Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Chicago Street Circuit; July 1, 2023
Track: Chicago Street Circuit– Street Circuit (2.20-Miles)
Race: The Loop 121
Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023
Format; 55 Laps –15/15/25; 121 Miles
No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet Camaro SS –Parker Retlzaff
Start: 21
Stage 1: 21
Finish: 29
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 25 of 55 (Race deemed complete after Lap 25 due to weather)
Stage One Recap:
- Start: 21
- Lap 1; 20
- Lap 2; 20
- Lap 3; 20
- Lap 4; 19; Caution; No. 10 loses an engine while running 10th
- Lap 9; 18; Restart
- Lap 10; 19
- Lap 11; 19
- Lap 12; 21; Retzlaff drops two positions to No. 27 & No. 2
- Lap 13; 21
- Lap 14; 21
- Lap 15; 21; Stage 1 Finish
Stage Two Recap:
- Lap 16; 21
- Lap 17; 21; Caution; No. 34 hard into the tire barrier in Turn-1 running 20th.
- Lap 19; Pit Stop; four tires, fuel, & adjustment; 17 cars pit
- Lap 21; 31; Restart
- Lap 22; 31
- Lap 23; 31
- Lap 24; 30; Caution; Lightning in the area
- Lap 25; 29; Race Finish; Due to lightning in the area, The Loop 121 will resume tomorrow morning, July 2nd, at 10am CST/11am EST, with 30 laps to go. Race Called at around 12:30 Local on Sunday due to Flooding Conditions with Cole Custer declared the winner.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:
– Due to standing water flooding a portion of the Chicago Street Course, #00-Cole Custer was declared the winner of the Xfinity Series race a few laps shy of the minimum distance of the race was reached. The race made it 25 laps on Saturday before it was postponed due to lightning. #00-Custer led all 25 laps from the pole and is awarded seven playoff points for sweeping the stages.
#20-John Hunter Nemechek is credited with second place, which is where he ran the whole race.
– #7-Justin Allgaier finishes third, with #25-Brett Moffitt scoring his first top-five finish of the season in fourth and #21-Austin Hill rounded out the top five.
– #18-Sammy Smith finished sixth, as #11-Daniel Hemric, #16-Chandler Smith, #48-Parker Kligerman and #26-Kaz Grala completed the top 10.
– There were no lead changes among one drivers and three cautions for nine yellow flag laps.
– The average speed of the race was 52.660 mph.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:
After finishing 29th in Sunday’s postponed and then cancelled The Loop 121 at the Chicago Street Circuit, Retzlaff remains in 17th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after 16 events.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:
After the completion of the 16th event of the 2023 season, the No. 31 team remains steady in the 19th position in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Retzlaff’s 29th place finish on Sunday.
Next Race:
Parker Retzlaff and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 team will next make the trek south to the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. for the second time in 2023 as the Alsco Uniforms 250 with take place; Saturday, July 8 at 8:00 PM ET.
