Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway – Oval (1.5-Miles)
Race: Raptor King of Tough 250
Date: Saturday; March 18, 2023
Format; 163 Laps –40/40/83; 251.02 Miles
No. 27 Rocky Chevrolet Camaro SS – Jeb Burton
Start: 16
Stage 1: 18
Stage 2: 24
Finish: 16
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 163 of 163
Laps Led: 0
Stage One Recap:
- Start: 16
- Lap 1; 16
- Lap 2; 16; Caution; No. 66 makes contact with No. 53 on front stretch and sends No. 53 into the outside wall
- Lap 7; 16; Restart
- Lap 8; 18
- Lap 9; 18
- Lap 10; 16
- Lap 11; 18
- Lap 12; 17; Caution; No. 26, No. 4, & No. 44 all wreck in Turn-3 around 27th position
- Lap 24; 17; Restart
- Lap 25; 19
- Lap 26; 18; Caution; No. 02 gets into the wall from 15th No. 92 and Jeb Burton receive some damage trying to avoid
- Lap 28; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & Fix Damage
- Lap 29; Pit Stop; Fix RF, LR Damage
- Lap 30; 31; Restart
- Lap 31; 31; Caution; No. 92 parks on the Start/Finish line and gets out of car
- Lap 37; 20; Restart
- Lap 38; 17
- Lap 39; 18
- Lap 40; 18; End of Stage 1
Stage Two Recap:
- Lap 43; Pit Stop; Fix RF, Right Side Tires, & Fuel
- Lap 47; 27; Restart
- Lap 48; 24
- Lap 49; 24
- Lap 50; 24
- Lap 51; 24
- Lap 52; 24
- Lap 53; 24
- Lap 54; 24
- Lap 56; 24; Caution; No. 91 has a flat tire and stops
- Lap 60; 25; Restart
- Lap 62; 23; Caution; No. 31 loses a tire from 8th and hits the wall
- Lap 64; Pit Stop; Fix RF, and Rear Tail
- Lap 66; 22; Restart
- Lap 67; 18
- Lap 68; 18
- Lap 69; 17; Caution; No. 24 in 17th & No. 11 in 18th wreck off Turn-4 when No. 24 gets loose
- Lap 72; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, adjustment, & fix RF
- Lap 75; 24; Restart
- Lap 76; 24
- Lap 77; 24
- Lap 78; 24; Caution; No. 7 spun by No. 8 from 6th, No. 51 also collected receives some damage
- Lap 80; 24; End of Stage 2
Final Stage Recap:
- Lap 83; Pit Stop; Fuel, Fix LR Damage; Penalty too many men over the wall; Tail End
- Lap 86; 22; Restart
- Lap 87; 20
- Lap 88; 19
- Lap 89; 19
- Lap 90; 19
- Lap 91; 18
- Lap 92; 18
- Lap 93; 21
- Lap 94; 21
- Lap 95; 20
- Lap 96; 20
- Lap 97; 19
- Lap 98; 19
- Lap 99; 19
- Lap 100; 19
- Lap 101; 19
- Lap 102; 19
- Lap 103; 19
- Lap 104; 19
- Lap 105; 19
- Lap 106; 19
- Lap 107; 19
- Lap 108; 19
- Lap 109; 19
- Lap 110; 19
- Lap 111; 19
- Lap 112; 19
- Lap 113; 20
- Lap 114; 22; Green Flag Stop Begin
- Lap 115; 22
- Lap 116; 22
- Lap 117; 22; Caution; No. 28 & No. 35 spin in Turn-2
- Lap 121; Pit Stop; Four Tires, Fuel, Adjustment, & Work on Rear of Car
- Lap 123; 22; Restart
- Lap 124; 21
- Lap 125; 21
- Lap 126; 21
- Lap 127; 21
- Lap 128; 19
- Lap 129; 19
- Lap 130; 20
- Lap 131; 20
- Lap 132; 20
- Lap 133; 19
- Lap 134; 18
- Lap 135; 18
- Lap 136; 18
- Lap 137;18
- Lap 138; 15
- Lap 139; 15
- Lap 140; 8
- Lap 141; 7
- Lap 142; 7
- Lap 143; 5
- Lap 144; 5
- Lap 145; 5
- Lap 146; 4
- Lap 147; 4
- Lap 148; 4
- Lap 149; 4
- Lap 150; 5
- Lap 151; 5
- Lap 152; 8
- Lap 153; 10
- Lap 154; 9
- Lap 155; 10; Caution; No. 31 hard into outside wall from 19th after contact No. 38
- Lap 161; 10; Restart
- Lap 162; 11
- Lap 163; 18; Race Finish
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:
– For the third time in the first five weeks of the Xfinity Series season, #21-Austin Hill found Victory Lane. #21-Hill led 103 of 163 laps en route to the win — his second at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Four of his five career victories have come on superspeedways.
– #11-Daniel Hemric finished second, after tagging #48-Parker Kligerman coming out of Turn 4 on the final lap to start a big wreck. #19-Ryan Truex placed third, with #48-Kligerman taking the checkered flag sliding backwards in fourth. #98-Riley Herbst, also involved in the wreck, rounded out the top five.
– #25-Brett Moffitt earned his best finish of the season in sixth. #8-Josh Berry, #20-John Hunter Nemechek, #1-Sam Mayer and #10-Justin Haley completed the top 10.
– #21-Hill won the opening stage, while #48-Kligerman earned his first — and Big Machine Racing’s first — stage win.
– There were 13 lead changes among eight drivers and 12 cautions for 68 yellow flag laps.
– The average speed of the race was 91.382 mph.
– Rocky: Founded in 1932, ROCKY manufactures rugged outdoor, military, duty, work and western footwear, apparel and accessories. The company’s products are available in nearly 3,000 retail and catalog outlets. It is a division of Rocky Brands, a publicly traded company on NASDAQ® under the symbol: RCKY. More information can be found at RockyBoots.com.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:
After finishing in the 16th position during Saturday’s Raptor King of Tough 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Burton drops four positions to the 16th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after five races.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:
After the completion of the fifth event of the 2023 season, the No. 27 team drops one spot to 18th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Burton’s 16th place finish on Saturday.
Next Race:
Jeb Burton and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 27 team will travel to Austin, Texas this week for the first road course of the year. The Pit Boss 250 will be contested; Sat., March 25 at 4:00 PM ET.
