16th Place Finish for Burton in Throwback Race at Darlington Raceway

Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 27 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Darlington Raceway; May 11, 2024

Track: Darlington Raceway – Oval (1.366-Miles)

Race: Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200

Date: Saturday; May 11, 2024

Format; 147 Laps –45/45/57; 200.8 Miles

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

Start: 16 (Qualifying rained out, lined up based off qualifying matrix score)

Stage 1: 21

Stage 2: 20

Finish: 16

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 147 of 147

Laps Led: 0

Stage One Recap:

  • Start: 16 
  • Lap 1; 12
  • Lap 2; 13; Burton drops back a position to No. 48
  • Lap 3; 13
  • Lap 4; 13
  • Lap 5; 15; No. 9 & No. 20 work their way around Burton to shuffle him back two more positions 
  • Lap 6; 15
  • Lap 7; 16; Dropping back another position No. 88 moves around Burton
  • Lap 8; 16
  • Lap 9; 16
  • Lap 10; 16
  • Lap 11; 16
  • Lap 12; 16
  • Lap 13; 18; Falling back two more positions No. 91 & No. 39 move their way around Burton 
  • Lap 14; 18
  • Lap 15; 18
  • Lap 16; 18
  • Lap 17; 19; No. 19 gets around Burton to take the position away 
  • Lap 18; 19
  • Lap 19; 19
  • Lap 20; 20; Caution; Competition caution 
  • Lap 22; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment 
  • Lap 25; 22; Restart 
  • Lap 26; 23; No. 29. moves around Burton on the restart to drop him back a position 
  • Lap 27; 21; Advancing two positions Burton works his way around No. 97 & No. 29
  • Lap 28; 21
  • Lap 29; 21
  • Lap 30; 21
  • Lap 31; 20; Burton moves around No. 11 to move forward a spot in the running order
  • Lap 32; 21; No. 00 drives around Burton to take the spot away
  • Lap 33; 21
  • Lap 34; 21
  • Lap 35; 21
  • Lap 36; 21
  • Lap 37; 21
  • Lap 38; 21
  • Lap 39; 21
  • Lap 40; 21
  • Lap 41; 21
  • Lap 42; 21
  • Lap 43; 21
  • Lap 44; 21
  • Lap 45; 21; End of Stage 1

Stage Two Recap:

  • Lap 49; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
  • Lap 52; 23; Restart
  • Lap 53; 23
  • Lap 54; 22
  • Lap 55; 21; No. 91 loses position to the advancing Burton 
  • Lap 56; 20; Earning another spot Burton drives around No. 44
  • Lap 57; 19; Burton moves around No. 97 to take the position away
  • Lap 58; 19
  • Lap 59; 17; Continuing to advance Burton earns two positions moving around No. 19 & No. 5
  • Lap 60; 17
  • Lap 61; 17
  • Lap 62; 17
  • Lap 63; 17
  • Lap 64; 17
  • Lap 65; 17 
  • Lap 66; 17
  • Lap 67; 17
  • Lap 68; 17
  • Lap 69; 17
  • Lap 70; 17
  • Lap 71; 17
  • Lap 72; 17
  • Lap 73; 17
  • Lap 74; 17
  • Lap 75; 17
  • Lap 76; 17
  • Lap 77; 17 
  • Lap 78; 17
  • Lap 79; 18; No. 5 shuffles Burton back a position 
  • Lap 80; 18
  • Lap 81; 19; Falling back another spot No. 19 works around Burton to take away position 
  • Lap 82; 19
  • Lap 83; 19
  • Lap 84; 19
  • Lap 85; 19
  • Lap 86; 20; No. 97 moves around Burton dropping him back another spot 
  • Lap 87; 20
  • Lap 88; 20
  • Lap 89; 20
  • Lap 90; 20 End of Stage 2

Final Stage Recap:

  • Lap 94; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel & adjustment
  • Lap 98; 15; Restart
  • Lap 99; 12; On the restart Burton grabs three positions moving around No. 00, No. 19, & No. 5
  • Lap 100; 11; Burton moves around No. 48 to advance a spot 
  • Lap 101; 11
  • Lap 102; 12; Caution; No. 15 has a left rear flat tire from 28th shredding the left rear fender off scattering debris all over the track in the process
  • Lap 108; 10; Restart
  • Lap 109; 8; Picking up two additional positions on the restart Burton drives around No. 2 & No. 18
  • Lap 110; 8
  • Lap 111; 9; No. 2 works back around Burton to regain the position 
  • Lap 112; 9
  • Lap 113; 9
  • Lap 114; 10; No. 00 moves around Burton to take the spot away
  • Lap 115; 12; Dropping back another two positions Burton loses ground to No. 48 & No. 18
  • Lap 116; 14; Losing another two spots No. 8 & No. 81 work their way around Burton
  • Lap 117; 14
  • Lap 118; 15; No. 17 drives around Burton to take the spot away 
  • Lap 119; 15
  • Lap 120; 16; No. 88 advances in the running order around Burton
  • Lap 121; 16
  • Lap 122; 16
  • Lap 123; 16; Caution; No. 28 spins from 22nd in Turn-2 after No. 31 drops fluid on the track
  • Lap 125; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment 
  • Lap 131; 15; Restart
  • Lap 132; 14; Burton moves around No. 91 on the restart to take the position 
  • Lap 133; 15; No. 91 drives back around Burton to regain the spot
  • Lap 134; 14; No. 8 has a flat right front tire and pits under green
  • Lap 135; 14
  • Lap 136; 14
  • Lap 140; 14
  • Lap 141; 14
  • Lap 142; 15; No. 5 moves around Burton pushing him back a position 
  • Lap 143; 15
  • Lap 144; 15
  • Lap 145; 15 
  • Lap 146; 16; No. 97 works around Burton to take away the position 
  • Lap 147; 16; Race Finish

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

– For the third time, #7-Justin Allgaier won the spring Xfinity Series Season race at Darlington Raceway. The victory is his 24th of his career, tying Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tommy Houston for 10th on the all-time wins list. Allgaier dominated the race winning all three stages, leading 119 of 147 laps.

– #21-Austin Hill finished runner-up for the second consecutive Darlington race. #00-Cole Custer led the opening 21 laps, but had to overcome a pit-road woe to finish third. #1-Sam Mayer and #20-Aric Almirola round out the top five.

– #48-Parker Kligerman placed sixth, as #98-Riley Herbst, #2-Jesse Love, #18-Sheldon Creed and #9-Brandon Jones complete the top 10.

– There were five lead changes among four drivers and five cautions for 31 yellow flag laps.

– The average speed of the race was: 110.567 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 16th in Saturday’s, Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 at Darlington Raceway, Burton advances two positions to 22nd 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 2024 season, the No. 27 team jumps ahead two spots to 24th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Burton’s 16th 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 MGM Bet 300; Sat., May 25 at 1:00 PM ET.