Bob Pockrass
FOX NASCAR Insider
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Harrison Burton, who potentially had just 12 races left in his NASCAR Cup Series career, pulled off an epic upset Saturday night as he captured the victory at Daytona International Speedway to vault from 34th in the standings into the 2024 playoffs.
Having known for months that he would not return to the Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 car following this year, Burton avoided the major wrecks that took out several contenders, got a push from Parker Retzlaff at the right time and then threw a block on Kyle Busch on the final lap for the victory.
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Burton doesn’t know where he will race next year but knows that he will have a Cup win on his resume and earned the 100th victory for Wood Brothers Racing, which has been racing in NASCAR going back to 1950.
