Wes Burton Explained

Wes Burton
Birth Name:Wesley Burton
Birth Date:4 November 1980
Birth Place:Chiefland, Florida
Total Truck Races:12
Years In Truck:4
Prev Truck Pos:58th
Prev Truck Year:2012
Best Truck Pos:45th (2011)
First Truck Race:2009 MemphisTravel.com 200 (Memphis)
Last Truck Race:2012 Pocono Mountains 125 (Pocono)
Truck Wins:0
Truck Top Tens:0
Truck Poles:0

Wesley Burton (born November 4, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has competed part-time in the NASCAR Truck Series, making twelve starts between 2009 and 2012. In his years without a ride in that series, he has occasionally competed in late model racing events, particularly in the PASS Series.

Racing career

Late model racing

Prior to reaching NASCAR, Burton raced late models,[1] which included when he raced in the ASALMS Southern Division in 2007 for Riddler Racing in the team's No. 5 and No. 57 entries.[2]

Since his last start in NASCAR in 2012, Burton has competed in various late model events,[1] including in the PASS Series in his No. 13 car.[3] [4] In 2016, he competed in the series' race at Anderson Motor Speedway in a No. 5X car and finished seventh.[5] In 2019, he competed in the series' Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway and finished 27th.[6]

Personal life

He owns Wes Burton Shocks and Performance, which provides those parts and pieces to late model teams. One of the teams that his company works with is the CARS Late Model Stock Tour No. 63 car, which is owned and driven by current part-time NASCAR driver Tyler Matthews.[7]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425PtsRef
2009Lafferty Motorsports89ChevyDAYCALATLMARKANCLTDOVTEXMCHMLWMEM
KENIRPNSH
BRICHIIOWGTWNHALVSMARTALTEXPHOHOM113th-[8]
2010Green-Burton Motorsports16ChevyDAYATLMARNSHKAN
DOVCLT
TEXMCHIOWGTWIRPPOCNSHDARBRICHIKENNHALVSMAR
TALTEX
PHOHOM72nd225[9]
2011FDNY Racing28ChevyDAYPHODARMARNSHDOVCLT
KANTEXKENIOWNSHIRPPOC
MCHBRIATLCHITAL
MARTEXHOM45th73[10]
Pearce Racing61FordNHA
KENLVS
2012FDNY Racing28ChevyDAY
MARCAR
KANCLT
POC
MCHBRIATLIOWKENLVSTAL
MARTEXPHOHOM58th37[11]
Pearce Racing61FordDOV
TEXKENIOWCHI

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burton, Wes - Chiefland, FL . Focused on Racing . SmugMug . June 25, 2020.
  2. Web site: Racing Adventures . C&C Tool and Machine . WordPress . February 15, 2007 . June 25, 2020.
  3. Web site: Wes Burton Terry Horak PASS South Concord . Speed Sport . June 25, 2020.
  4. Web site: Chad-McCumbee-Wes-Burton-Late-Models-Fenwick-copy . Short Track Scene . June 25, 2020.
  5. Web site: Newton Inherits Anderson Win After Penalty . Speed51.com . June 17, 2016 . June 25, 2020.
  6. Web site: Richard . Allen . Photos from the PASS Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory . Inside Circle Track . Tempera & WordPress . April 21, 2019 . June 25, 2020.
  7. Web site: Brandon . White . Matthews, Burton Reunite for CARS Tour Title Run . Race22.com . March 7, 2020 . June 25, 2020.
  8. Web site: Wes Burton – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  9. Web site: Wes Burton – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  10. Web site: Wes Burton – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  11. Web site: Wes Burton – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.

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