Harrison Burton — Driver Profile
Car: No. 24 | Team: Sam Hunt Racing | Manufacturer: Toyota Crew Chief: Brian Gainey | Sponsors: Dead On Tools, Dex Imaging, Airbox, Elite Rewards Status: Full-time | Hometown: Huntersville, North Carolina | Age: 25
2026 Season
Harrison Burton is 22nd in points through eight races of the 2026 O'Reilly Series — a difficult start to his return to NASCAR's second-tier series after a two-year Cup Series run with Wood Brothers Racing. His best finish is 13th at Rockingham, and his average finish of 25.1 reflects an equipment and execution gap that the No. 24 Sam Hunt Racing team is still working to close. One DNF at EchoPark Speedway (a 35th-place finish) has been the worst result.
2026 Stats (through 8 races): 22nd in points (105 pts) | 0 wins | 0 top 5s | 0 top 10s | 17.3 avg. start | 25.1 avg. finish
Career
Burton spent 2023 and 2024 in the Cup Series with Wood Brothers Racing before returning to the O'Reilly Series in 2026. He is the son of former NASCAR Cup champion Jeff Burton and grew up immersed in the sport. His Cup tenure gave him experience at the highest level of NASCAR even as the results were modest. He arrives at Sam Hunt Racing with name recognition and Cup-level experience that most mid-tier team drivers lack.
The Story
Burton's 2026 season is a reset story — a talented driver finding his footing after a Cup chapter that didn't produce the results his résumé promised. Sam Hunt Racing is a mid-tier program working to grow, and the combination of a driver recalibrating and a team building creates a file that's more about development and direction than immediate results. The key question: can Burton use his Cup experience to accelerate the No. 24's learning curve, or does the equipment gap limit what's possible this year?