Jeb Burton discusses Talladega, future
As the 2015 season approaches its final five races, NASCAR Sprint Cup Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Jeb Burton’s 2016 plans remain unknown.
Burton currently sits 38th in driver standings and third in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings heading into this weekend’s race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Considered to be one of the “great equalizer” tracks, along with Daytona, smaller teams are aware of their chances for a higher-than-average finish at Talladega. Burton recognizes anything can happen in Sunday’s race.
“All hell can break loose,” he said. “It’s going to be a very stressful week next week.”
Burton’s career best finish is a 29th place effort at Martinsville in March earlier this season. He has been the highest finishing rookie three times this season, but not since Phoenix in March..
Burton is unsure if he will be returning to BK Racing in 2016.
“I’m not sure what my future holds right now, to tell you the truth,” he said. “Hopefully, I’ll be in a race car somewhere.”
Whether it’s a ride in the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series or Camping World Truck Series, Burton told The Racing Experts he will consider rides in any of the top-three series.
“I’m open to anything, whatever comes my way,” he said. “I’ll see what the best opportunity is and go do it.”
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.
You can reach Dominic at daragon@theracingexperts.net.