Burton Claims 18th at Darlington Raceway  

Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 27 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report –Darlington Raceway; September 2, 2023

Track: Darlington Raceway – Oval (1.366-Miles)

Race: Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200

Date: September 2, 2023

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

No. 27 Celsius LIVE FIT Chevrolet Camaro SS – Jeb Burton

Start: 24

Stage 1: 18

Stage 2: 17

Finish: 18

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 148 of 148; 1 Lap of Overtime

Stage One Recap:

  • Start: 24  
  • Lap 1; 21
  • Lap 2; 21
  • Lap 3; 20; Burton advances around the No. 91 for position
  • Lap 4; 20
  • Lap 5; 19; Driving around his teammate Burton moves around No. 31
  • Lap 6; 18; Working around the No. 91 again Burton takes away the position 
  • Lap 7; 17; Driving around the No. 25 Burton takes away the spot
  • Lap 8; 17
  • Lap 9; 17
  • Lap 10; 17
  • Lap 11; 17
  • Lap 12; 17; Caution; No. 18 wrecks into the inside wall from 10th in Turn-4
  • Lap 16; 16; Restart
  • Lap 17; 15
  • Lap 18; 15 
  • Lap 19; 15
  • Lap 20; 15
  • Lap 21; 15 
  • Lap 22; 13; Earning two positions Burton moves around No. 2 & No. 9 
  • Lap 23; 13
  • Lap 24; 14; Burton loses a spot to No. 9 
  • Lap 25; 15; Continuing to fall back Burton loses track position to the No. 25
  • Lap 26; 15
  • Lap 27; 15
  • Lap 28; 15
  • Lap 29; 15
  • Lap 30; 15
  • Lap 31; 15
  • Lap 32; 15
  • Lap 33; 17; Burton loses two positions to No. 2 & No. 1
  • Lap 34; 17
  • Lap 35; 17
  • Lap 36; 17
  • Lap 37; 18; Falling back Burton loses a position to No. 31
  • Lap 38; 18
  • Lap 39; 18
  • Lap 40; 18
  • Lap 41; 18
  • Lap 42; 18
  • Lap 43; 18; Caution; No. 92 gets into the wall in Turn-1 with a flat tire
  • Lap 45; 18 Stage 1 Finish

Stage Two Recap:

  • Lap 47; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment 
  • Lap 50; 18; Restart
  • Lap 51; 18
  • Lap 52; 17; Burton drives around the No. 91
  • Lap 53; 17
  • Lap 54; 17
  • Lap 55; 17; Caution; No. 78 comes up on No. 1 battling for 25th and gets into the wall
  • Lap 59; 16; Restart
  • Lap 60; 15
  • Lap 61; 14
  • Lap 62; 13; Burton moves around No. 8 to take away the position 
  • Lap 63; 13.  
  • Lap 64; 13
  • Lap 65; 13
  • Lap 66; 13
  • Lap 67; 13
  • Lap 68; 13
  • Lap 69; 13
  • Lap 70; 13
  • Lap 71; 13
  • Lap 72; 13
  • Lap 73; 13
  • Lap 74; 13
  • Lap 75; 13
  • Lap 76; 13
  • Lap 77; 13
  • Lap 78; 13
  • Lap 79; 13
  • Lap 80; 13
  • Lap 81; 13
  • Lap 82; 15; Dropping back two positions Burton gets over taken by No. 24 & No. 8
  • Lap 83; 16; No. 9 move past Burton to take away the spot 
  • Lap 84; 16
  • Lap 85; 16
  • Lap 86; 17; No. 2 works his way around Burton for position 
  • Lap 87; 17
  • Lap 88; 17
  • Lap 89; 17
  • Lap 90; 17; Stage 2 Finish

Final Stage Recap: 

  • Lap 93; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment 
  • Lap 96; 13; Restart
  • Lap 97; 14; Burton loses the position to the No. 91
  • Lap 98; 14
  • Lap 99; 14
  • Lap 100; 14
  • Lap 101; 14
  • Lap 102; 14; Caution; No. 28 & No. 51 spin off Turn-4 battling for 21st position 
  • Lap 109; 21; Restart
  • Lap 110; 20
  • Lap 111; 19; No. 1 drops the position to Burton
  • Lap 112; 19
  • Lap 113; 18; Continuing to move forward Burton drives around the No. 48 
  • Lap 114; 16; Burton grabs two more positions working around No. 07 & No. 08
  • Lap 115; 16
  • Lap 116; 14; Advancing another two spots Burton moves around No. 39 & No. 91
  • Lap 117; 14
  • Lap 118; 14
  • Lap 119; 14
  • Lap 120; 13; No. 24 relinquishes the position to Burton
  • Lap 121; 13
  • Lap 122; 13
  • Lap 123; 13
  • Lap 124; 13
  • Lap 125; 13
  • Lap 126; 13
  • Lap 127; 13
  • Lap 128; 13
  • Lap 129; 13
  • Lap 130; 13
  • Lap 131; 14; Burton drops a spot to No. 48
  • Lap 132; 14; Caution; No. 39 spins from 22nd in Turn-4
  • Lap 134; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
  • Lap 137; 22; Restart
  • Lap 138; 21
  • Lap 139; 21
  • Lap 140; 19; Advancing two spots Burton works around No. 19 & No. 08
  • Lap 141; 19
  • Lap 142; 19; Caution; No. 48 spins after contact with No. 1 & No. 39 
  • Lap 146; 18; Restart
  • Lap 147; 19
  • Lap 148; 18; Race Finish

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

– Running his lone Xfinity Series race of the season, #19-Denny Hamlin won the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway. The victory is Hamlin’s 18 of his career, with six of those coming at Darlington.

– #21-Austin Hill lost the lead on an overtime restart and finished second. #20-John Hunter Nemechek led a race-high 99 laps from the pole and won both stages to finish third. #00-Cole Custer and #8-Josh Berry rounded out the top five.

– #98-Riley Herbst had a solid points day and finished sixth. #7-Justin Allgaier, #2-Sheldon Creed, #10-Kyle Busch and #11-Daniel Hemric completed the top 10.

– There were 15 lead changes among five drivers and seven cautions for 34 yellow flag laps.

– The average speed of the race was 106.826 mph.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:  

After finishing 18th in Saturday’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200, Burton remains in 13th position in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after 25 events. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:  

After the completion of the 25th event of the 2023 season, the No. 27 team holds steady 13th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Burton’s 18th place finish on Saturday afternoon.  

Next Race: 

Jeb Burton and the No. 27 Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport team will next move west to the Kansas Speedway in America’s heartland for the Kansas Lottery 300; Saturday, September 9 at 3:00 PM ET.