Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Darlington Raceway; May 13, 2023
Track: Darlington Raceway – Oval (1.366-Miles)
Race: Shriners Children’s 200
Date: Saturday; May 13, 2023
Format; 147 Laps –45/45/57; 200.1 Miles
No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet Camaro SS –Parker Retlzaff
Start: 8
Stage 1: 17
Stage 2: 19
Finish: 24
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 147 of 147
Laps Led: 0
Stage One Recap:
- Start: 8
- Lap 1; 6
- Lap 2; 7
- Lap 3; 7
- Lap 4; 7; Caution; No. 18 makes contact with No. 98 battling for 13th and spins low
- Lap 7; 8; Restart
- Lap 8; 9
- Lap 9; 10
- Lap 10; 10
- Lap 11; 10
- Lap 12; 10
- Lap 13; 10
- Lap 14; 10
- Lap 15; 10
- Lap 16; 11; Retzlaff drops a position to No. 11
- Lap 17; 12
- Lap 18; 12
- Lap 19; 12
- Lap 20; 13
- Lap 21; 13
- Lap 22; 13
- Lap 23; 15
- Lap 24; 17
- Lap 25; 18
- Lap 26; 28
- Lap 27; 19
- Lap 28; 19
- Lap 29; 19
- Lap 30; 19
- Lap 31; 21
- Lap 32; 21
- Lap 33; 21
- Lap 34; 21
- Lap 35; 21
- Lap 36; 22
- Lap 37; 22
- Lap 38; 22; Caution; No. 27 spins in Turn-4 running in the 28th spot
- Lap 41; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 43; 19; Restart
- Lap 44; 17
- Lap 45; 17; End of Stage 1
- Stage Two Recap:
- Lap 52; 19; Restart
- Lap 53; 19
- Lap 54; 19; Caution; Retzlaff spins from 19th after contact with No. 8 in a 3-wide battle of the front stretch
- Lap 55; Pit Stop; Fix damage, four tires, & fuel
- Lap 58; 35; Restart
- Lap 59; 35
- Lap 60; 35
- Lap 61; 34; Caution; No. 78, No. 44, & No. 07 all get into the wall and the caution comes out
- Lap 65; Pit Stop; Fix Damage
- Lap 66; 34; Restart
- Lap 67; 31; Caution; No. 2 & No. 20 get together battling for third causing a huge wreck in Turn-4 involving No. 1, No. 2, No. 07, No. 9, No. 11, No. 16, No. 19, No. 20, No. 2, No. 25, No. 43, No. 44, No. 48, No. 77, & No. 51
- Lap 75; 21; Restart
- Lap 76; 20
- Lap 77; 21
- Lap 78; 21
- Lap 79; 22
- Lap 80; 22; Caution; No. 43 gets into the wall with a flat tire
- Lap 84; 21; Restart
- Lap 85; 19
- Lap 86; 19
- Lap 87; 19
- Lap 88; 19
- Lap 89; 19
- Lap 90; 19; End of Stage 2
- Final Stage Recap:
- Lap 92; Free Pass back onto the lead lap
- Lap 93; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 98; 19; Restart
- Lap 99; 17
- Lap 100; 17
- Lap 101; 18
- Lap 102; 18
- Lap 103; 19
- Lap 104; 19
- Lap 105; 19
- Lap 106; 22
- Lap 107; 22
- Lap 108; 23
- Lap 109; 23
- Lap 110; 23
- Lap 111; 23
- Lap 112; 23
- Lap 113; 25
- Lap 114; 26; No. 35 works around Retzlaff for position
- Lap 115; 26
- Lap 116; 26
- Lap 117; 25
- Lap 118; 25
- Lap 119; 26; Retzlaff loses position to No. 2
- Lap 120; 26
- Lap 121; 26
- Lap 122; 26
- Lap 123; 26
- Lap 124; 26
- Lap 125; 30; Caution; Debris from Retzlaff’s rear tail lands on track
- Lap 128; Pit Stop; Repair Damage, Four tires, New Rear Tail
- Lap 131; 30; Restart
- Lap 132; 30
- Lap 133; 30
- Lap 134; 29
- Lap 135; 29
- Lap 136; 29; Caution; No. 28 spins from 17th, Retzlaff Free pass
- Lap 140; 27; Restart
- Lap 141; 25
- Lap 142; 25
- Lap 143; 25
- Lap 144; 24
- Lap 145; 24
- Lap 146; 24
- Lap 147; 24; Race Finish
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:
– In a thrilling last-lap battle, #10-Kyle Larson won the Shriners Children’s 200 Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway. #10-Larson bumped and banged with #20-John Hunter Nemechek, which resulted in Nemechek spinning off Turn 4 and hitting the inside wall.
– #7-Justin Allgaier finished second, equaling his best result of the season. #00-Cole Custer pitted on a late caution and was able to drive to third. #21-Austin Hill and #20-Nemechek, who led a race-high 57 laps rounded out the top five.
– In Spire Motorsports’ series debut, #77-Carson Hocevar placed sixth. #8-Josh Berry, #1-Sam Mayer, #26-Kaz Grala and #24-Corey Heim completed the top 10.
– #10-Larson won the first stage, while he lost the second stage in a photo finish to #20-Nemechek — his fifth stage victory of the season.
– There were 18 lead changes among nine drivers and 10 cautions for 51 yellow flag laps.
– The average speed of the race was 91.924 mph.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:
After placing 24th in Saturday’s, Shriners Children’s 200 at Darlington Raceway, Retzlaff remains in 17th position in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after 11 events.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:
After the completion of the eleventh event of the 2023 season, the No. 31 team remains in the 19th position in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Retzlaff’s 24th 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 the next week for the Alsco Uniforms 300; Sat., May 27 at 1:00 PM ET.
