Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 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. 31 Capital City Towing Chevrolet Camaro SS – Parker Retzlaff
Start: 19
Stage 1: 17
Stage 2: 8
Finish: 13
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 148 of 148; 1 Lap of Overtime
Stage One Recap:
- Start: 19
- Lap 1; 17
- Lap 2; 18; Retzlaff drops back a position to the No .39
- Lap 3; 18
- Lap 4; 19; No. 91 works around Retzlaff to overtake track position
- Lap 5; 20; Continuing to fall back the No. 27 work his way around Retzlaff
- Lap 6; 19
- Lap 7; 19
- Lap 8; 19
- Lap 9; 19
- Lap 10; 19
- Lap 11; 19
- Lap 12; 19; Caution; No. 18 wrecks into the inside wall from 10th in Turn-4
- Lap 16; 19; Restart
- Lap 17; 19
- Lap 18; 18; Retzlaff moves forward around the No. 51 for position
- Lap 19; 18
- Lap 20; 18
- Lap 21; 17; Continuing to advance Retzlaff moves around the No. 39 for position
- Lap 22; 16; Retzlaff moves around the No. 24 to take away the position
- Lap 23; 16
- Lap 24; 17; No. 2 gets around Retzlaff to advance
- Lap 25; 17
- Lap 26; 17
- Lap 27; 17
- Lap 28; 17
- Lap 29; 17
- Lap 30; 17
- Lap 31; 17
- Lap 32; 18; No. 1 gets around Retzlaff slipping him back a position
- Lap 33; 18
- Lap 34; 18
- Lap 35; 18
- Lap 36; 18
- Lap 37; 17; Retzlaff drives around the No. 27 to advance
- Lap 38; 17
- Lap 39; 17
- Lap 40; 17
- Lap 41; 17
- Lap 42; 17
- Lap 43; 17; Caution; No. 92 gets into the wall in Turn-1 with a flat tire
- Lap 45; 17 Stage 1 Finish
Stage Two Recap:
- Lap 47; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 50; 12; Restart
- Lap 51; 12
- Lap 52; 13
- Lap 53; 13
- Lap 54; 13
- Lap 55; 13; Caution; No. 78 comes up on No. 1 battling for 25th and gets into the wall
- Lap 59; 12; Restart
- Lap 60; 13
- Lap 61; 11
- Lap 62; 11
- Lap 63; 11
- Lap 64; 11
- Lap 65; 11
- Lap 66; 10; Retzlaff ships the No. 11 back a spot
- Lap 67; 10
- Lap 68; 10
- Lap 69; 10
- Lap 70; 10
- Lap 71; 10
- Lap 72; 10
- Lap 73; 10
- Lap 74; 10
- Lap 75; 9; Advancing forward Retzlaff moves around the No. 48 to overtake the spot
- Lap 76; 9
- Lap 77; 9
- Lap 78; 9
- Lap 79; 9
- Lap 80; 9
- Lap 81; 9
- Lap 82; 9
- Lap 83; 9
- Lap 84; 9
- Lap 85; 9
- Lap 86; 8; Retzlaff drives around the No. 98 to overtake the position
- Lap 87; 8
- Lap 88; 8
- Lap 89; 8
- Lap 90; 8; Stage 2 Finish
Final Stage Recap:
- Lap 93; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 96; 6; Restart
- Lap 97; 9; Retzlaff drops three spots on the restart to the No. 16, No. 11, & No. 8
- Lap 98; 9
- Lap 99; 9
- Lap 100; 9
- Lap 101; 9
- Lap 102; 8; Caution; No. 28 & No. 51 spin off Turn-4 battling for 21st position
- Lap 109; 1; Restart
- Lap 110; 1
- Lap 111; 2; No. 21 takes the lead away from Retzlaff
- Lap 112; 3; Retzlaff loses position to No. 19
- Lap 113; 3
- Lap 114; 4; No. 20 moves around Retzlaff to overtake the spot
- Lap 115; 4
- Lap 116; 5; No. 00 gets around the No. 31 to drop Retzlaff back another position
- Lap 117; 5
- Lap 118; 5
- Lap 119; 5
- Lap 120; 5
- Lap 121; 5
- Lap 122; 5
- Lap 123; 5
- Lap 124; 5
- Lap 125; 5
- Lap 126; 6; No. 8 takes the spot away from Retzlaff
- Lap 127; 6
- Lap 128; 7; Continuing to fade on older tires, Retzlaff drops a spot to No. 98
- Lap 129; 8; No. 16 gets by Retzlaff to take the position away
- Lap 130; 8
- Lap 131; 8
- Lap 132; 8; Caution; No. 39 spins from 22nd in Turn-4
- Lap 134; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 137; 17; Restart
- Lap 138; 16
- Lap 139; 15; Retzlaff earns a position working his way around the No. 24
- Lap 140; 15
- Lap 141; 14
- Lap 142; 14; Caution; No. 48 spins after contact with No. 1 & No. 39
- Lap 146; 15; Restart
- Lap 147; 13
- Lap 148; 13; 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.
– 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 finishing 13th in Saturday’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200, Retzlaff advances one position to 16th 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. 31 team advances one position to 18th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Retzlaff’s 13th place finish on Saturday afternoon.
Next Race:
Parker Retzlaff and the No. 31 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.