Jeff Burton Makes Pit Stop At “General Hospital”

NASCAR driver Jeff Burton, 21-time winner on the Sprint

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Cup Series competition, appears on next Wednesday’s (March 18) episode of ABC’s venerable soap opera General Hospital.
In his storyline, Burton visits neighborhood tavern Jake’s, where he’s having a conversation about racing with bartender Coleman (Blake Gibbons) when Dr. Drake (Jason Thompson) arrives. Despite being a racecar enthusiast, somehow Drake does not recognize the driver of No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet. Then, according to the ABC release, “a comedic beat ensues.”

Perhaps not-so-coincidentally, ABC will also be televising the final 11 races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, which Burton will be a part of, starting with the September 12 event in Richmond, Virginia.