TRACK-BEST START NETS TRACK-BEST FINISH FOR BURTON AT ELDORA

Rossburg, OH (July 24, 2014) – Start to finish, Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH provided Jeb Burton and the No. 13 Estes Express team with one of its most complete efforts of the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season. Following a win in his heat race, Burton lined-up in the second-position, a season-best start, for the main 150-lap feature. Divided into three segments, Burton showed speed early in NASCAR’s only dirt race, running inside the top-three throughout the first 60-lap segment, even leading his first laps of the season, but settled for a position inside the top-five for the final two segments. Chasing a changing track and a loose Toyota Tundra in the final 40 laps, Burton tagged the wall late in the race and settled for a seventh-place finish in the 1-800-CarCash Mudsummer Classic, his third top-10 finish of the 2014 NCWTS season.

Notes:

Burton posted the 14th and 22nd-quickest laps, respectively, in the two NCWTS practice sessions at Eldora Speedway
The No. 13 Estes Express Toyota was seventh-quick in single truck qualifying
Burton lined-up second in Heat race 2, led all 10 laps and finished first
Burton started second in the feature event, a season-best start for the Halifax, VA native
Burton led seven laps in the 150-lap event, his first laps led of the 2014 NCWTS season
Burton’s seventh-place finish at Eldora was a track-best finish for the ThorSport Racing driver, he finished 18th in 2013
The solid run was the Estes Express drivers third top-10 finish of the 2014 NCWTS season
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Burton had an Average Running Position of 3.58, ranked third in Driver Rating with a 108.1, and completed 100% of laps run inside the top-15
Burton remains 11th in the 2014 NCWTS driver point standings, but gained on 10th-place and is now a mere eight points behind 10th-place John Wes Townley
Darrell Wallace Jr. won the 2nd annual 1-800-CarCash Mudsummer Classic, his third victory in 32 starts
There were 17 cautions for 33 laps and five lead changes by five different drivers
Ron Hornaday Jr., Ryan Blaney, Ken Schrader and Ty Dillon rounded out the top-five finishers
Wallace Jr’s win at Eldora solidified the 12th-consecutive victory for manufacturer Toyota, dating back to Phoenix International Raceway last November
Up next: Burton will make his second start at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in the in the Pocono Mountains150 on Saturday, August 2

Quote – Jeb Burton:

“We had a great run today, something we haven’t done for a while. It was a good point’s night for our Estes Express Toyota Tundra, so hopefully we can keep gaining points every week and get back inside the top-10 where we deserve to be. We came here for a good finish, and it’s something we can take to Pocono and build on.”

ABOUT ESTES EXPRESS LINES:

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Estes is a leading, full-service freight transportation provider offering a complete range of shipping solutions including LTL, time critical, volume & truckload, global and custom solutions. Founded in 1931 by W.W. Estes and still owned by the Estes family, today’s Estes is the largest, privately-held LTL carrier in the nation. With more than 210 terminals across the country and a global service footprint, Estes has grown into one of the most respected total-solutions providers in the industry.

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ABOUT THORSPORT RACING:ThorSport Racing, based in a state-of-the-art 100,000-square-foot facility in Sandusky, Ohio, is the longest-tenured NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. ThorSport, which has run in the Truck Series since 1996, in 2014 runs the No. 88 Menards Toyota Tundra driven by 2013 drivers’ champion Matt Crafton, the No. 98 Nextant Aerospace/Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff/Carolina Nut Co./Curb Records Toyota Tundra driven by Johnny Sauter and the No. 13 Estes Toyota Tundra driven by Jeb Burton in the Truck Series.