From the Back Retzlaff Drives Thru the Field to 6th in Rain Delayed Charlotte Race

Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Charlotte Motor Speedway; May 27, 2023

Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway – Oval (1.5-Miles)

Race: Alsco Uniforms 300

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Format; 200 Laps –45/45/110; 300 Miles

No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet Camaro SS –Parker Retlzaff

Start: 37

Stage 1: 17

Stage 2: 16

Finish: 6

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 200 of 200

Laps Led: 0

Stage One Recap:

  • Start: 37; No qualifying time allowed after going behind the wall during practice, start at rear of field 
  • Rain in the area delayed the start of the race which had been moved up one hour from 1pm to 12pm before being postponed until 11:00 AM on Monday
  • Lap 1; 35
  • Lap 2; 34; Retzlaff advances around the No. 6
  • Lap 3; 33; Picking off another position Retzlaff drives around the No. 92
  • Lap 4; 32; No. 35 loses the spot to the advancing Retzlaff
  • Lap 5; 31; Continuing to advance forward Retzlaff disposes of the No. 4
  • Lap 6; 29; Retzlaff moves around the No. 45 to earn another position
  • Lap 7; 30; No. 10 drives around Retzlaff to send him back a spot
  • Lap 8; 30
  • Lap 9; 30
  • Lap 10; 30
  • Lap 11; 27; Picking off three positions Retzlaff moves around the No. 07, No. 38, & No. 24
  • Lap 12; 25; Moving ahead another two spots Retzlaff moves around No. 51 & No. 74
  • Lap 13; 24; Continuing to move forward Retzlaff moves around No. 43
  • Lap 14; 24
  • Lap 15; 24
  • Lap 16; 24
  • Lap 17; 24
  • Lap 18; 23; Advancing another spot Retzlaff gets around the No. 44
  • Lap 19; 23
  • Lap 20; 23; Competition Caution
  • Lap 22; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
  • Lap 25; Red Flag; Cars come to pit road due to rain
  • Lap 26; Caution; Back to yellow after a 27-minute red flag
  • Lap 31; 23; Restart
  • Lap 32; 23
  • Lap 33; 22; Retzlaff in the No. 31 moves around No. 24 for position
  • Lap 34; 21; A lap later the No. 44 loses 21st to Retzlaff
  • Lap 35; 19; Earning two positions Retzlaff gets around No. 39 & No. 48
  • Lap 36; 19
  • Lap 37; 19
  • Lap 38; 19
  • Lap 39; 18; Retzlaff moves around his teammate Jeb Burton in the No. 27
  • Lap 40; 18
  • Lap 41; 17; Continuing to charge forward Retzlaff drives around the No. 26
  • Lap 42: 17
  • Lap 43; 17
  • Lap 44; 17
  • Lap 45; 17; End of Stage 1

Stage Two Recap:

  • Lap 48; Red Flag; Rain brings the cars down pit road, race postponed until after the Cup race
  • Lap 49; Caution comes back out at 9:48 after a 9:18:52 red flag
  • Lap 51; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
  • Lap 55; 21; Restart
  • Lap 56; 21
  • Lap 57; 20
  • Lap 58; 21; No. 91 works his way around Retzlaff 
  • Lap 59; 20; Battling back Retzlaff moves around the No. 91 to regain the position 
  • Lap 60; 19; Continuing to advance forward Retzlaff moves around the No. 48
  • Lap 61; 20; No. 48 takes the position the following lap
  • Lap 62; 19; Retzlaff moves back into the 19th spot moving around No. 51
  • Lap 63; 19
  • Lap 64; 19
  • Lap 65; 19
  • Lap 66; 19
  • Lap 67; 19
  • Lap 68; 19
  • Lap 69; 19
  • Lap 70; 19
  • Lap 71; 19
  • Lap 72; 18; Racing with his teammate Retzlaff moves around the No. 27 of Jeb Burton to overtake the spot
  • Lap 73; 18
  • Lap 74; 18
  • Lap 75; 18
  • Lap 76; 18
  • Lap 77; 18
  • Lap 78; 18
  • Lap 79; 17; Retzlaff in the Funkaway Chevrolet moves around the No. 26 to advance another position 
  • Lap 80; 17
  • Lap 81; 17
  • Lap 82; 17
  • Lap 83; 17
  • Lap 84; 17
  • Lap 85; 17
  • Lap 86; 16; No. 25 with a flat tire slows
  • Lap 87; 16
  • Lap 88; 16
  • Lap 89; 16
  • Lap 90; 16; End of Stage 2

Final Stage Recap:

  • Lap 93; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
  • Lap 95; Pit Stop; Fuel, crew needs to lift deck lid due to broken fuel port
  • Lap 97; 27; Restart
  • Lap 98; 27
  • Lap 99; 27
  • Lap 100; 26; Continuing to move forward No. 38 loses the 26th spot to Retzlaff
  • Lap 101; 26
  • Lap 102; 26
  • Lap 103; 25; Retzlaff moves around the No. 45 for position 
  • Lap 104; 24; No. 91 falls to the charging Retzlaff
  • Lap 105; 24
  • Lap 106; 24
  • Lap 107; 24
  • Lap 108; 22; Earning two additional spots Retzlaff gets around No. 44 & No. 92
  • Lap 109; 22
  • Lap 110; 22
  • Lap 111; 22
  • Lap 112; 21; Retzlaff moves forward around the No. 78
  • Lap 113; 21
  • Lap 114; 21 
  • Lap 115; 21
  • Lap 116; 21
  • Lap 117; 21
  • Lap 118; 21
  • Lap 119; 21
  • Lap 120; 21
  • Lap 121; 21
  • Lap 122; 21
  • Lap 123; 20; Retzlaff drives forward around the No. 28 
  • Lap 124; 20
  • Lap 125; 20;
  • Lap 126; 18; Retzlaff gains two additional spots around the No. 51 & No. 28
  • Lap 128; 17; Caution; No. 1 spins off Turn-2 and hits inside wall
  • Lap 131; Pit Stop; Four Tires, Fuel, & adjustment
  • Lap 134; 25; Restart
  • Lap 135; 23; Grabbing another two positions on the restart Retzlaff moves around the No. 38 & No. 39
  • Lap 136; 23
  • Lap 137; 22; Retzlaff advances around the No. 45 for earn another position 
  • Lap 138; 22
  • Lap 139; 22
  • Lap 140; 20; Retzlaff moves around the No. 44 & No. 78 two advance two more positions 
  • Lap 141; 20
  • Lap 142; 18; Gaining two additional spots Retzlaff moves around the No. 92 & No. 98
  • Lap 143; 17; Earning another position Retzlaff drives around the No. 28
  • Lap 144; 17
  • Lap 145; 16; 
  • Lap 146; 16
  • Lap 147; 16
  • Lap 148; 16
  • Lap 149; 16
  • Lap 150; 16
  • Lap 151; 16
  • Lap 152; 16
  • Lap 153; 16
  • Lap 154; 15; No. 91 drops a position to the charging No. 31 of Retzlaff
  • Lap 155; 15
  • Lap 156; 14; Retzlaff advances around the No. 24 to overtake the position 
  • Lap 157; 14
  • Lap 158; 14
  • Lap 159; 14
  • Lap 160; 14
  • Lap 161; 14
  • Lap 162; 14
  • Lap 163; 14
  • Lap 164; 14
  • Lap 165; 14
  • Lap 166; 14
  • Lap 167; 14
  • Lap 168; 14
  • Lap 169; 14
  • Lap 170; 14
  • Lap 171; 14
  • Lap 172; 14
  • Lap 173; 14
  • Lap 174; 14
  • Lap 175; 14
  • Lap 176; 14
  • Lap 177; 14
  • Lap 178; 14
  • Lap 179; 14
  • Lap 180; 14
  • Lap 181; 14
  • Lap 182; 14; Green flag pit stops begin
  • Lap 183; 12
  • Lap 184; 13
  • Lap 185; 13
  • Lap 186; 13
  • Lap 187; 13
  • Lap 188; 12
  • Lap 189; 9
  • Lap 190; 9 
  • Lap 191; 9
  • Lap 192; 9
  • Lap 193; 10
  • Lap 194; 10
  • Lap 195; 8
  • Lap 196; 8
  • Lap 197; 7
  • Lap 198; 7
  • Lap 199; 7
  • Lap 200; 6; Race Finish

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

– By stretching his fuel tank to the finish, #7-Justin Allgaier won the Alsco Uniforms 300 Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a race that was delayed more than two days. #7-Allgaier led a race-high 83 laps from the pole en route to the victory — the first for JR Motorsports in 2023. With the win, #7-Allgaier becomes the 17th driver in series history to win 20 career races.

– #20-John Hunter Nemechek stretched his fuel mileage to a second-place finish, despite leading 57 laps. #00-Cole Custer finished third, and also didn’t stop late in the race for fuel. #21-Austin Hill went with four tires and drove up to fourth, as #19-Ty Gibbs, who won both stages, finished fifth.

– #31-Parker Retzlaff finished sixth, with #27-Jeb Burton, #77-Carson Hocevar, #9-Brandon Jones and #18-Sammy Smith making up the top 10.

– There were eight lead changes among four drivers and four cautions for 31 yellow flag laps.

– The average speed of the race was 122.532 mph.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:  

After placing 6th in Monday’s postponed, Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Retzlaff moves ahead one position to 16th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after 12 events. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:  

After the completion of the 12th event of the 2023 season, the No. 31 team advances to the 18th position in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Retzlaff’s 6th place finish on Monday. 

Next Race: 

Parker Retzlaff and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 team will load up immediately after Charlotte and make the long trek to Portland International Raceway in Speedway in Portland, Oregon for the Pacific Office Automation 147; Sat., June 3 at 4:30 PM ET.