Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Martinsville Speedway; April 6, 2024
Track: Martinsville Speedway– Oval (0.526-Miles)
Race: Dude Wipes 250
Date: Saturday; April 6, 2024
Format; 250 Laps –60/60/130; 131.5 Miles
No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet Camaro SS – Parker Retzlaff
Start: 13
Stage 1: 10
Stage 2: 36
Finish: 37
Status: Accident
Laps Completed: 70 of 251 (1 lap of NASCAR overtime)
Laps Led: 0
Stage One Recap:
- Start: 13
- Lap 1; 9
- Lap 2; 9
- Lap 3; 8; Retzlaff advances around No. 39 for position
- Lap 4; 8
- Lap 5; 8
- Lap 6; 8
- Lap 7; 8
- Lap 8; 8
- Lap 9; 8; Caution; No. 8 dives low taking No. 6 & No. 92 three wide. No. 92 spins from 25th
- Lap 13; 7; Restart
- Lap 14; 7
- Lap 15; 7
- Lap 16; 7
- Lap 17; 7
- Lap 18; 7
- Lap 19; 7
- Lap 20; 7
- Lap 21; 7
- Lap 22; 7
- Lap 23; 7
- Lap 24; 7
- Lap 25; 7
- Lap 26; 7
- Lap 27; 7
- Lap 28; 7
- Lap 29; 7
- Lap 30; 7
- Lap 31; 8; No. 16 moves around Retzlaff to take the spot away
- Lap 32; 8
- Lap 33; 8
- Lap 34; 8
- Lap 35; 8
- Lap 36; 8; Caution; No. 44 spins No. 15 exiting Turn-2. No. 15 receives damage on the nose after contact with No. 91
- Lap 42; 8; Restart
- Lap 43; 8
- Lap 44; 9; No. 39 gets around Retzlaff to drop him back a position
- Lap 45; 9
- Lap 46; 9
- Lap 47; 9
- Lap 48; 9
- Lap 49; 9
- Lap 50; 9
- Lap 51; 9
- Lap 52; 10; No. 21 drives around Retzlaff to slip him back another spot
- Lap 53; 10
- Lap 54; 10
- Lap 55; 10
- Lap 56; 10
- Lap 57; 10
- Lap 58; 10
- Lap 59; 10
- Lap 60; 10; End of Stage 1
Stage Two Recap:
- Lap 65; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 71; 18; Restart
- Lap 72; 18; Red Flag; No. 9 has a bad shift and stacks up the outside lane causing a major stack up involving; No. 5, No. 9, No. 14, No. 15, No. 16, No. 21, No. 26, No. 28, No. 31, No. 42, No. 51, No. 91, & No. 92. The damage on Retzlaff’s car is too much and is forced to be towed off the track.
- Lap 250; DNF; 37 (-181 laps); Race Finish
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:
– #20-Aric Almirola won the Xfinity Series Season race at Martinsville Speedway Saturday night. The win is his 1st win of the year, 1st at Martinsville, and 5th career Xfinity win.
– #1-Sam Mayer finished 2nd followed by #81-Chandler Smith, #88-Carson Kvapil, #7-Justin Allgaier, #18-Sheldon Creed, #00-Cole Custer, #8-Sammy Smith, #2-Jesse Love, and #11-Josh Williams.
– Pole winner #9-Brandon Jones had to start from the rear for unapproved adjustments and finished 27th.
– The race ended after the first Overtime attempt. Almirola took the lead from Mayer on the restart and was in the lead when the caution came out on the final lap. Almirola’s win gave him the $100,000 Dash4Cash win as well. Dash4Cash drivers next week at Texas will be #1-Sam Mayer, #81-Chandler Smith, #7-Justin Allgaier and #18-Sheldon Creed.
– Stage 1 was won by #20-Aric Almirola. Stage 2 was won by #7-Justin Allgaier.
– There were 15 lead changes among 8 drivers and 11 cautions for 66 yellow flag laps. There was a 10-minute red flag for track clean up following an accident on lap 72.
– The average speed of the race was: 61.984mph.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:
After finishing 37th during Saturday’s Dude Wipes 250 at Martinsville Speedway, Retzlaff falls three positions to the 18th position in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after seven races.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:
After the completion of the seventh event of the 2024 season, the No. 31 team falls two positions to 20th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Retzlaff’s 37th place finish on Saturday.
Next Race:
Parker Retzlaff and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 will next to travel to Texas Motor Speedway for the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300; Sat., April 13 at 1:30 PM ET (12:30 PM CT).
