Driver tweets that he currently does not have truck program for this season
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It’s a different season, but it’s a problem that is becoming all too familiar for Jeb Burton.
On Wednesday, Burton tweeted out that he didn’t have a truck program for the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series because of a lack of sponsorship.
Due to a lack of sponsorship,I do not have a truck program for this year. I will continue to do everything in my power to fulfill my dream!
— Jeb Burton (@JebBurtonRacing) January 28, 2015
Burton, the son of 2002 Daytona 500 champion Ward Burton, spent the 2014 season with ThorSport Racing. The 22-year-old placed eighth in the standings with two top-fives and seven top-10s.
This time last year, Burton was in a similar spot when Turner Scott Motorsports, Burton’s racing home for his rookie campaign of 2013, announced the sponsor of the No. 4 truck had defaulted on payments and the truck would not run full-time.
About a week later, Burton and ThorSport Racing worked out a deal that initially was race-by-race but by May was announced as full-season.
In his rookie season, Burton won the June race at Texas Motor Speedway and tallied seven poles, five top-fives and 11 top-10s en route to a fifth-place finish in the final standings.