Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 27 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Pocono Raceway; July 22, 2023
Track: Pocono Raceway; Tri-Oval (2.500 miles)
Race: Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023
Format; 90 Laps –20/20/50; 225 Miles
No. 27 Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet Camaro SS – Jeb Burton
Start: 12
Stage 1: 14
Stage 2: 14
Finish: 12
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 92 of 92; 2 Laps of Overtime
Stage One Recap:
- Start: 12
- Lap 1; 9
- Lap 2; 13; Burton loses positions to the No. 16, No. 7, & No. 24
- Lap 3; 14; No. 21 works his way around Burton to take away the spot
- Lap 4; 14
- Lap 5; 15; No. 39 advances around Burton
- Lap 6; 15
- Lap 7; 15
- Lap 8; 14; Burton moves around No. 24 to advance a position
- Lap 9; 14
- Lap 10; 15; No. 17 works around Burton to move ahead in the running order
- Lap 11; 15
- Lap 12; 15
- Lap 13; 15
- Lap 14; 15
- Lap 15; 15
- Lap 16; 15
- Lap 17; 14; No. 00 heads to pit road advancing Burton ahead
- Lap 18; 14
- Lap 19; 14
- Lap 20; 14; Stage 1 Finish
Stage Two Recap:
- Lap 22; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 25; 17; Restart
- Lap 26; 16; Burton picks off the No. 48 to take the spot away
- Lap 27; 17; No. 48 fights back to move back around Burton for position
- Lap 28; 16; No. 24 fades back and Burton moves around to take the position
- Lap 29; 16
- Lap 30; 16
- Lap 31; 16
- Lap 32; 16
- Lap 33; 16
- Lap 34; 16; Green Flag Pit Stops
- Lap 35; 15
- Lap 36; 15
- Lap 37; 14
- Lap 38; 14
- Lap 39; 14
- Lap 40; 14; Stage 2 Finish
Final Stage Recap:
- Lap 42; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 45; 17; Restart
- Lap 46; 14; Caution; No. 00 and No. 20 get together on the restart from 8th and 9th. No. 1 receives some damage. No. 48 ahead of the accident claims car jumped out of gear.
- Lap 50; 15; Restart
- Lap 51; 14; Burton takes position away from the No. 3
- Lap 52; 14
- Lap 53; 16; No. 3 & No. 25 move around Burton sliding him back two spots
- Lap 54; 16
- Lap 55; 17; Green Flag Pit Stops begin
- Lap 56; 16
- Lap 57; Pit Stop; Fuel Only
- Lap 58; 34
- Lap 59; 33
- Lap 60; 33
- Lap 61; 33
- Lap 62; 33
- Lap 63; 33
- Lap 64; 33
- Lap 65; 33
- Lap 66; 33
- Lap 67; 31
- Lap 68; 31
- Lap 69; 30
- Lap 70; 30
- Lap 71; 29
- Lap 72; 28
- Lap 73; 27
- Lap 74; 26
- Lap 75; 26
- Lap 76; 25
- Lap 77; 24
- Lap 78; 23
- Lap 79; 23; Caution; No. 35 spins from 28th after contact with No. 7
- Lap 81; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 84; 21; Restart
- Lap 85; 16
- Lap 86; 18; Caution; No. 19 gets into the wall from 27th in the tunnel turn
- Lap 90; 16; Overtime Restart 1
- Lap 91; 15
- Lap 92; 14; Caution; Race Finish; No. 8 cuts down a tire after getting into No. 1 battling for 2nd and gets into the wall
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:
– #21-Austin Hill didn’t lead the Explore The Mountains 225 Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway until overtime, but he led when it counted. #21-Hill pushed #8-Josh Berry down the frontstretch in overtime and #8-Berry missed the corner. #21-Hill prevailed and was leading when a caution flew on the final lap. It’s his fourth victory of the season.
– #1-Sam Mayer tied his best career finish in second and made contact with #8-Berry, cutting down his right front tire on the final lap. In his first start of the season, #17-Chase Elliott finished third. #98-Riley Herbst stretched his fuel mileage to finish fourth, while #11-Daniel Hemric picked up his third consecutive top-five finish as he rounded out the top five.
– #18-Sammy Smith finished sixth, with #9-Brando Jones, #25-Brett Moffitt, #48-Parker Kligerman and #10-Daniel Suarez made up the top 10.
– #8-Berry won the opening two stages, moving his total to three or the season.
– There were 11 lead changes among eight drivers and six cautions for 21 yellow flag laps.
– The average speed of the race was 122.922 mph.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:
After finishing 12th in Saturday’s Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono Raceway, Burton remains 13th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after 19 events.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:
After the completion of the 19th event of the 2023 season, the No. 27 team remains in the 15th position in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Burton’s 12th place finish on Saturday.
Next Race:
Up next Jeb Burton and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 27 team go road course racing at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI for the Henry 180; Saturday, July 29 at 2:00 PM CT (3:00 PM ET).
