Harrison Burton finished second in the LS Tractor 200 at Phoenix Raceway Saturday.
Burton’s top five finish added 40 points to his season total.
Burton qualified in third position at 133.496 mph. The second-year driver has one career victory, with five top-five finishes and nine results inside the top 10.
Saturday’s race was the first of Burton’s career at Phoenix Raceway.
The Huntersville, North Carolina native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting four spots higher than his career mark of 6.6 and completing the race eight places ahead of his 9.6 career average finish.
Burton’s second-place finish came against a field of 36 drivers. The race endured seven cautions and 45 caution laps. There were 11 lead changes.
Brandon Jones brought home the win in the race, followed by Burton’s second-place finish. Kyle Busch crossed the finish line third, Brad Keselowski brought home fourth place, and Justin Haley closed the top five.
After Justin Allgaier won the first stage, Noah Gragson drove the No. 9 car to victory in Stage 2.
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