Harrison Burton Starts 34th From Martinsville On Sunday
8 months agoHarrison Burton starts 34th at Martinsville on Sunday, far off his three de facto Penske teammates who all qualified in the top fifteen. Like Austin Cindric, Burton has been much closer to his stronger 2022 speed than his weaker 2023 speed this year, but short tracks remain Burton's Achilles' heel. He has never finished better than 11th on a short track, although his best short track start and finish did come here in the 2022 fall event. Richmond last week was both his worst finish and slowest race of the season amongst races he finished. Since he finished outside the top 30 in both short track races this season and qualified significantly worse for this one, it's hard to imagine anything changing this weekend.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference