Harrison Burton Tabbed For October Truck Series Debut

Second-generation driver Harrison Burton will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut for Kyle Busch Motorsports on Oct. 29 at Martinsville Speedway, driving the No. 18 DEX Imaging/Konica Minolta Toyota in the Alpha Energy Solutions 200. 

Burton, the son of 21-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner and current NBC Sports broadcaster Jeff Burton, is currently competing for Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. He was a three-time USAC Quarter Midget national champion before moving into Late Models, where at the age of 11 he captured his first pole in the Limited Late Model division at Ace Speedway in Elon, N.C. A year later,, he graduated to Pro-Late Models and won two races at Dillon (S.C.) Motor Speedway.  

At age 14, Burton became the youngest driver to win a NASCAR Whelen Super Late Model event, when he visited Victory Lane twice during the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna (Fla.) last February. In May, he picked up his first Southern Super Series win at Mobile (Ala.) International Speedway, and in October, he became the youngest driver to compete in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. 

In addition to his full-time schedule in the K&N Pro Series East this season, Burton will compete in numerous Super Late Model events around the country for his family-operated team. The 15-year-old driver returned to the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna this year and finished second in the Super Late Model point standings, after collecting two wins and three Top-3 finishes in six races. He also posted a runner-up finish at Crisp Motorsports Park in Cordele, Ga., in January, against a field that included KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch and KBM Truck Series driver William Byron. 

"Harrison is mature beyond his age on the track and it's impressive the resume he has already put together at the age of 15," Busch said. "He comes from a racing family and doesn't have to look very far to find a role model that can show him what it takes to be successful both on and off the track. We've been fortunate the last few seasons to get KBM to the point where we can provide young drivers an opportunity to grow in the sport and we're excited to be a part of Harrison's continued development. It wouldn't be possible without sponsors like DEX Imaging and Konica Minolta who see the value in getting involved with a young driver and growing alongside him as he moves up the racing ladder." 

"I am proud to have Konica Minolta join our DEX Imaging team for my Truck Series debut with Kyle Busch Motorsports," Burton said. "It means a lot to have these sponsors onboard for the next step in my racing career and making it possible for me to be able to race for the marquee team in the series. It's a big step, but we have been working really hard to prepare ourselves for everything that's to come this year and we're ready." 

"We are excited to welcome Konica Minolta to our racing team as we continue our long standing partnership with Harrison," said Dan Doyle, Jr., President and CEO of DEX Imaging, a loyal sponsor of Burton since 2013 and the nation's largest independent dealer of Konica Minolta document management solutions. "He is a wonderful complement to our company. Our team is thrilled to be on board as he makes his debut into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series later this year."