The 23-year-old son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Burton only led one lap on Saturday night at Daytona, but it was one that mattered most. Burton entered the penultimate round of the regular season 34th -- dead last in the championship standings among full-time drivers.
"As a person, I’ve just grown a lot in the hardship," he said of the struggles. "That’s where you grow as a person, is when things are hard. I’ve just had more times than I want, (going) to the shop and look at a mistake I made on film, look at a move I missed on film, look at a wreck I couldn’t control or whatever. All these things seemed to add up and add up and add up ... For me, I think I’ve grown a lot in that hardship. I found out a lot about myself."
