Retzlaff Runs to Top-20 in First Start at Road America

Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Road America; July 29, 2023

Track: Road America – Road Course (4.048-Miles)

Race: Road America 180

Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023

Format; 45 Laps; 22/12/11; 182.16 Miles

No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet Camaro SS – Parker Retzlaff

Start: 20

Stage 1: 29

Stage 2: 23

Finish: 14

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 49 of 49; 4 Laps of Overtime

Stage One Recap:

  • Start: 20
  • Lap 1; 18
  • Lap 2; 20
  • Lap 3; 20
  • Lap 4; 21
  • Lap 5; 21 
  • Lap 6; 21
  • Lap 7; 23
  • Lap 8; 23
  • Lap 9; 23
  • Lap 10; 24
  • Lap 11; 24; Caution; No. 07 stops on track with a water pump failure 
  • Lap 12; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
  • Lap 13; 25; Restart
  • Lap 14; 30
  • Lap 15; 29
  • Lap 16; 29
  • Lap 17; 29 
  • Lap 18; 29
  • Lap 19; 29
  • Lap 20; 28
  • Lap 21; 28; Caution; No. 16 breaks a brake rotor slams outside wall to scrub speed entering Turn-1
  • Lap 22; 27; Stage 1 Finish

Stage Two Recap:

  • Lap 23; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment 
  • Lap 24; 27; Restart
  • Lap 25; 24
  • Lap 26; 24; Caution; No. 98 spins after contact with No. 20
  • Lap 28; 24; Restart
  • Lap 29; 27
  • Lap 30; 25
  • Lap 31; 25
  • Lap 32; 25
  • Lap 33; 23; Caution; No. 20 off track and destroys front end of car
  • Lap 34; 23; Stage 2 Finish

Final Stage Recap: 

  • Lap 35; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment 
  • Lap 36; 23; Restart
  • Lap 37; 25
  • Lap 38; 25
  • Lap 39; 25; Caution; No. 08 loses brakes and crashes hard in Turn-1 barrier
  • Lap 41; 22; Restart
  • Lap 42; 17; Caution; No. 18 into No. 10, No. 18 spins into No. 00 in Turn 5
  • Lap 45; 17; Restart
  • Lap 46; 18; Red Flag; No. 19 stops on tracks and lays oil down all the way around track
  • Lap 47; 17; Restart; Overtime 1 
  • Lap 48; 16
  • Lap 49; 14; Race Finish

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

– It took until double overtime for #1-Sam Mayer to grab the lead in a hard-fought battle with #24-Sage Karam, #7-Justin Allgaier and #48-Parker Kligerman, but once he did he went on to win the Xfinity Series race at Road America. It’s the first win for #1-Mayer in 71 career starts.

– #48-Kligerman picked up his best finish of the season in second. #21-Austin Hill went off course a couple of times but finished third. #24-Karam earned his best career finish in fourth, while #98-Riley Herbst overcame two spins to place fifth.

– #8-Josh Berry finished sixth, as #26-Kaz Grala, #91-Josh Bilicki, #10-AJ Allmendinger and #9-Brandon Jones filled out the top 10.

– #7-Allgaier won both stages and spun while battling for the lead in the second overtime, which dropped him to 18th in the running order after leading 42 of 49 laps.

– There were two lead changes among three drivers and eight cautions for 15 yellow flag laps.

– The average speed of the race was 65.265 mph.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:  

After finishing 14th in Saturday’s Road America 180, Retzlaff remains 18th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after 20 events. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:  

After the completion of the 20th event of the 2023 season, the No. 31 team remains in the 20th position in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Retzlaff’s 14th place finish on Saturday.     

Next Race: 

Up next Parker Retzlaff and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 team will head to Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan for the Cabo Wabo 250; Saturday, August 5 at 3:30 PM ET.