Harrison Burton provided one of the most emotional moments of the season when he held off Kyle Busch to win at Daytona in August and earn a playoff spot.
The win was the 100th for Wood Brothers Racing and was an uplifting moment for a team that has finished nearly half of the races in points 30th or lower in 2024.
Burton’s lack of results led to a driver change for 2025: Josh Berry will drive for the Wood Brothers. Burton, 24, returns to the Xfinity Series, hoping that better results could one day lead to a return to Cup.
Long: Victory Lane at Daytona becomes a family celebration
Harrison Burton’s first NASCAR Cup win was special for many families.
CREW CHIEF: Jeremy Bullins
TEAM: Wood Brothers Race
POINTS: 16th
VICTORY: 1 (Daytona II)
LED TOWERS: 13
TOP 5: 1
TOP 10: 2
DEPARTURE FROM THE POLE: 0
WHAT WENT WELL: Won a dramatic win at Daytona in August to earn his first Cup playoff bid. His other top 10 finish of the season was a 10th place finish in the first race at Talladega. Showed progress later in the season. He placed in the top 25 in eight of the last 12 races of the year (66.7% of races).
WHAT WAS NOT: He failed to complete seven races. Burton placed 30th or lower in 16 of 36 points races. He finished in the top 25 in 10 of 26 regular season races (38.4%). The organization is aligned with that of Team Penske but has not been able to replicate the performance of these cars.
HARRISON BURTON SAID: “You look at a lot of big names in NASCAR and their career paths are bumpy. …Life is not a linear path. You kind of go up and down. I learned a lot. I am a better racing driver than I have been and I look to the future with the confidence I gained from the Cup.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2025: Harrison Burton is joining the Xfinity Series and will drive for AM Racing, a Ford-backed team that had good results in its first year with Brett Moffitt but didn’t see results last year with Hailie Deegan before parting ways from her halfway. last year. Burton will have Danny Efland as team leader. Jeremy Bullins joins RFK Racing and will be Brad Keselowski’s crew chief in 2025.
