Harrison Burton has damaged his silence on Josh Berry changing him at Wooden Brothers Racing beginning subsequent 12 months. The 23-year-old NASCAR Cup Collection driver went to X to ship a message to his followers in regards to the shocking information.
“Clearly by no means excellent news and by no means information you wish to hear as a race automotive driver,” Burton started. “However on the finish of the day, that’s the way in which this enterprise works and we have to put that behind us and we nonetheless have an awesome alternative to go try to get the Wooden Brothers their a centesimal win this season.
“They’ve been actually good to me and my household, nonetheless have been over these previous couple of weeks. Clearly, with all these items creating, our group is as motivated as ever to attempt to get them win No. 100, and I’m on that very same boat. We’re nonetheless full steam forward and pushing and making an attempt all the pieces we might. As that announcement was going reside, we have been in a gathering on the store speaking about Chicago.”
Burton continued: “Positively full steam forward. Nonetheless working laborious, making an attempt to make the most effective out of the chance we’ve got. No matter comes sooner or later simply can transfer on and hold going and nonetheless have an awesome relationship with these guys and all the pieces they’ve carried out for me. On the finish of the day, that’s enterprise, that’s the way it goes. However this isn’t an excuse for us to put down and die. We’re going to go down swinging.”
Why Harrison Burton is being changed by Josh Berry
Burton, the son of NASCAR legend Jeff Burton, is in his third season with Wooden Brothers Racing. Throughout his time with the group, Harrison Burton has not received a race and has recorded simply 4 top-10 finishes.
Berry joins Wooden Brothers Racing after becoming a member of Stewart-Haas Racing for the 2024 season. Berry started in search of a brand new group after Stewart-Haas introduced it was shutting down on the finish of the 12 months. On Wednesday, Wooden Brothers Racing group president Jon Wooden defined why they wanted to make a transfer.
“We have to be higher. There’s no secret,” Wooden stated. “It is a enterprise that’s based mostly on chemistry, and it’s a sport that’s based mostly on outcomes, and proper now, we’re simply not having these outcomes. You recognize, Harrison shares some duty. If it’s on us — we’re not pointing fingers. We’re not right here to say this one’s at fault; that one’s at fault. We’re simply not the place we have to be, and so discovering that proper chemistry and steadiness to have these outcomes and efficiency, that’s what we’re in search of.”