Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 27 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Richmond Raceway; March 30, 2024

Track: Richmond Raceway– Oval (0.75-Mile)

Race: Toyota Care 250

Date: Saturday; March 30, 2024

Format; 250 Laps –75/75/100; 187.5 Miles

No. 27 CELSIUS Live Fit Chevrolet Camaro SS – Jeb Burton

Start: 21

Stage 1: 26

Stage 2: 23

Finish: 26

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 248 of 250 (-2 Laps)

Laps Led: 0 

Stage One Recap:

• Start: 21
• Lap 1; 21
• Lap 2; 21
• Lap 3; 22; No. 43 works around Burton to take the position away
• Lap 4; 22
• Lap 5; 22
• Lap 6; 22
• Lap 7; 21; Burton moves in front of No. 18 to advance a spot in the running order
• Lap 8; 21
• Lap 9; 21
• Lap 10; 20; No. 5 loses the position to Burton
• Lap 11; 19; Burton continues advance forward as he works around the No. 42
• Lap 12; 20; No. 21 drives around Burton to take away the spot
• Lap 13; 20
• Lap 14; 20
• Lap 15; 20
• Lap 16; 20
• Lap 17; 19; Burton works back around No. 43 to move forward a position 
• Lap 18; 18
• Lap 19; 18
• Lap 20; 18; Caution; No. 32 slides up the track in Turn-4 with smoke coming from the hood and stops the car on the apron of the front stretch 
• Lap 27; 18; Restart
• Lap 28; 16; Burton advances two positions moving around No. 48 & No. 97
• Lap 29; 15; No. 51 drops a position to the advancing Burton 
• Lap 30; 15
• Lap 31; 15
• Lap 32; 15
• Lap 33; 15
• Lap 34; 17; Burton drops back two positions to No. 48 & No. 51
• Lap 35; 19; Falling back another two spots Burton falls in behind No. 11 & No. 97
• Lap 37; 19
• Lap 38; 20; No. 91 gets around Burton to send him back another position 
• Lap 39; 20
• Lap 40; 20
• Lap 41; 20
• Lap 42; 20
• Lap 43; 18; Caution; Fluid coming from the No. 9 car causes both No. 9 and the No. 39 to both spin in Turn-2
• Lap 56; 15; Restart
• Lap 57; 16; No. 38 moves in front of Burton to capture the position 
• Lap 58; 16 
• Lap 59; 17; Coming from the back No. 88 works around Burton to take the spot away
• Lap 60; 17
• Lap 61; 17
• Lap 62; 19; Burton drops two positions to No. 19 & No. 44
• Lap 63; 19
• Lap 64; 19
• Lap 65; 19
• Lap 66; 20; No. 14 moves around Burton to send him back a position 
• Lap 67; 21; Burton drops another position to No. 92
• Lap 68; 22; No. 5 gets around Burton and take the position away
• Lap 69; 22
• Lap 70; 24; Falling back another two spots Burton loses ground to No. 97 & No. 16
• Lap 71; 24
• Lap 72; 24
• Lap 73; 24
• Lap 74; 26; No. 28 & No. 15 both get by Burton to send him back another two positions 
• Lap 75; 26; End of Stage 1

Stage Two Recap:

• Lap 84; 22; Restart
• Lap 85; 22
• Lap 86; 22
• Lap 87; 22
• Lap 88; 22
• Lap 89; 22
• Lap 90; 22
• Lap 91; 22
• Lap 92; 21; Burton drives around the No. 38 to earn a position 
• Lap 93; 20
• Lap 94; 20
• Lap 95; 20
• Lap 96; 20; Caution; No. 14 spins in Turn-3 from 32^nd
• Lap 101; 19; Restart
• Lap 102; 17
• Lap 103; 17
• Lap 104; 16; Burton advances around No. 44 to take the position 
• Lap 105; 16
• Lap 106; 16
• Lap 107; 16
• Lap 108; 17; No. 88 moves around Burton to take away the spot 
• Lap 109; 17
• Lap 110; 17
• Lap 111; 18; No. 11 gets around the Burton car 
• Lap 112; 18
• Lap 113; 18
• Lap 114; 19; Dropping back another spot No. 48 passes Burton
• Lap 115; 19
• Lap 116; 19
• Lap 117; 19
• Lap 118; 19
• Lap 119; 20; Losing another spot No. 38 gets around Burton as well 
• Lap 120; 20
• Lap 121; 20
• Lap 122; 20
• Lap 123; 20
• Lap 124; 20
• Lap 125; 21; No. 14 moves Burton back another spot in the running order
• Lap 126; 22
• Lap 127; 22
• Lap 128; 22
• Lap 129; 22
• Lap 130; 22
• Lap 131; 22
• Lap 132; 22
• Lap 133; 22
• Lap 134; 22
• Lap 135; 22
• Lap 136; 23; Continuing to drop back in the running order No. 92 gets around the Burton car 
• Lap 137; 23
• Lap 138; 23
• Lap 139; 23
• Lap 140; 23
• Lap 141; 23
• Lap 142; 23
• Lap 143; 23
• Lap 144; 23
• Lap 145; 23
• Lap 146; 23
• Lap 147; 23
• Lap 148; 23
• Lap 149; 23
• Lap 150; 23; End of Stage 2

Final Stage Recap:

• Lap 155; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
• Lap 159; 19; Restart
• Lap 160; 18; On the restart Burton moves around No. 38 for position
• Lap 161; 17; Using new tires to his advantage Burton drives around No. 16 as well
• Lap 162; 17
• Lap 163; 16; No. 1 comes to pit road with flat left front tire
• Lap 164; 16
• Lap 165; 17; No. 16 fights back around Burton to take the position back
• Lap 166; 17
• Lap 167; 17
• Lap 168; 19; Falling back two positions No. 11 & No. 88 get around Burton
• Lap 169; 19
• Lap 170; 19
• Lap 171; 19
• Lap 172; 19
• Lap 173; 19; Caution No. 35 spins and backs it hard into the Turn-1 wall from 31^st after contact with No. 4 
• Lap 183; 9; Restart; Burton stays on track with older tires to gain track position. 
• Lap 184; 11
• Lap 185; 11
• Lap 186; 12; No. 2 moves around Burton with new tires sending him back a spot 
• Lap 187; 13; No. 11 gets around Burton to take the position away
• Lap 188; 13
• Lap 189; 14; Racing hard No. 21 gets around Burton to move him back a position 
• Lap 190; 15; Continuing to lose ground hoping for a caution No. 48 gets around the No. 27 car
• Lap 191; 15
• Lap 192; 17; Losing two positions No. 88 & No. 91 get around Burton
• Lap 193; 18; Dropping another spot No. 8 moves past Burton
• Lap 194; 18
• Lap 195; 18
• Lap 196; 19; No. 38 gets around the Burton car
• Lap 197; 19
• Lap 198; 19
• Lap 199; 19
• Lap 200; 20; No. 92 gets around Burton for position 
• Lap 201; 20
• Lap 202; 20 
• Lap 203; 20
• Lap 204; 20
• Lap 205; 20
• Lap 206; 20
• Lap 207; 20
• Lap 208; 20
• Lap 209; 20
• Lap 210; 20
• Lap 211; 20
• Lap 212; 20
• Lap 213; 21; No. 42 works around Burton to take away the spot 
• Lap 214; 21
• Lap 215; 21
• Lap 216; 21
• Lap 217; 21
• Lap 218; 21 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 219; 21 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 220; 21 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 221; 21 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 222; 21 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 223; 20 (-1 Lap); No. 00 makes a green flag pit stop
• Lap 224; 23 (-1 Lap); Falling back three positions No. 51, No. 6, & No. 15 all get around Burton
• Lap 225; 23 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 226; 23 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 227; 23 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 228; 23 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 229; 23 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 230; 23 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 231; 24 (-1 Lap); No. 14 shuffles Burton back another position 
• Lap 232; 24 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 233; 24 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 234; 24 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 235; 24 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 236; 25 (-1 Lap); No. 00 with fresh tires gets around Burton
• Lap 237; 26 (-1 Lap); No. 28 takes the spot away from Burton
• Lap 238; 27 (-1 Lap); Burton loses position to No. 4
• Lap 239; 27 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 240; 27 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 241; 27 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 242; 26 (-1 Lap); No. 15 slow on backstretch without power, but makes it to pit road
• Lap 243; 26 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 244; 26 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 245; 26 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 246; 26 (-2 Laps)
• Lap 247; 26 (-2 Laps)
• Lap 248; 26 (-2 Laps)
• Lap 249; 26 (-2 Laps) 
• Lap 250; 26 (-2 Laps); Race Finish

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

– For the second straight year, #81-Chandler Smith won the ToyotaCare 250 Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway. This is his second win of the season — and second at Richmond.

– #20-Aric Almirola won both stages and finished second in his third start since returning to Joe Gibbs Racing. #19-Taylor Gray finished third in his series debut. #26-Corey Heim finished fourth, making it just the second time in history that Toyota swept the top four positions (Dover, 2012). Rookie #2-Jesse Love rounded out the top five.

– #88-Bubba Pollard was the highest finishing JR Motorsports driver in sixth while making his series debut. #48-Parker Kligerman, #21-Austin Hill, #8-Sammy Smith and #00-Custer complete the top 10.

– There were 14 lead changes among seven drivers and six cautions for 51 yellow flag laps.

– The average speed of the race was: 81.179 mph.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:  

After finishing in the 26^th position during Saturday’s Toyota Care 250 at Richmond Raceway, Burton drops one spot to the 26^th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after six races. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:  

After the completion of the sixth event of the 2024 season, the No. 27 team moves up one position to 30^th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Burton’s 26^th place finish on Saturday. 

Next Race: 

Jeb Burton and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 27 team will next travel the short distance to Ridgeway, Virginia next week for the second short-track of the 2024 season. The Dude Wipes 250 will be contested; Saturday night, April 6 at 7:30 PM ET at the famed Martinsville Speedway.