Harrison Burton Qualified Amidst a Bevy of Fords, but Likely Won't Contend
2 months agoHarrison Burton qualified 28th for what may be his last NASCAR Cup Series start as a full-time driver at Kansas. Although he qualified on par with most of the other non-Penske Fords with Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski starting on the row in front of him, he has not been particularly good there as he crashed out of the last two fall Kansas races and has never finished better than 21st. It wasn't one of his strongest tracks in the NASCAR Xfinity Series either. Although the Penske cars seemed to be the fastest in qualifying, it seems likelier given Chris Buescher's strong run in the spring that the RFK Racing cars will be faster in this event. Either way, given that he is a lame duck driver with a best finish of 14th on a non-drafting oval this year, it's difficult to imagine him even getting a top 20.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference