Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Daytona International Speedway; February 17, 2024
Track: Daytona International Speedway– Superspeedway (2.5-Miles)
Race: United Rentals 300
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024 (Rescheduled Monday, February 19, 2024)
Format; 120 Laps –30/30/60; 300 Miles
No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet Camaro SS – Parker Retzlaff
Start: 8
Stage 1: 12
Stage 2: 14
Finish: 3
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 120 of 120
Stage One Recap:
- Start: 8
- Lap 1; 18
- Lap 2; 14
- Lap 3; 20
- Lap 4; 21
- Lap 5; 20
- Lap 6; 19
- Lap 7; 18
- Lap 8; 18
- Lap 9; 18
- Lap 10; 18
- Lap 11; 18
- Lap 12; 18
- Lap 13; 18
- Lap 14; 18
- Lap 15; 18
- Lap 16; 18
- Lap 17; 18
- Lap 18; 18
- Lap 19; 15
- Lap 20; 15
- Lap 21; 15
- Lap 22; 15
- Lap 23; 15; Caution; No. 1, No. 15, No. 91, & No. 14 involved in an accident around 17th position
- Lap 29; 9; Restart
- Lap 30; 12; Stage 1 Finish
Stage Two Recap:
- Lap 33; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 35; 20; Restart
- Lap 36; 12
- Lap 37; 8; Caution; No. 20 bumps No. 2 running in the middle lane around 7th. No. 2 makes contact with No. 16 starting a 10-car accident including No. 2, No. 18, No. 10, No. 11, No. 16, No. 20, No. 21, No. 35, No. 48, & No. 97
- Lap 42; 7; Restart
- Lap 43; 6
- Lap 44; 6
- Lap 45; 4; Caution; No. 7 spins side drafting with No. 00 spins going for the lead, No. 6 spins trying to avoid
- Lap 48; 2; Restart
- Lap 49; 9
- Lap 50; 12
- Lap 51; 12; Caution; No. 20 loses a left rear tire and spins from 17th; No. 92 is spun by No. 4 trying to avoid the No. 20
- Lap 56; 14; Restart
- Lap 57; 16
- Lap 58; 14
- Lap 59; 12
- Lap 60; 14; Stage 2 Finish
Final Stage Recap:
- Lap 63; Pit Stop; Two tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 66; 12; Restart
- Lap 67; 10
- Lap 68; 7
- Lap 69; 6
- Lap 70; 7
- Lap 71; 8
- Lap 72; 6
- Lap 73; 8
- Lap 74; 8
- Lap 75; 9
- Lap 76; 15
- Lap 77; 15; Pit Stop; Fuel Only; Green Flag Pit Stops Begin
- Lap 78; 17
- Lap 79; 19
- Lap 80; 15
- Lap 81; 15
- Lap 82; 16
- Lap 83; 16
- Lap 84; 12
- Lap 85; 19
- Lap 86; 21
- Lap 87; 18
- Lap 88; 19
- Lap 89; 18
- Lap 90; 18
- Lap 91; 18
- Lap 92; 19
- Lap 93; 18
- Lap 94; 17
- Lap 95; 17
- Lap 96; 17
- Lap 97; 14; Caution; JAR teammate Jeb Burton spins from 8th after contact with No. 97
- Lap 99; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 102; 18; Restart
- Lap 103; 16; Caution; JAR teammate Jeb Burton involved in an accident involving No. 4, No. 42, No. 97, & No. 51 after No. 31 bumps No. 51
- Lap 109; 15; Restart
- Lap 110; 15
- Lap 111; 11
- Lap 112; 10; Caution; No. 26 bumps No. 00 on the backstretch running around 6th starting a 5-car accident involving No. 00, No. 7, No. 10, No. 26, & No. 44
- Lap 117; 6; Restart
- Lap 118; 3
- Lap 119; 7
- Lap 120; 3; Race Finish
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:
– For the third straight season, #21-Austin Hill won the Xfinity Series season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway. It’s his seventh career win, with five of them coming on superspeedways.
– #18-Sheldon Creed finished runner-up in his first start for Joe Gibbs Racing. It’s his eighth runner-up finish. Jordan Anderson Racing put two of its entries inside the top five, with #31-Parker Retzlaff finishing a career-best third and #32-Jordan Anderson in fourth. #81-Chandler Smith rounded out the top five.
– #98-Riley Herbst overcame a late penalty to finish sixth. #20-John Hunter Nemechek, #7-Justin Allgaier, #9-Brandon Jones and #16-AJ Allmendinger completed the top 10.
– Polesitter #2-Jesse Love led flag-to-flag in the opening stage while #21-Hill scored the Stage 2 victory.
– There were 19 lead changes among 14 drivers and nine cautions for 44 yellow flag laps.
– The average speed of the race was 108.119 mph.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:
After finishing 3rd Monday’s United Rentals 300, Retzlaff starts the 2024 season 4th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:
After the completion of the 2024 season opening event, the No. 31 team sits 4th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Retzlaff’s 3rd place finish on Monday.
Next Race: Parker Retzlaff and the No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport team next heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia for the RAPTOR King of Tough 250; Saturday, February 24 at 5:00 PM ET
