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Jeb Burton, son of Daytona 500 winner, Ward Burton, has been signed to a two-year contract with Turner Motorsports to race full-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) schedule and a limited NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) schedule in 2013 and 2014.
Burton made his first Truck Series start at Martinsville Speedway this past March, and notched one top-ten finish in five starts. Jeb is also the nephew of Jeff Burton, who drives in the Sprint Cup series for Richard Childress Racing.
"I'm really proud that I can race for Turner Motorsports over the next two years," said the 20-year-old Burton. "This team has had so much success, and I'm happy to have the opportunity to work with such a quality team."
Steve Turner, owner of the team said "I'm really excited that we will have Jeb under the Turner Motorsports umbrella. Everyone at Turner Motorsports feels he has the skills to be successful in NASCAR and we are eager to welcome him to our team." Turner, also noted, that he is proud to have Jeb's father, Ward Burton onboard to assist with driver development at Turner Motorsports.
Ward Burton, 50, drove to an eighth-place finish in the series opening round in Daytona in February.
In its' third year of racing Turner Motorsports expanded in 2011 from a two-truck operation in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) to become the largest stand-alone multi-series team in NASCAR's top-tier touring series.
Burton made his first Truck Series start at Martinsville Speedway this past March, and notched one top-ten finish in five starts. Jeb is also the nephew of Jeff Burton, who drives in the Sprint Cup series for Richard Childress Racing.
"I'm really proud that I can race for Turner Motorsports over the next two years," said the 20-year-old Burton. "This team has had so much success, and I'm happy to have the opportunity to work with such a quality team."
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Steve Turner, owner of the team said "I'm really excited that we will have Jeb under the Turner Motorsports umbrella. Everyone at Turner Motorsports feels he has the skills to be successful in NASCAR and we are eager to welcome him to our team." Turner, also noted, that he is proud to have Jeb's father, Ward Burton onboard to assist with driver development at Turner Motorsports.
Ward Burton, 50, drove to an eighth-place finish in the series opening round in Daytona in February.
In its' third year of racing Turner Motorsports expanded in 2011 from a two-truck operation in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) to become the largest stand-alone multi-series team in NASCAR's top-tier touring series.