A veteran member of the market, Burdett signs up with the 3rd LMC Toyota Camry XS entry, which will run part-time with Johnson driving. 3 races have actually currently been revealed consisting of the Coke 600 at Charlotte, with numerous more anticipated.
Burdett has actually delighted in fantastic success as a JR Motorsports team chief in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, winning 18 times in almost 300 races atop the pit box.
He was an important part of NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett’s 1999 champion kept up Robert Yates Racing, and later on Jeff Gordon’s 2001 champion season with Hendrick Motorsports. Throughout his period at HMS, he likewise dealt with Johnson.
In 2007, he reunited with Jarrett as a team chief at Michael Waltrip Racing, before going back to HMS the list below year as a cars and truck chief for the No. 24 cars and truck. Later on in his profession, he dealt with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 group.
“I have a long history of dealing with Jason at Hendrick Motorsports– we invested a great deal of time together throughout the years,” stated Johnson in a release from the group. “Jason is among the best individuals I’ve ever fulfilled in the sport,