Top-20 finish for Jeb Burton at Pocono

Making his second-career start at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Jeb Burton, driver of the No. 13 Estes Toyota, fought an ill-handling Tundra for a majority of the Pocono Mountains 150 on Saturday. The ThorSport Racing driver ran as high as fifth and as low as 20th, but crossed the line in the 16th position following a green-white-checkered finish in the 11th race on the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule.

Starting from the inside of row nine for the 60-lap race, Burton quickly noted to his crew chief Jerriod Prince that his Estes Express Tundra was “free on entry and tight through the center of the corner and off.” Maintaining a position inside the top-20, Burton was summoned to pit road for four Goodyear tires, Sunoco fuel and a chassis adjustment under the first caution at lap 18. Restarting from the 17th position three laps later, Burton showed patience around the 2.5-mile “Tricky Triangle” as his Tundra became better on entry but remained tight through the center of the corner and on exit.

 

As a series of green flag pit stops cycled through, the Estes driver advanced to the fifth position before making his its way down pit road on lap 41 for a pair of right-side tires and one can of Sunoco fuel. Rejoining the field in the 20th position, Burton worked his way up to the top-10 before the second caution flag was displayed for accident in Turn 1.

 

In an effort to maintain track position, Prince opted to keep the Estes-Express.com Tundra out on the speedway and Burton restarted from the 10th position with less than 10 laps remaining. Several late-race cautions determined the outcome of the event and for the fourth time in its five-race history, the Pocono Mountains 150 ended with a green-white-checkered finish. Burton would cross the stripe in the 16th position behind race winner Austin Dillon.

 

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