Jeb Burton gets full-time ride in 13 truck

By Joey Gucciardo, UNB! Staff Member | 4:12 PM E.T.

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Sandusky, Ohio based ThorSport Racing has signed second-generation driver Jeb Burton for a full time Truck Series ride. He will drive the No. 13 Estes Toyota.

"It's an honor to be driving the No. 13 Estes Toyota,"  Burton said. "Each time I get behind the wheel, I'm not only representing the Burton family and ThorSport Racing, now I have the privelege of representing everyone at Estes." 

Estes has a team of almost 15,000 employees, which includes more than 6000 truck drivers, according to Burton.

Jeb Burton is the son of the famed Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton and the nephew of famous NASCAR veteran Jeff Burton, who has retired from NASCAR and will join the NBC broadcasting team in 2015.

Burton won seven poles in his Truck Series rookie season in 2013, with his first win at Texas Motor Speedway. he was dissapointed to hear that he would not have the same ride in the No. 4 Turner Scott Motorsports truck.