Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Darlington Raceway; May 11, 2024

Track: Darlington Raceway – Oval (1.366-Miles)

Race: Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200

Date: Saturday; May 11, 2024

Format; 147 Laps –45/45/57; 200.8 Miles

No. 31 FUNKAWAY 1991 Harry Gant Throwback Chevrolet Camaro SS –Parker Retzlaff

Start: 10 (Qualifying rained out, lined up based off qualifying matrix score)

Stage 1: 11

Stage 2: 16

Finish: 31

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 146 of 147 (-1 Lap)

Laps Led: 0

Stage One Recap:

• Start: 10
• Lap 1; 8
• Lap 2; 8
• Lap 3; 9; Retzlaff falls back a position to a charging No. 7 
• Lap 4; 9
• Lap 5; 10; No. 2 works around Retzlaff to take the position away
• Lap 6; 11; No. 48 drives around Retzlaff dropping him back spot in the running order 
• Lap 7; 11
• Lap 8; 11
• Lap 9; 11
• Lap 10; 11
• Lap 11; 11
• Lap 12; 11
• Lap 13; 11 
• Lap 14; 11
• Lap 15; 11
• Lap 16; 11
• Lap 17; 11 
• Lap 18; 11
• Lap 19; 11
• Lap 20; 11; Caution; Competition caution 
• Lap 22; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment 
• Lap 25; 12; Restart 
• Lap 26; 12
• Lap 27; 11; Retzlaff advances around No. 98 to take the position away
• Lap 28; 11
• Lap 29; 11
• Lap 30; 11
• Lap 31; 11
• Lap 32; 11
• Lap 33; 11
• Lap 34; 10; Continuing to work forward Retzlaff drives around No. 19 to gain another position 
• Lap 35; 10
• Lap 36; 10
• Lap 37; 10
• Lap 38; 10
• Lap 39; 10
• Lap 40; 10
• Lap 41; 11; No. 98 works back around Retzlaff to take the spot away 
• Lap 42; 11
• Lap 43; 11
• Lap 44; 11
• Lap 45; 11; End of Stage 1

Stage Two Recap:

• Lap 49; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
• Lap 52; 16; Restart
• Lap 53; 16
• Lap 54; 16
• Lap 55; 16
• Lap 56; 16
• Lap 57; 16
• Lap 58; 16
• Lap 59; 16
• Lap 60; 16
• Lap 61; 16
• Lap 62; 16
• Lap 63; 16
• Lap 64; 16
• Lap 65; 16 
• Lap 66; 16
• Lap 67; 16
• Lap 68; 16
• Lap 69; 16
• Lap 70; 16
• Lap 71; 16
• Lap 72; 16
• Lap 73; 16
• Lap 74; 16
• Lap 75; 16
• Lap 76; 16
• Lap 77; 16 
• Lap 78; 16
• Lap 79; 16
• Lap 80; 16
• Lap 81; 16 
• Lap 82; 16
• Lap 83; 16
• Lap 84; 16
• Lap 85; 16
• Lap 86; 16
• Lap 87; 16
• Lap 88; 16
• Lap 89; 16
• Lap 90; 16; End of Stage 2

Final Stage Recap:

• Lap 94; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel & adjustment, Retzlaff stalls car leaving pit box
• Lap 98; 20; Restart
• Lap 99; 18; Picking up two positions on the restart Retzlaff works around No. 88 & No. 44
• Lap 100; 17; Retzlaff moves in front of the No. 38 to grab the position 
• Lap 101; 19; Falling back two spots No. 88 & No. 44 both get back around Retzlaff for position 
• Lap 102; 19; Caution; No. 15 has a left rear flat tire from 28^th shredding the left rear fender off scattering debris all over the track in the process
• Lap 108; 19; Restart
• Lap 109; 20; No. 48 works around Retzlaff to overtake the position 
• Lap 110; 19; Retzlaff moves around No. 97 to advance in the running order
• Lap 111; 20; Falling back in the running order No. 81 works around Retzlaff
• Lap 112; 21; No. 19 moves around Retzlaff to take the position away
• Lap 113; 22; Losing more ground No. 97 works around Retzlaff 
• Lap 114; 22
• Lap 115; 22
• Lap 116; 21; Fighting back Retzlaff moves back in front of No. 19 
• Lap 117; 21
• Lap 118; 21 
• Lap 119; 21
• Lap 120; 21
• Lap 121; 20; Retzlaff gets around No. 97 to advance a position 
• Lap 122; 19
• Lap 123; 20; Caution; No. 28 spins from 22^nd in Turn-2 after Retzlaff’s car drops power steering fluid on the track
• Lap 124; Pit Stop; Fix power steering
• Lap 126; Pit Stop; Four tires, & fuel
• Lap 130; Penalty; Pitting before pit road is open, tail end of longest line
• Lap 131; 33 (-1 Lap); Restart
• Lap 132; 32 (-1 Lap); After repair Retzlaff works around No. 07 to advance a position 
• Lap 133; 32 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 134; 32 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 135; 31 (-1 Lap); No. 8 pits with flat right front tire
• Lap 136; 31 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 140; 31 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 141; 31 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 142; 31 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 143; 31 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 144; 31 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 145; 31 (-1 Lap)
• Lap 146; 31 (-1 Lap) 
• Lap 147; 31 (-1 Lap); Race Finish

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

– For the third time, #7-Justin Allgaier won the spring Xfinity Series Season race at Darlington Raceway. The victory is his 24th of his career, tying Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tommy Houston for 10th on the all-time wins list. Allgaier dominated the race winning all three stages, leading 119 of 147 laps.

– #21-Austin Hill finished runner-up for the second consecutive Darlington race. #00-Cole Custer led the opening 21 laps, but had to overcome a pit-road woe to finish third. #1-Sam Mayer and #20-Aric Almirola round out the top five.

– #48-Parker Kligerman placed sixth, as #98-Riley Herbst, #2-Jesse Love, #18-Sheldon Creed and #9-Brandon Jones complete the top 10.

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

– The average speed of the race was: 110.567 mph.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings: 

After finishing 31^st in Saturday’s, Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 at Darlington Raceway, Retzlaff falls one spot to 18^th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after 11 events. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:  

After the completion of the 11^th event of the 2024 season, the No. 31 team falls one spots to 18^th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Retzlaff’s 31^st place finish on Saturday. 

    

Next Race: 

Parker Retzlaff and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 team will use the NASCAR Xfinity Series off week to regroup before heading to Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina next week for the MGM Bet 300; Sat., May 25 at 1:00 PM ET.