Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Daytona International Speedway; February 18, 2023

Track: Daytona International Speedway– Superspeedway (2.5-Miles)

Race: Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. 300

Date: Saturday; February 18, 2023

Format; 120 Laps –30/30/60; 300 Miles

No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet Camaro SS – Parker Retzlaff

Start: 16

Stage 1: 24

Stage 2: 19

Finish: 4

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 125 of 125 ( 5 Laps of Overtime) 

Laps Led: 0 

Stage One Recap:

  • Start: 16
  • Lap 1: 15
  • Lap 2: 17
  • Lap 3: 21
  • Lap 4: 23
  • Lap 5: 25
  • Lap 6: 23
  • Lap 7: 22
  • Lap 8: 22; Caution; No. 4 smoking
  • Lap 10; Pit Stop; Fuel Only
  • Lap 11: 33; Restart
  • Lap 12: 28
  • Lap 13: 26
  • Lap 14: 25
  • Lap 15: 24
  • Lap 16: 24
  • Lap 17: 26
  • Lap 18: 26
  • Lap 19: 26
  • Lap 20: 24; Caution; No. 07 & No. 11 make contact out of Turn-4, No. 1 makes contact with No. 07 who spins
  • Lap 25; 18; Restart
  • Lap 26: 18
  • Lap 27: 22
  • Lap 28: 21
  • Lap 29: 22
  • Lap 30: Stage 1 Finish: 24

Stage Two Recap:

  • Lap 36; 8; Restart 
  • Lap 37; 15
  • Lap 38; 15
  • Lap 39; 20
  • Lap 40; 19; Caution; Running fourth No. 48 bumps No. 2 who’s in third. Gets loose and hits No. 21. No. 2 ends up in the wall. No. 48 and No. 21 continue on, No. 7 spins while No. 43, No. 45, & No. 10 get collected as the No. 2 falls back thru the field. 
  • Lap 45; 17; Restart
  • Lap 46; 19
  • Lap 47; 23
  • Lap 48; 24
  • Lap 49; 25
  • Lap 50; 25
  • Lap 51; 25
  • Lap 52; 25
  • Lap 53; 25
  • Lap 54; 22
  • Lap 55; 22
  • Lap 56; 21
  • Lap 57; 20
  • Lap 58; 20
  • Lap 59; 20
  • Lap 60; Stage 2 Finish; 19

Final Stage Recap:

  • Lap 66; 11; Restart; Stayed out on track
  • Lap 67; 8
  • Lap 68; 8
  • Lap 69; 7
  • Lap 70; 8
  • Lap 71; 7
  • Lap 72; 9
  • Lap 73; 8
  • Lap 74; 15; Stuck in the middle lane
  • Lap 75; 12
  • Lap 76; 10; Green Flag Pit Stop; Fuel Only
  • Lap 77; 26
  • Lap 78; 22
  • Lap 79; 21
  • Lap 80; 21
  • Lap 81; 20
  • Lap 82; 19
  • Lap 83; 19
  • Lap 84; 19
  • Lap 85; 19
  • Lap 86; 19
  • Lap 87; 19
  • Lap 88; 19; Caution; No. 35 wrecks hard into the wall
  • Lap 91; Pit Stop; Right Side Tires, Fuel, Right Rear Repair
  • Lap 92; Pit Stop; Continue to work on Right Rear Damage
  • Lap 94; 27; Restart
  • Lap 95; 21
  • Lap 96; 19
  • Lap 97; 13
  • Lap 98; 13
  • Lap 99; 13
  • Lap 100; 13
  • Lap 101; 13
  • Lap 102; 12
  • Lap 103; 12
  • Lap 104; 12
  • Lap 105; 12
  • Lap 106; 12
  • Lap 107; 12
  • Lap 108; 12
  • Lap 109; 11
  • Lap 110; 11
  • Lap 111; 10
  • Lap 112; 10
  • Lap 113; 10
  • Lap 114; 10
  • Lap 115; 10
  • Lap 116; 10
  • Lap 117; 10
  • Lap 118; 11
  • Lap 119; 11; Caution; No. 8 battling No. 7 for second makes contact and falls back. No. 8 makes contact with No. 9 battling for third as the No. 9 spins.
  • Lap 123; 6; Restart; Overtime
  • Lap 124; 6
  • Lap 125: 4; Race Finish; Caution; No. 1 would make a move on No. 7 for the lead, but would get hooked by No. 21. No. 1 would go into the outside wall and end upside down. No. 78, No. 02, & No. 48 also collected. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

–  It took a few minutes to review, but #21-Austin Hill picked up his second consecutive win in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR declared Hill the winner, edging out #20-John Hunter Nemechek and #7-Justin Allgaier, after #1-Sam Mayer spun on the backstretch and eventually flipped.

–  #20-Nemechek was awarded second with #7-Allgaier in third. #31-Parker Retzlaff placed fourth and #19-Myatt Snider rounded out the top five.

– #98-Riley Herbst finished sixth, with #39-Joe Graf Jr., #38-Ryan Sieg, #00-Cole Custer and #10-Justin Haley making up the top 10.

– #21-Hill hill led the most laps at 39 and won the opening stage. #7-Allgaier picked up a playoff point for winning Stage 2.

– There were 25 lead changes among 11 drivers and eight cautions for 32 yellow flag laps.

– The average speed of the race was 132.524 mph.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:  

After finishing in the 4th position during Saturday’s Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. 300 at Daytona International Speedway, Parker Retzlaff begins the 2023 season 6th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:  

After the completion of the first event of the 2023 season, the No. 31 begins the year 7th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Retzlaff’s 4th place finish on Saturday afternoon.     

Next Race: 

Parker Retzlaff and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport team will travel to Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. for the Production Alliance 300; Sat., Feb. 25 at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT).