Daytona provided on the drama Saturday night when Harrison Burton rose ahead in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford to out-duel Kyle Busch and win his method into the 2024 playoffs.
Parker Retzlaff pushed Burton ahead of Busch on the last, a fellow Chevrolet motorist. Burton then obstructed strongly, crossing the goal and lastly ending up being a winner in the NASCAR Cup Series after 98 profession starts. And he did it all with his dad and NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Burton in the cubicle.
See: Harrison Burton ‘wished to do whatever' to get win No. 100 for Wood Brothers
The Wood Brothers are parting methods with Burton at the conclusion of the 2024 season. The 23-year-old was extremely psychological in his post-race interview as his future in the sport stays unidentified.
“I do not understand! I sobbed the entire success lap,” stated an exasperated Burton. “Obviously got fired from this task. I wished to do whatever I might for the Wood Brothers. They've offered me a fantastic chance in life. To get them 100 (wins) on my escape … it's remarkable. We're in the playoffs now!”
He then included: “It's remarkable. It's been the hardest 3 years of my life. Undoubtedly the hardest 3 years for a few of these guys' lives. To win in the method we simply did, to beat the very best in business Kyle Busch throughout the line. It's quite great.”
The Wood Brothers, which have actually contended in NASCAR considering that 1953, however have not checked out Victory Lane because Pocono in 2017.
Busch ended up second, Christopher Bell 3rd, Cody Ware 4th, and Ty Gibbs 5th. Bubba Wallace, Parker Retzlaff, Brad Keselowski, Daniel Hemric, and Chris Buescher completed the top-ten.
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The triumph totally alters the playoff photo, putting Bubba Wallace 21 points down and Ross Chastain 27 points down, with Chris Buescher now holding the 16th and last area.
The race included 40 lead modifications in between 16 chauffeurs, however was likewise slowed by 7 warns and one warning blockage. Both phase winners [Berry and Joey Logano] stopped working to complete the race after crashing out.
The last laps of the race were absolutely nothing except pure turmoil. A late-race care right before green-flag pitstops established a sprint to the surface. Michael McDowell got turned from the lead and went air-borne in the middle of the field. Fortunately, the automobile knocked back onto its wheels.
Josh Berry was the next chauffeur to go spinning from the lead and things got far even worse. He turned upside down in another blow-over crash, knocking the within wall and spinning like a top while on its roofing system. He climbed up from the automobile without injury. An extra air deflector contributed to the right-side of the vehicles today didn't appear to assist.
