Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Kansas Speedway; September 9, 2023
Track: Kansas Speedway – Oval (1.5-Miles)
Race: Kansas Lottery 300
Date: September 9, 2023
Format; 200 Laps –45/45/110; 300 Miles
No. 31 Bommarito.com/ FVP Chevrolet Camaro SS – Parker Retzlaff
Start: 26
Stage 1: 22
Stage 2: 9
Finish: 11
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 200 of 200
Stage One Recap:
- Start: 26
- Lap 1; 25; Caution; No. 38 gets into Turn-1 wall on the start with No. 78 getting into him
- Lap 5; 28; Restart
- Lap 6; 27; Retzlaff moves around No. 6 to advance a position
- Lap 7; 26; Continuing to advance Retzlaff moves in front of No. 51
- Lap 8; 27; No. 6 works his way back around Retzlaff to overtake the position
- Lap 9; 27
- Lap 10; 27
- Lap 11; 27
- Lap 12; 27
- Lap 13; 27; Caution; Debris brings out the caution, No. 7 leads but has brake pad stuck to his splitter
- Lap 18; 27; Restart
- Lap 19; 26; Caution; No. 1 spins at the start finish line as No. 2 bounces off the wall and makes contact collecting the No. 91
- Lap 25; 25; Restart
- Lap 26; 24; On the restart Retzlaff moves around No. 08 to increase a position
- Lap 27; 24
- Lap 28; 24
- Lap 29; 23; Continuing to move forward Retzlaff works around No. 43 to take the spot away
- Lap 30; 23
- Lap 31; 23
- Lap 32; 22; Retzlaff works around No. 29 to earn a position
- Lap 33; 22
- Lap 34; 22
- Lap 35; 23; Dropping back a spot No. 08 works in front of Retzlaff
- Lap 36; 22
- Lap 37; 22
- Lap 38; 21
- Lap 39; 22; No. 45 works around Retzlaff to advance a position
- Lap 40; 22
- Lap 41; 22
- Lap 42; 22
- Lap 43; 22
- Lap 44; 22
- Lap 45; 22; Stage 1 Finish
Stage Two Recap:
- Lap 48; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 51; 18; Restart
- Lap 52; 18
- Lap 53; 17
- Lap 54; 17
- Lap 55; 16; Moving forward Retzlaff works around No. 19 for position
- Lap 56; 16
- Lap 57; 16
- Lap 58; 16
- Lap 59; 16
- Lap 60; 15; Caution; No. 00 hits a tire carcass in Turn-1 from third and gets into the wall; Tire carcass came off the No. 51
- Lap 64; 14; Restart
- Lap 65; 13; No. 98 has a flat tire and comes to pit road after getting into No. 48 on the restart
- Lap 66; 13
- Lap 67; 14; No. 39 moves around Retzlaff to drop him back a position
- Lap 68; 14
- Lap 69; 14
- Lap 70; 14
- Lap 71; 13; JAR Bommarito Autosport teammate Jeb Burton works around Retzlaff to drop him back a position
- Lap 72; 12; Retzlaff moves in front of No. 24 to advance a position on track
- Lap 73; 12
- Lap 74; 12
- Lap 75; 11; Caution; No. 9 spins from fourth in Turn-4
- Lap 79; 12; Restart
- Lap 80; 12
- Lap 81; 11
- Lap 82; 12; No. 43 moves around Retzlaff dropping him back a position
- Lap 83; 11; Fighting back Retzlaff drives back around No. 43 to take the spot back
- Lap 84; 12; Not giving up No. 43 rallies back to take the spot back away from Retzlaff
- Lap 85; 10; Picking up two positions Retzlaff works around No. 27 & No. 43
- Lap 86; 10
- Lap 87; 10
- Lap 88; 9; Getting around No. 25 Retlzaff works his way into the Top-10
- Lap 89; 9
- Lap 90; 9; Stage 2 Finish
Final Stage Recap:
- Lap 93; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 96; 10; Restart
- Lap 97; 8; Caution; No. 18 gets into the rear of No. 7 battling for third after contact with No. 2, No. 7 gets into the wall and No. 18 hits him. No. 19 spins to avoid them
- Lap 103; 7; Restart
- Lap 104; 7
- Lap 105; 7
- Lap 106; 7
- Lap 107; 7
- Lap 108; 7
- Lap 109; 7
- Lap 110; 7
- Lap 111; 7
- Lap 112; 7
- Lap 113; 7
- Lap 114; 7
- Lap 115; 7
- Lap 116; 7
- Lap 117; 7
- Lap 118; 7
- Lap 119; 7
- Lap 120; 8; No. 9 gets around Retzlaff to send him back a position
- Lap 121; 8
- Lap 122; 8
- Lap 123; 8
- Lap 124; 8
- Lap 125; 8
- Lap 126; 8
- Lap 127; 8
- Lap 128; 8
- Lap 129; 9; Falling back a position No. 26 gets around Retzlaff for position
- Lap 130; 9
- Lap 131; 9
- Lap 132; 10
- Lap 133; 10
- Lap 134; 10
- Lap 135; 10
- Lap 136; 10
- Lap 137; 10; Caution; No. 53 gets into the back of right rear of the No. 45 and spins him from 19th in Turn-4
- Lap 140; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 143; 9; Restart
- Lap 144; 11
- Lap 145; 11; Caution; No. 45 spins from 20th in Turn-3
- Lap 150; 11; Restart
- Lap 151; 9
- Lap 152; 9
- Lap 153; 9
- Lap 154; 10; No. 11 moves around Retzlaff to take the position away
- Lap 155; 9; Fighting back Retzlaff gets back around No. 11 to regain the spot-on track
- Lap 156; 10; Continuing the side by side battle the No. 11 moves back in front of Retzlaff
- Lap 157; 10
- Lap 158; 11; No. 26 gets in front of Retzlaff to knock him out of the Top-10 in the standings
- Lap 159; 11
- Lap 160; 11
- Lap 161; 11
- Lap 162; 11
- Lap 163; 11
- Lap 164; 11
- Lap 165; 11
- Lap 166; 11
- Lap 167; 11
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- Lap 178; 11
- Lap 179; 11
- Lap 180; 11
- Lap 181; 11
- Lap 182; 11
- Lap 183; 11
- Lap 184; 12; No. 19 moves in front of Retzlaff for position
- Lap 185; 12
- Lap 186; 12
- Lap 187; 11; Retzlaff works around JAR Bommarito Autosport teammate Jeb Burton to take away the position
- Lap 188; 11
- Lap 189; 11
- Lap 190; 11
- Lap 191; 11
- Lap 192; 11
- Lap 193; 11
- Lap 194; 11
- Lap 195; 11
- Lap 196; 11
- Lap 197; 11
- Lap 198; 11
- Lap 199; 11
- Lap 200; 11; Race Finish
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:
– In dominant fashion, #20-John Hunter Nemechek won the Kansas Lottery 300 Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway. Nemechek led 154 of 200 laps and swept all three stages. It’s his sixth victory of the 2023 season, and he enters the playoffs as the first seed.
– #9-Brandon Jones came up just shy of the win, in which he needed to have to make the playoffs. He earned his best finish of the season in second. #48-Sheldon Creed finished third, his third podium finish in the last four races. #48-Parker Kligerman finished fourth, scoring enough points to clinch the final spot into the postseason. #21-Austin Hill rounded out the top five and won the regular season championship.
– #8-Josh Berry placed sixth, with #25-Brett Moffitt, #11-Derek Kraus, #19-Joe Graf Jr. and #26-Kaz Grala completing the top 10.
– There were seven lead changes among five drivers and 10 cautions for 49 yellow flag laps.
– The average speed of the race was 109.256 mph.
– Bommarito Automotive Group; A primary supporter of Jordan Anderson Racing, Bommarito Automotive Group is celebrating over 50 years in the St. Louis marketplace, the Bommarito Automotive Group currently operates 20 automotive franchises throughout every St. Louis neighborhood led by president John Bommarito and the over 900 dedicated team members. Bommarito is recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as Missouri’s No. 1 selling automotive group and is currently ranked 52nd in the nation. What once started as a vision to have one Bommarito vehicle in every driveway, is today a reality thanks to the ‘Where Price Sells Cars” mission.
For more information on the Bommarito Automotive Group, visit them online at Bommarito.com, and follow their social channels on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
– FVP; Launched in 2005, FVP is built on a commitment to quality and delivered with unmatched service. FVP products are specifically engineered to provide OE quality that is equal or superior in performance to national brands at a competitive price.
The FVP brand started with competitively priced OEM quality batteries, filters, and radiators for cars, trucks and specialty vehicles. FVP now proudly offers a full line of batteries for all of your automotive, RV, boating, commercial and lawn & garden needs. FVP also offers a wide array of condensers, hub assemblies, motor oil, oil filters, cabin air filters, fuel filters, transmission filters, antifreeze, DEF, and chemicals. At FVP, customer service representatives are part-smart and they understand exactly what your customers need. REACH FOR WHAT WORKS.
For more information on the FVP, visit them online at FVPParts.com, and follow their social channels on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:
After finishing 11th in Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300, Retzlaff remains 16th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after the 26th event of the 2023 season.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:
After the completion of the 26th event of the 2023 season, the No. 31 team remains 18th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Retzlaff’s 11th place finish on Saturday afternoon.
Next Race:
Parker Retzlaff and the No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport team will next head to Bristol Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff opener; Friday, September 15 at 7:30 PM ET.
