Harrison Burton joins AM Racing for 2025 Xfinity

AM Racing announced Friday that Harrison Burton will join the organization next season, driving its flagship Ford in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Burton will return to the Xfinity circuit after three seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series with Wood Brothers Racing. That stint yielded Burton’s first premier series victory last month at Daytona International Speedway and the 23-year-old driver’s first playoff berth.

“I’m excited to join AM Racing and help build it into the race-winning race team I believe it can and will be,” said Burton in a team release. “I think this will be a great opportunity for me to take the things I’ve learned in the Cup Series, bring those to the Xfinity Series and be the best driver I can be.”

AM Racing entered its second season of Xfinity Series competition with Hailie Deegan behind the wheel of the No. 15 entry on a multiyear deal, but the driver and team parted ways in early July. Since then, the organization has rotated a host of fill-in drivers through the seat – including Cup Series regulars Joey Logano and Josh Berry.

Burton accumulated four wins during his previous Xfinity Series tenure (2019-2021), reaching the postseason in both of his full-time seasons with Joe Gibbs Racing. His arrival with the famed Wood Brothers No. 21 team brought him to the Cup Series in 2022, shifting his manufacturer alliances from Toyota to Ford.

Burton finished 27th and 31st in the standings in his first two Cup Series seasons, and the Wood Brothers announced in July that Berry would replace him in 2025. Burton gave the organization a proper send-off at Daytona with its 100th premier-series victory, clinching his first appearance in the Cup Series Playoffs.

After his breakthrough win, Burton described his status for next season as “fluid,” not knowing which series he might call home in 2025. But he added, “I feel like I’m in a place now where the places I’m going to go in the future want me and genuinely want me as a race car driver to go and help them try to win races.”

Burton is currently 16th in the Cup Series Playoffs standings, 20 points below the provisional elimination line. He’ll aim to keep his postseason eligibility intact in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race.

Courtesy of NASCAR