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Jeb Burton Lands Ride With BK Racing in Sprint Cup

 width=Jeb Burton will drive the No. 26 Toyota for BK Racing full-time during the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season, the team formally announced on Monday.

Burton, the 22-year-old son of former Sprint Cup driver Ward Burton, ran a full schedule in the Camping World Truck Series the past two seasons. He has scored one victory (Texas in June 2013), seven top-five finishes and 19 top-10s as well as seven pole wins in trucks.

The upcoming Sprint Cup season begins with the Feb. 22 Daytona 500. Ward Burton won NASCAR's most prestigious race of the season in 2002.

BK Racing also revealed that Burton's father will serve as a "team ambassador." He will join his son in select appearances throughout the season.

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