Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Circuit of the Americas; March 23, 2024
Track: Circuit of the Americas (COTA)– Road Course (3.426-Miles)
Race: Focused Health 250
Date: Saturday; March 23, 2024
Format; 46 Laps –14/16/16; 156.86 Miles
No. 31 Bommarito.com/ Crest Chevrolet Camaro SS – Parker Retzlaff
Start: 17
Stage 1: 4
Stage 2: 27
Finish: 11
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 50 of 50 (4 Laps of Overtime)
Stage One Recap:
- Start: 17
- Lap 1; 9
- Lap 2; 10
- Lap 3; 10
- Lap 4; 10
- Lap 5; 10
- Lap 6; 10
- Lap 7; 11
- Lap 8; 11
- Lap 9; 10
- Lap 10; 10
- Lap 11; 7; Green flag pit stops begin
- Lap 12; 5
- Lap 13; 4
- Lap 14; 4; End of Stage 1
Stage Two Recap:
- Lap 16; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment, check radios
- Lap 17; 22; Restart
- Lap 18; 19
- Lap 19; 17
- Lap 20; 16
- Lap 21; 15
- Lap 22; 15
- Lap 23; 14
- Lap 24; 13
- Lap 25; 14
- Lap 26; 14
- Lap 27; Green Flag Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 28; 26
- Lap 29; 26
- Lap 30; 27; End of Stage 2
Final Stage Recap:
- Lap 34; 12; Restart
- Lap 35; 12
- Lap 36; 10
- Lap 37; 10
- Lap 38; 11
- Lap 39; 11
- Lap 40; 11
- Lap 41; 11
- Lap 42; 12
- Lap 43; 12; Caution; No. 24 off course in Turn-11 with fluid under car
- Lap 44; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 45; 28; Restart
- Lap 46; 22; Caution; No. 07 spins collecting No. 42, No. 98, & No. 43
- Lap 48; 19; Restart
- Lap 49; 14
- Lap 50; 11; No. 97 applied a 30-second penalty for cutting the course on the final lap bumping Retzlaff to the 11th finishing position
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:
– #17-Kyle Larson made a last-lap pass to win the Focused Health 250 Xfinity Series race at Circuit of The Americas. Larson was patient and scooted by for the lead in Turn 15 when #97-Shane van Gisbergen bumped #21-Austin Hill out of the way. This is Larson’s first win at COTA — and it’s his 15th career win in the series.
– #21-Hill was credited with a runner-up finish and has top five finishes in all five races to start the 2024 season. #20-John Hunter Nemechek rebounded to finish third after having an oil leak in the middle of the race. #00-Cole Custer and #48-Parker Kligerman rounded out the top five.
– #2-Jesse Love finished sixth, with #32-Austin Green finishing seventh in his series debut. #81-Chandler Smith, #1-Sam Mayer and #16-AJ Allmendinger round out the top 10. Van Gisbergen was assessed a 30-second penalty following the race for cutting the course and dropped to 27th in the finishing order.
– #48-Kligerman won the opening stage, with #98-Herbst taking the second stage.
– There were 13 lead changes among eight drivers and four cautions for nine yellow flag laps.
– The average speed of the race was: 72.374 mph.
– Bommarito Automotive Group; A primary supporter of Jordan Anderson Racing, Bommarito Automotive Group is celebrating over 50 years in the St. Louis marketplace, the Bommarito Automotive Group currently operates 20 automotive franchises throughout every St. Louis neighborhood led by president John Bommarito and the over 900 dedicated team members. Bommarito is recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as Missouri’s No. 1 selling automotive group and is currently ranked 52nd in the nation. What once started as a vision to have one Bommarito vehicle in every driveway, is today a reality thanks to the ‘Where Price Sells Cars” mission.
For more information on the Bommarito Automotive Group, visit them online at Bommarito.com, and follow their social channels on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:
After being recorded in the 11th position in Saturday’s Focused Health 250, Retzlaff advances one position to 15th in the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Standings.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:
After the completion of the 5th race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, Retzlaff and the No. 31 car moves up one positions to 18th in the Owners Point Standings after finishing 11th on Saturday.
