Burton Grabs 25th in RAPTOR King of Tough 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway 

Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 27 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Atlanta Motor Speedway; February 24, 2024

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway– Quad-Oval (1.5-Miles)

Race: RAPTOR King of Tough 250

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Format; 163 Laps –40/40/83; 251.02 Miles

No. 27 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Camaro SS – Jeb Burton

Start: 25

Stage 1: 17

Stage 2: 28

Finish: 23

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 167 of 169; 6 Laps of Overtime

Stage One Recap:

  • Start: 25 (Dropped to the rear at the start for unapproved adjustments)
  • Lap 1; 34
  • Lap 2; 29; Burton gains four positions advancing in front of No. 38, No. 44, No. 26, & No. 51
  • Lap 3; 21
  • Lap 4; 21
  • Lap 5; 21
  • Lap 6; 19; Gaining two spots Burton moves around No. 29 & No. 9
  • Lap 7; 19
  • Lap 8; 19
  • Lap 9; 19
  • Lap 10; 19
  • Lap 11; 18; Advancing a spot Burton drives around No. 91
  • Lap 12; 18
  • Lap 13; 18
  • Lap 14; 17; Burton moves around No. 5 to advance a position 
  • Lap 15; 17
  • Lap 16; 17
  • Lap 17; 17
  • Lap 18; 17
  • Lap 19; 17
  • Lap 20; 17
  • Lap 21; 17
  • Lap 22; 17
  • Lap 23; 17
  • Lap 23; 17
  • Lap 24; 17
  • Lap 25; 17
  • Lap 26; 17
  • Lap 27; 17
  • Lap 28; 17
  • Lap 29; 17
  • Lap 30; 17
  • Lap 31; 17
  • Lap 32; 17
  • Lap 33; 17
  • Lap 34; 17
  • Lap 35; 17
  • Lap 36; 17
  • Lap 37; 17
  • Lap 38; 17
  • Lap 39; 17
  • Lap 40; 17; Stage 1 Finish

Stage Two Recap:

  • Lap 43; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment 
  • Lap 47; 17; Restart
  • Lap 48; 16
  • Lap 49; 16
  • Lap 50; 18; No. 51 & No. 31 move around Burton to drop im back two spots
  • Lap 51; 18
  • Lap 52; 18
  • Lap 53; 18
  • Lap 54; 18
  • Lap 55; 18
  • Lap 56; 18
  • Lap 57; 18
  • Lap 58; 18; Caution; No. 14 makes contact with No. 91 and spins him from 19th
  • Lap 63; 17; Restart
  • Lap 64; 18
  • Lap 65; 16; Advancing two positions Burton moves around No. 31 & No. 39
  • Lap 66; 17; No. 39 get around Burton sending him back a position
  • Lap 67; 14; Gaining some momentum Burton would advance three positions moving around No. 20, No. 91, & No. 39
  • Lap 68; 17; Burton drops back three positions to No. 31, No. 51, & No. 43
  • Lap 69; 17
  • Lap 70; 20; Falling back three more positions Burton loses ground to No. 9, No. 91, No. 92 
  • Lap 71; 20
  • Lap 72; 23; No. 44, No. 15, & No. 29 work their way around Burton to drop him back another three positions 
  • Lap 73; 24; No. 29 works his way around Burton to send him back another spot in the running order 
  • Lap 74; 25; No. 42 gets around Burton and sends him back a position 
  • Lap 75; 26; No. 5 works around Burton to send him back another position 
  • Lap 76; 26
  • Lap 77; 28; Burton drops back two positions to No. 14 & No. 43
  • Lap 78; 28
  • Lap 79; 28
  • Lap 80; 28; Stage 2 Finish

Final Stage Recap: 

  • Lap 83; Burton stays out with everyone else pitting 
  • Lap 84; Pit Stop; Two right side tires, & fuel, Penalty; too many men over the wall, tail end of the longest line 
  • Lap 85; Damage Repair 
  • Lap 86; Damage Repair 
  • Lap 87; 31
  • Lap 88; 31; Restart
  • Lap 89; 31
  • Lap 90; 31
  • Lap 91; 29; Advancing two positions Burton moves ahead No. 35 & No. 6
  • Lap 92; 29
  • Lap 93; 29
  • Lap 94; 29
  • Lap 95; 29
  • Lap 96; 29
  • Lap 97; 29
  • Lap 98; 29
  • Lap 99; 29
  • Lap 100; 29
  • Lap 101; 29
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  • Lap 106; 29
  • Lap 107; 29
  • Lap 108; 29
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  • Lap 110; 29
  • Lap 111; 29
  • Lap 112; 29
  • Lap 113; 29
  • Lap 114; 29
  • Lap 115; 29
  • Lap 116; 29
  • Lap 117; 29
  • Lap 118; 29
  • Lap 119; 29
  • Lap 120; 29
  • Lap 121; 30; No. 35 works around Burton for position
  • Lap 122; 30 (-1 Lap)
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  • Lap 128; 30 (-1 Lap)
  • Lap 129; 29 (-1 Lap); Burton works his way back around No. 35 for position 
  • Lap 130; 29 (-1 Lap)
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  • Lap 151; 29 (-1 Lap)
  • Lap 152; 28 (-1 Lap); Burton drives around No. 14 to move ahead a position in the running order
  • Lap 153; 27 (-1 Lap); Continuing to move forward Burton earn another spot in the running order working around No. 43
  • Lap 154; 27 (-1 Lap)
  • Lap 155; 27 (-1 Lap)
  • Lap 156; 27 (-1 Lap)
  • Lap 157; 27 (-1 Lap)
  • Lap 158; 27 (-1 Lap)
  • Lap 159; 27 (-1 Lap)
  • Lap 160; 27 (-2 Laps)
  • Lap 161; 26 (-2 Laps); Caution; No. 39 runs out of fuel and stops on the backstretch 
  • Lap 162; No. 15 runs out of fuel under caution
  • Lap 166; No. 7 runs out of fuel coming to the green flag 
  • Lap 167; 23 (-2 Laps); Restart; Overtime 1 
  • Lap 168; 23 (-2 Laps)
  • Lap 169; 23 (-2 Laps); Race Finish

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

– For the second straight week, #21-Austin Hill found Victory Lane in the Xfinity Series, as he stretched his fuel mileage to pick up the win at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It’s his third win at his home race track, and he becomes just the fourth driver in series history to win the first two races of the season (Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt and Chad Little).

– #81-Chandler Smith made a pit stop late in the race during a caution, ensuring he had enough fuel to make it to the end in overtime. #97-Shane van Gisbergen scored his first top-five finish in the series. #18-Sheldon Creed and #31-Parker Retzlaff round out the top five.

– #51-Jeremy Clements took the checkered flag in sixth, with #5-Anthony Alfredo, #26-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #19-Ryan Truex and #8-Sammy Smith completing the top 10.

– #2-Jesse Love won both stages from the pole position, leading a race-high 157 laps. Love was among multiple drivers to run out of fuel in overtime, including #48-Parker Kligerman, and #16-AJ Allmendinger.

– There were 11 lead changes among five drivers and four cautions for 23 yellow flag laps.

– The average speed of the race was: 135.474 mph.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:  

After finishing 23rd in Saturday’s RAPTOR King of Tough 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Burton climbs two positions to 23rd in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after 2 events. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:  

After the completion of the 2nd event of the 2024 season, the No. 27 team jumps up one position to 25th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Burton’s 23rd place finish on Saturday.   

  

Next Race: 

Jeb Burton and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 27 team will next head west to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV for The Luina 300; Saturday, March 2 at 2:00 PM PT (5:00 PM ET).