Jeb Burton, J.J. Yeley swap rides at BK Racing ahead of Southern 500
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jeb Burton, driver of the #26 Maxim Fantasy Sports Toyota, sits on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Crown Royal Presents the Jeff Kyle 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images) JJ Yeley, driver of the #28 JGL Racing Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
BK Racing announced Tuesday that drivers J.J. Yeley and Jeb Burton are swapping rides ahead of next weekend's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
Yeley will move over to the organization's No. 26 Toyota led by crew chief Patrick Donahue, while Burton takes over the No. 23 Toyota where he will work with crew chief Joe Williams.
Neither driver has a top-10 finish this year. Burton, a rookie and the son of 2002 Daytona 500 champion Ward Burton, has failed to qualify seven times.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"We are trying something different to improve performance for BK Racing," owner Ron Devine said in a statement released by the organization. "We are confident and proud of our drivers and employees, but we are looking to try some different combinations to improve our results."