Ward Burton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ward Burton
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Oct 25, 1961(1961-10-25)
Age	63
Birthplace	South Boston
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Libra

Ward Burton Biography

Ward Burton is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on October 25, 1961 in South Boston, Virginia, United States. American racing car driver from America who won the race in 2002. Daytona 500 Winner.

His elder sister His older brother Jeff Burton was named 1994 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year. was named in 1994 as the Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year.

Burton began his NASCAR Busch Series career in the 1990 season and competed full-time for four seasons. In his first season, he had 23 starts with three Top 10 finishes, ending the season in 21st place. His results improved steadily over the next three years. For his second season, he had 29 starts with two Top 5 finishes and 10 Top 10 finishes, completing the season in 18th place.

Burton’s third season in 1992 brought his first win on February 29 at Rockingham in the number 27 Gwaltney car owned by Alan Dillard. He completed the season in eighth place overall with one win, three Top 5 finishes and 10 Top 10 finishes. His final full-time season in 1993 brought three more wins, nine Top’s 5, and 10 Top 10’s, ending up in sixth place in the final points standings.

The son of his Jeb Burton was also an NASCAR driver.

Ward Burton Net Worth

Ward Burton is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ward Burton 's net worth $17 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His NASCAR debut in his first race in 1990, the Pontiac 200 at Richmond.

He took home the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in 1995 at the AC Delco 400 at Rockingham.

John Edward Burton III (born October 25, 1961) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has five career wins in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, including the 2002 Daytona 500 and the 2001 Southern 500. He is the older brother of fellow NASCAR driver and NASCAR on NBC broadcaster Jeff Burton, the father of current NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jeb Burton, and the uncle of driver Harrison Burton. He currently operates the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, a conservation and sportsmans’ organization.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ward Burton Dating?

According to our records, Ward Burton married to Tabitha Burton. As of December 1, 2023, Ward Burton’s is not dating anyone.

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In the 2000 season, he won the Mall.com 400 at Darlington Raceway and had seventeen Top 10 finishes to finish 10th in the final points standings. Bill Davis Racing switched to Dodge in the next season, when he won the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway and had ten Top 10 finishes to finish 14th in the final points standings. Burton had also led the most laps in that year’s Daytona 500 but retired after 173 laps after having been involved in the Big One.

Facts & Trivia

Ward Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ward Burton celebrates birthday on October 25 of every year.

He also won the New England 300 at New Hampshire but due to numerous mechanical failures, he fell to 25th in the point standings, but after his win in Loudon, however, 2002 would mark the first and only time in his career that he would win multiple races in a single season. At Bristol, he was involved in a wreck where he threw his brakepads at Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for wrecking him in turn 3 late in the race.

Where is Ward Burton today?

He is the older brother of fellow NASCAR driver and NASCAR on NBC broadcaster Jeff Burton, the father of current NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jeb Burton, and the uncle of driver Harrison Burton. He currently operates the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation , a conservation and sportsmans’ organization.

Who is Ward Burton's wife?

Tabitha Burton

Does Ward Burton have a son that races?

It is Ward Burton’s son, Jeb Burton , who has caused Burton to slip into a truck seat this year. Burton explained that he left NASCAR in 2007 but still has a desire to race and probably will until he is 80 years old. His last race races in NASCAR were in 2007 when he ran in the Nationwide and Cup Series.

Are Jeff and Ward Burton brothers?

For more than a decade starting in the mid-1990s, brothers Ward and Jeff Burton showed up to the same NASCAR track weekly to race against each other in the Cup Series. Before that, it was Busch races. And before that, it was competing in Late Models at South Boston Speedway near their home in southern Virginia.

Who owns the 22 car in xfinity?

Austin Cindric
Weight| 170 lb (77 kg)
Achievements| 2022 Daytona 500 Champion 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
21 races run over 2 years