{"id":31864,"date":"2020-10-24T21:38:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T02:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=31864"},"modified":"2020-10-24T21:38:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T02:38:38","slug":"harrison-burton-wins-nascar-xfinity-race-at-texas-with-thrilling-pass-off-final-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/24\/harrison-burton-wins-nascar-xfinity-race-at-texas-with-thrilling-pass-off-final-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrison Burton wins NASCAR Xfinity race at Texas with thrilling pass off final corner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harrison Burton, driver of the #20 DEX Imaging Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on October 24, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

With a dramatic pass of the final corner in Saturday\u2019s O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Harrison Burton stole the victory from Noah Gragson, who would have clinched a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 Round with a win.<\/p>\n

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Harrison Burton, driver of the #20 DEX Imaging Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on October 24, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Having recovered from a spin that caused the sixth of 10 cautions on Lap 107, Burton passed Anthony Alfredo for the second position on Lap 198 of 200 and took off in pursuit of Gragson, who had taken the lead on Lap 186.<\/p>\n

Burton, who had run down Gragson to win the second stage of the race\u2014his first stage victory of the season\u2014closed quickly on the final lap and shot past Gragson\u2019s No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet off Turn 4. Burton\u2019s No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota streaked across the finish line .445 seconds ahead of Gragson\u2019s Chevy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had such a fast race car,\u201d Burton said after climbing from his car on the frontstretch. \u201cI\u2019ve never driven anything harder than that last corner in my life. I don\u2019t know how it stuck. I lost my voice\u2014I was screaming. Gosh, that\u2019s special. I\u2019ve never spun out and come back and won, so that\u2019s cool.<\/p>\n

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Noah Gragson, driver of the #9 Bass Pro Shops\/TrueTimber Camo Chevrolet, and Harrison Burton, driver of the #20 DEX Imaging Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on October 24, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe were obviously pushing the limits all day\u2026 of speed. That\u2019s kind of what we came to do, to be fast, to win our first stage of the year, which was a good sign, and our speed\u2014what we did on that last lap was incredible. I don\u2019t know how it happened, but I\u2019m pretty damn glad it did. What a cool place to win. We\u2019re going home with cowboy hats.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a four-car wreck that KO\u2019d the entries of Playoff contenders Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones and Ross Chastain, Gragson grabbed the lead from Austin Cindric on the restart lap when Cindric\u2019s No. 22 Ford broke loose in the outside lane. Alfredo took second and Burton followed into third.<\/p>\n

Though Burton, who was eliminated from the Xfinity Playoff in the Round of 12, had the fastest car on the track at the time, he had difficulty overtaking Alfredo. But once he took second with two laps left, he closed rapidly on Gragson.<\/p>\n

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Noah Gragson, driver of the #9 Bass Pro Shops\/TrueTimber Camo Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on October 24, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI feel like we had a fast car there,\u201d said a dejected Gragson. \u201cI was a little tight on exit all day. Just frustrated at myself. I was pretty tight there at the end. I saw Alfredo holding Harrison off and thought we were getting away, I saw the 20 get by the 21 (Alfredo) and he ran me down in like two laps.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew he was coming. I just didn\u2019t expect him to get there. I don\u2019t know. Frustrated. But thankful for my guys, (crew chief) Dave Elenz, and the rest of this team. We\u2019ll go to Martinsville (next Saturday), I like that track. It had to be make or breaking your season right there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The race fell apart for Allgaier, Jones and Chastain after the Lap 186 restart. Six Playoff drivers restarted in the top six positions, but, moments later, they were strewn through the field after Allgaier broke loose underneath Chastain to start a wreck that also collected Jones and Jeremy Clements.<\/p>\n

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Ross Chastain, driver of the #10 Nutrien Ag Solutions\/Titan XC Chevrolet, races during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on July 18, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI tried to leave the 10 (Chastain) as much room as I could, but when he got to my quarter panel, I got loose, said Allgaier, who has had an antagonistic relationship with Chastain in the past. \u201c(Then) he just decides to hang a left because he\u2019s aggravated and wrecks the whole field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones and Allgaier were eliminated from the race and finished 25th and 26th, respectively. Chastain was able to continue and came home 16th.<\/p>\n

But the wreck had a dramatic effect on the Playoff standings.<\/p>\n

Allgaier in third place is just eight points ahead of Jones in fifth, with seventh-place finisher Justin Haley between them. Chastain is 15 points below the cut line in sixth.<\/p>\n

Chase Briscoe, who secured a spot in the Championship 4 with his win last week at Kansas, finished 24th after a shock mount broke on his No. 98 Ford. Gragson is seventh, 24 points behind Haley, likely needing a victory in the elimination race at Martinsville. Ryan Sieg, who suffered suspension problems and finished 31st, is 43 points behind Haley.<\/p>\n

Cindric finished fourth behind Burton, Gragson and Alfredo, with Brandon Brown rolling home in fifth. Michael Annett, Haley, Ryan Vargas, Josh Williams and Tommy Joe Martins completed the top 10.<\/p>\n

Interviews:<\/h3>\n

Harrison Burton – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/NXS_TMS_HBurton_102420.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Winning crew chief Ben Beshore – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/NXS_TMS_Beshore_102420.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Noah Gragson –<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/NXS_TMS_Gragson_102420_01.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Anthony Alfredo – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/NXS_TMS_Alfredo_102420.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – 16th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts 300<\/b><\/p>\n

Texas Motor Speedway<\/b><\/p>\n

Fort Worth, Texas<\/b><\/p>\n

Saturday, October 24, 2020<\/b><\/p>\n

                   1. (12)  Harrison Burton #, Toyota, 200.<\/p>\n

                   2. (9)  Noah Gragson (P), Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   3. (18)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   4. (7)  Austin Cindric (P), Ford, 200.<\/p>\n

                   5. (15)  Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   6. (10)  Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   7. (2)  Justin Haley (P), Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   8. (31)  Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   9. (13)  Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   10. (17)  Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   11. (20)  Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   12. (24)  Bayley Currey(i), Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   13. (26)  Matt Mills, Toyota, 200.<\/p>\n

                   14. (11)  Brett Moffitt(i), Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   15. (27)  Jesse Little #, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   16. (6)  Ross Chastain (P), Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

                   17. (30)  BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 199.<\/p>\n

                   18. (21)  Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 197.<\/p>\n

                   19. (36)  Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 197.<\/p>\n

                   20. (34)  CJ McLaughlin, Toyota, 197.<\/p>\n

                   21. (29)  Kody Vanderwal #, Chevrolet, 196.<\/p>\n

                   22. (28)  Joe Graf Jr #, Chevrolet, 194.<\/p>\n

                   23. (32)  Jesse Iwuji(i), Chevrolet, 190.<\/p>\n

                   24. (1)  Chase Briscoe (P), Ford, 184.<\/p>\n

                   25. (3)  Brandon Jones (P), Toyota, Accident, 177.<\/p>\n

                   26. (5)  Justin Allgaier (P), Chevrolet, Accident, 175.<\/p>\n

                   27. (16)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Accident, 175.<\/p>\n

                   28. (33)  Colby Howard, Chevrolet, Accident, 169.<\/p>\n

                   29. (22)  Myatt Snider #, Chevrolet, Accident, 168.<\/p>\n

                   30. (8)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, Accident, 158.<\/p>\n

                   31. (4)  Ryan Sieg (P), Chevrolet, Driveshaft, 136.<\/p>\n

                   32. (19)  Riley Herbst #, Toyota, Accident, 132.<\/p>\n

                   33. (14)  Austin Hill(i), Toyota, Suspension, 107.<\/p>\n

                   34. (35)  Chad Finchum, Toyota, Fuel Pump, 55.<\/p>\n

                   35. (23)  David Starr, Chevrolet, Engine, 40.<\/p>\n

                   36. (25)  Timmy Hill(i), Toyota, Engine, 6.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  115.867 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 35 Mins, 21 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.445 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  10 for 51 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  19 among 10 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   C. Briscoe (P) 1-34;B. Jones (P) 35-47;H. Burton # 48-51;N. Gragson (P) 52;H. Burton # 53;N. Gragson (P) 54-81;H. Burton # 82-98;J. Allgaier (P) 99-132;R. Chastain (P) 133;J. Williams 134;J. Burton 135-137;H. Burton # 138;J. Burton 139-142;R. Chastain (P) 143-160;J. Haley (P) 161-163;R. Chastain (P) 164-174;J. Allgaier (P) 175;A. Cindric (P) 176-185;N. Gragson (P) 186-199;H. Burton # 200.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Noah Gragson (P) 3 times for 43 laps; Justin Allgaier (P) 2 times for 35 laps; Chase Briscoe (P) 1 time for 34 laps; Ross Chastain (P) 3 times for 30 laps; Harrison Burton # 5 times for 24 laps; Brandon Jones (P) 1 time for 13 laps; Austin Cindric (P) 1 time for 10 laps; Jeb Burton 2 times for 7 laps; Justin Haley (P) 1 time for 3 laps; Josh Williams 1 time for 1 lap.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 19,7,18,51,10,22,11,74,39,20<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 20,7,9,1,22,21,10,18,11,19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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