# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jeff-burton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:00:30.191Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jeff-burton"
name: "Jeff Burton"
slug: "jeff-burton"
description: "Jeffrey Tyler Burton, nicknamed \"the Mayor\", is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He is a member of the Burton racing family. He scored 21 career victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, including two Coca-Cola 600s in 1999 and 2001 and the 1999 Southern 500. He currently serves as a color commentator for NBC Sports, having joined them upon their return to their coverage of NASCAR. His son and nephew, Harrison and Jeb, respectively, both currently compete in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, while his brother Ward Burton has also raced in the Cup Series."
tagline: "American racing driver"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/191006-F-BO262-1179_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1967-06-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           54.38
  momentum:             10
  historical:           11.59845333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.jeffburton.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Burton"
    title: "Jeff Burton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "چيف بورتون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Burton"
    title: "Jeff Burton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Burton"
    title: "Jeff Burton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Burton"
    title: "Jeff Burton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Burton_(pilote_automobile)"
    title: "Jeff Burton (pilote automobile)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Burton"
    title: "Jeff Burton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Burton"
    title: "Jeff Burton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3"
    title: "ジェフ・バートン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Burton"
    title: "Jeff Burton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Burton"
    title: "Jeff Burton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Burton"
    title: "Jeff Burton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Burton"
    title: "Jeff Burton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q719221"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump