Peterson Racing has signed Harrison Burton to a multi-year agreement and will expand to two full-time NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series entries in 2027.
Burton will drive the No. 78 Chevrolet from the season opener at Daytona, joining Lee Pulliam in the growing team. Peterson announced the programme on 11 October 2026 and also confirmed that it will move its race operation from Sanford, North Carolina, to a new shop on the Richard Childress Racing campus in Welcome after the 2026 season.
Driver signing forms part of a wider capacity increase
The appointment is more than a seat change because it is tied to a second full-time entry and a facility move. Peterson’s current official site lists one full-time national-series programme around the No. 87 Chevrolet. Adding the No. 78 requires another race-car inventory, travelling crew, engineering coverage and pit equipment, although the team has not disclosed its staffing or capital plan.
Burton brings experience from NASCAR’s three national divisions, including four victories in the series now titled the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and a Cup Series win at Daytona in 2024. Those results provide sporting context; Peterson has not issued performance targets for the new entry.
The team says Burton and Pulliam will represent the two-car organisation in 2027. It has not identified Burton’s crew chief, primary sponsors or the exact term beyond describing the contract as multi-year.
RCR-campus move does not establish a new technical alliance
Peterson already lists Richard Childress Racing as a partner, and the relocation will place its operation on the RCR campus. The announcement does not define new chassis, engine, engineering or data-supply terms, so MRI has not treated physical proximity as evidence of an expanded technical alliance.
The move nevertheless changes Peterson’s operating footprint at the same time as it doubles its full-time NASCAR entry count. Details including shop size, lease structure, personnel transfers and commissioning dates remain undisclosed.
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