Jeb Burton finished sixth in the My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.
The top-10 finish for Burton, his first of the year, added 36 points to his season total.
Burton started in second position. The seventh-year driver has earned four top-five and 10 top-10 finishes in his career.
In his career at Texas Motor Speedway, Burton has compiled one top-five finish and his sixth-place result marks the second top-10.
The Halifax, Virginia native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting 11 spots higher than his career mark of 13 and completing the race 10 places ahead of his 16.3 career average finish.
Burton battled against a field of 37 drivers on the way to his sixth-place finish. The race endured nine cautions and 39 caution laps. There were 15 lead changes.
Austin Cindric brought home the win in the race, and Chase Briscoe followed in second. Justin Allgaier crossed the finish line third, Harrison Burton took fourth, and Michael Annett rounded out the top five.
Allgaier got off to a great start in the race, winning Stages 1 and 2, but couldn’t hold on to secure the race victory.