Ep.071: Ward Burton's Dad Shares What It Was Like Carrying An Open Trailer To Bristol For Ward's First Busch Race!

Crossroads with the Burtons Podcast · Oct 29, 2026 · 38m

This week was a special treat, Ward Burton's dad joins the show. The two share some wonderful stories from how they both went to military school growing up, his dad's success in high school sports, buying and growing J. E. Burton Construction, to starting his sons in kart racing which eventually led to Ward and his dad carrying a Busch car on an open trailer to Bristol and making the race which ultimately kickstarted Ward's career in NASCAR.