BK Racing says J.J. Yeley will return to car at Talladega
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Jeb Burton will get to race in the Toyota Owners 400 (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX) at Richmond International Raceway but he will do so in the No. 23 Toyota for BK Racing and not his usual No. 26 Toyota.
The team announced via its Twitter handle that Burton, a Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate who failed to qualify on Friday for the 43-car field at Richmond, would instead be piloting the No. 23 Toyota in place of J.J. Yeley.
Yeley was slated to start 39th in the race. Because this is a driver change, Burton will have to start at the rear.
This season, Burton has made six starts in his No. 26 Toyota, with his best showing a 29th-place result at Martinsville Speedway. The 22-year-old has failed to qualify for three races so far this season.
The team tweeted that Yeley would be back in the No. 23 Toyota next weekend at Talladega Superspeedway for the GEICO 500. Yeley, 38, had started in all eight of this season's Sprint Cup races. His best finish was a 26th-place result at Martinsville.
Burton took to his own Twitter handle to express how grateful he was for the chance to race at Richmond after being one of two (Brendan Gaughan was the other) to not make it into the main event.
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