In his first ARCA race on a superspeedway, Harrison Burton won the General Tire #AnywhereisPossible 200 on Friday at Pocono Raceway.
The victory is Burton’s second career ARCA triumph (he won at Toledo Speedway in May 2017). The 17-year-old son of NASCAR on NBC analyst Jeff Burton started 12th in the 30-car field. Sheldon Creed placed second and was followed by Zane Smith, Travis Braden and Riley Herbst.
Harrison Burton, Creed and Smith swept the top three spots for MDM Motorsports.
“I’m kind of speechless,’' Burton told Fox Sports 2 in Victory Lane. “This one is for John Andretti. He’s a really close family friend for us. He’s going through a tough time, but he’s the toughest guy I’ve ever met.”
Andretti revealed earlier this week that his colon cancer had returned and spread.
Burton has made two starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this season. He finished fifth at Dover and eighth at Martinsville. He’s limited in the tracks he can run in NASCAR because he is under 18.
Winnnerrr!!!! pic.twitter.com/kFGpxsrJxw
— Kimberle A Burton (@kimburton12) June 1, 2018
Victory lane wooohoooo! pic.twitter.com/kLV9J5Xphg
— Kimberle A Burton (@kimburton12) June 1, 2018
My goodness how time fly’s by. Just watched @HBurtonRacing win the @poconoraceway ARCA race. Used to watch him ride a bike with training wheels in the coach lot. Obviously no longer needs training wheels . Congrats !
— ray evernham (@RayEvernham) June 1, 2018
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