Harrison Burton explains the dynamic with his dad Jeff Burton as a driver and broadcaster

Being from a racing family can be tough. When your dad is calling races from the booth for half the season, like Harrison Burton, it’s tougher. The NASCAR driver carries the Burton legacy with him, but it comes with a twist.

Jeff Burton is one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers. He earned 21 Cup Series wins and 6 poles. 27 wins in the Xfinity Series. Two Coca-Cola 600 wins and a Southern 500. So, he knows a thing or two about racing.

When it comes to Harrison Burton, his son, Jeff stays out of the way for the most part. After all, for half the year, he’s in the NBC booth calling races and can’t be too partial to his son. Harrison is in his third year in the Cup Series and hoping to make strides this year with Wood Brothers Racing.

Talking with Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports, Harrison opened up about the relationship he and his dad have. When it comes to the balance between giving advice and keeping his nose out of his son’s career, it’s a mixed bag.

“He does a little of both. I think there’s times when he’s very useful and with his racing IQ, he’s been around for so long, he’s seen it all, he’s done it all. If I didn’t use him as a resource in my racing career I’d be dumb, right?”

Harrison Burton knows that for the first half of the season, his dad is in his corner. Then, things change once NBC comes around.

“It’s a funny dynamic. But when FOX is around for the first half, he’s dad, and the second half [with NBC] he’s a reporter.”