12th Place Finish for Burton after Two Flat Tires at Darlington

Track: Darlington Raceway – Oval (1.366-Miles)

Race: Shriners Children’s 200

Date: Saturday; May 13, 2023

Format; 147 Laps –45/45/57; 200.1 Miles

No. 27 Capital City Towing Chevrolet Camaro SS –Jeb Burton

Start: 15

Stage 1: 34

Stage 2: 32

Finish: 12

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 147 of 147

Laps Led: 0

Stage One Recap:

  • Start: 15 (Would go to the back on parade lap due to unapproved adjustments during Qualifying) 
  • Lap 1; 31
  • Lap 2; 31
  • Lap 3; 30; Burton would move around the No. 45 to gain a position
  • Lap 4; 30; Caution; No. 18 makes contact with No. 98 battling for 13th and spins low
  • Lap 7; 31; Restart
  • Lap 8; 30
  • Lap 9; 29; Drives around the No. 44 to gain another spot
  • Lap 10; 29
  • Lap 11; 28; No. 98 comes to pit lane with damage
  • Lap 12; 28
  • Lap 13; 28
  • Lap 14; 28
  • Lap 15; 28
  • Lap 16; 28
  • Lap 17; 28
  • Lap 18; 28
  • Lap 19; 28
  • Lap 20; 27
  • Lap 21; 27
  • Lap 22; 27
  • Lap 23; 27
  • Lap 24; 27
  • Lap 25; 28; No. 44 move around Burton to overtake the position 
  • Lap 26; 28
  • Lap 27; 28
  • Lap 28; 28
  • Lap 29; 28
  • Lap 30; 28
  • Lap 31; 28
  • Lap 32; 27; Burton puts the Capital City Towing No. 27 ahead of the No. 38
  • Lap 33; 27
  • Lap 34; 28; No. 38 takes the spot back from Burton
  • Lap 35; 28
  • Lap 36; 28
  • Lap 37; 28
  • Lap 38; 28; Caution; Burton spins in Turn-4 running in the 28th spot
  • Lap 39; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
  • Lap 41; Pit Stop; Check over Front Suspension for possible damage
  • Lap 43; 34; Restart
  • Lap 44; 34
  • Lap 45; 34; End of Stage 1

Stage Two Recap:

  • Lap 50; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
  • Lap 52; 34; Restart
  • Lap 53; 34
  • Lap 54; 32; Caution; No. 31 spins from 19th after contact with No. 8 in a 3-wide battle of the front stretch 
  • Lap 58; 31; Restart
  • Lap 59; 33
  • Lap 60; 33
  • Lap 61; 29; Caution; No. 78, No. 44, & No. 07 all get into the wall and the caution comes out
  • Lap 63; Pit Stop; Driver Service & Adjustment 
  • Lap 66; 30; Restart
  • Lap 67; 21; Caution; No. 2 & No. 20 get together battling for third causing a huge wreck in Turn-4 involving No. 1, No. 2, No. 07, No. 9, No. 11, No. 16, No. 19, No. 20, No. 2, No. 25, No. 43, No. 44, No. 48, No. 77, & No. 51
  • Lap 68;
  • Lap 69;
  • Lap 75; 15; Restart
  • Lap 76; 14
  • Lap 77; 13; Burton advances around No. 26 to gain a position 
  • Lap 78; 13
  • Lap 79; 13
  • Lap 80; 13; Caution; No. 43 gets into the wall with a flat tire
  • Lap 84; 11; Restart
  • Lap 85; 11; Burton and No. 78 make contact sending cars into the wall but the field stays green
  • Lap 86; Pit Stop; Burton comes to pit lane with a flat right front tire   
  • Lap 87; 32 (-2 laps)
  • Lap 88; 32 (-2 laps)
  • Lap 89; 32 (-2 laps)
  • Lap 90; 32 (-2 laps); End of Stage 2

Final Stage Recap:

  • Lap 92; Free Pass back onto the lead lap
  • Lap 94; Pit Stop; Left side tires & adjustment
  • Lap 98; 25; Restart
  • Lap 99; 23
  • Lap 100; 20
  • Lap 101; 20
  • Lap 102; 20
  • Lap 103; 21
  • Lap 104; 20
  • Lap 105; 20
  • Lap 106; 19
  • Lap 107; 19
  • Lap 108; 20
  • Lap 109; 20
  • Lap 110; 20
  • Lap 111; 20
  • Lap 112; 20
  • Lap 113; 20
  • Lap 114; 20
  • Lap 115; 20
  • Lap 116; 19
  • Lap 117; 19
  • Lap 118; 19
  • Lap 119; 18; No. 28 loses position to Burton
  • Lap 120; 18
  • Lap 121; 18
  • Lap 122; 18
  • Lap 123; 18
  • Lap 124; 18
  • Lap 125; 18; Caution; Debris from the No. 31 lands on track 
  • Lap 128; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
  • Lap 131; 20; Restart
  • Lap 132; 20
  • Lap 133; 19
  • Lap 134; 19
  • Lap 135; 18; Burton takes the position away from the No. 78
  • Lap 136; 18; Caution; No. 28 spins from 17th
  • Lap 140; 14; Restart
  • Lap 141; 13
  • Lap 142; 13
  • Lap 143; 13
  • Lap 144; 13
  • Lap 145; 12; Burton disposes of the No. 48 to gain another spot 
  • Lap 146; 12
  • Lap 147; 12; Race Finish

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

– In a thrilling last-lap battle, #10-Kyle Larson won the Shriners Children’s 200 Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway. #10-Larson bumped and banged with #20-John Hunter Nemechek, which resulted in Nemechek spinning off Turn 4 and hitting the inside wall.

– #7-Justin Allgaier finished second, equaling his best result of the season. #00-Cole Custer pitted on a late caution and was able to drive to third. #21-Austin Hill and #20-Nemechek, who led a race-high 57 laps rounded out the top five.

– In Spire Motorsports’ series debut, #77-Carson Hocevar placed sixth. #8-Josh Berry, #1-Sam Mayer, #26-Kaz Grala and #24-Corey Heim completed the top 10.

– #10-Larson won the first stage, while he lost the second stage in a photo finish to #20-Nemechek — his fifth stage victory of the season.

– There were 18 lead changes among nine drivers and 10 cautions for 51 yellow flag laps.

– The average speed of the race was 91.924 mph.

– Capital City Towing; Family owned and operated, Capital City Towing has been providing service to Columbia, South Carolina and the surrounding areas for years. With the owner’s professional business experience and knowledge that excels in the towing and equipment hauling industry allows Capital City to offer the best solutions to any problem. Offering heavy-duty towing, recovery, equipment hauling and much more at reasonable prices. The team at Capital City is dedicated to a quick response time, because they know how stressful situations can be when accidents or breakdowns happen. Capital City offers towing, equipment hauling and garage is fully equipped with a fleet of light, medium and heavy-duty trucks. Our employees are experienced professionals and certified to meet all your towing, recovery, hauling or service maintenance needs. Additional information on Capital City Towing can be found at CaptialCityTowingSC.com or reached 24/7 at 803-786-9994.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings: 

After placing 12th in Saturday’s, Shriners Children’s 200 at Darlington Raceway, Burton remains in 13th position in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after 11 events. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:  

After the completion of the 11th event of the 2023 season, the No. 27 team remains in the 15th position in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Burton’s 12th place finish on Saturday. 

Next Race: 

Jeb Burton and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 27 team will use the NASCAR Xfinity Series off week to regroup before heading to Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina next week for the Alsco Uniforms 300; Sat., May 27 at 1:00 PM ET.