and we’re going to have a great day Friday when we practice, so I’ve just got to prepare well and do my job and we’ll have a chance to win at the end of the day.”
What is the most challenging aspect of racing at Martinsville?
“I think the most challenging part of Martinsville is keeping your race plan together. There are so many things that can happen there that kind of throw you off course and kind of make things harder for you. The hardest thing for me would definitely be to keep it all together and at the end of the day come out with a good finish with the truck in one piece.”
Are you excited to finally be 18 and eligible to compete at Texas and Homestead in the coming weeks?
“That was the best birthday gift about turning 18 was I’m able to be mile-and-a-half eligible now and go race with the big guys on the big tracks. That will be a lot of fun. I’m excited to go fast and race on some mile-and -a-halfs and see what they are like.”