Daytona delivered on the drama Saturday night when Harrison Burton surged forward within the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford to out-duel Kyle Busch and accumulate his system into the 2024 playoffs.
Parker Retzlaff shoved Burton earlier than Busch on the final, a fellow Chevrolet driver. Burton then blocked aggressively, crossing the attain line and at last changing real into a winner within the NASCAR Cup Collection after 98 career begins. And he did all of it alongside with his father and NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Burton within the sales area.
Ogle: Harrison Burton ‘wished to lift out every little thing’ to gain accumulate No. 100 for Wood Brothers
The Wood Brothers are parting programs with Burton at the conclusion of the 2024 season. The 23-one year-ordinary changed into as soon as very emotional in his put up-bustle interview as his future within the sport stays unknown.
“I invent now not know! I cried the total victory lap,” acknowledged an inflamed Burton. “Obviously bought fired from this job. I needed to lift out every little thing I’m in a position to also for the Wood Brothers. They’ve given me an unparalleled opportunity in lifestyles. To gain them 100 (wins) on my system out … it’s unparalleled. We’re within the playoffs now!”
He then added: “It be unparalleled. It be been the hardest three years of my lifestyles. Obviously the hardest three years for each and each body of these guys’ lives. To accumulate within the map we good did, to beat the suitable within the industry Kyle Busch sooner or later of the road. It be rather fabulous.”
The Wood Brothers, which beget competed in NASCAR since 1953, however haven’t visited Victory Lane since Pocono in 2017.
Busch achieved 2nd, Christopher Bell third, Cody Ware fourth, and Ty Gibbs fifth. Bubba Wallace, Parker Retzlaff, Brad Keselowski, Daniel Hemric, and Chris Buescher rounded out the tip-ten.
The victory totally adjustments the playoff characterize, striking Bubba Wallace 21 aspects down and Ross Chastain 27 aspects down, with Chris Buescher now retaining the 16th and final dwelling.
The bustle featured 40 lead adjustments between 16 drivers, however changed into as soon as additionally slowed by seven cautions and one purple flag stoppage. Both stage winners [Berry and Joey Logano] failed to realize the bustle after crashing out.
The final laps of the bustle had been nothing in need of pure chaos. A gradual-bustle caution good earlier than green-flag pitstops dwelling up a lunge to the attain. Michael McDowell bought grew to turn out to be from the lead and went airborne right by the world. Fortuitously, the auto slammed encourage onto its wheels.
Sadly, Josh Berry changed into as soon as the next driver to switch spinning from the lead and things bought a long way worse. He flipped upside down in a single other blow-over crash, slamming the internal wall and spinning worship a high while on its roof. He climbed from the auto with out afflict. An additional air deflector added to the coolest-facet of the autos this week did now not appear to abet.
