![]() In addition to his race win, Burton won Stage 1 of the race and led a race-high 81 of the 250-lap race. Allmendinger had the lead after the Stage 2 restart, and he and Burton were the only two drivers to trade the top position from there out while the early leaders navigated back up through the field in traffic. Non-championship contenders such as Burton and veteran AJ Allmendinger, who led 68 laps, were able to gamble on pit-stop timing and track position. Pit strategy ultimately played a big role at Martinsville. Noah Gragson, who fell short in his bid to have a shot at the championship, was third, one week after he was edged by Burton for the victory at Texas Motor Speedway. 7 for JR Motorsports, claimed one of the four Xfinity Series Championship 4 slots. Second-place finisher Allgaier, driver of the No. To download images from Burton’s post-race celebration, click here. I think it was his first Xfinity win here.” It’s amazing to win here at what is one of my home tracks I would say and do what my dad did. “For me in particular because my family is from here. “Martinsville is one of those places that’s really cool to win at,” said Burton. 22, 1990 when he was 23 years, 2 months and 24 days. The driver who held the previous record was his father, Jeff Burton, who won the Xfinity Series Zerex 150 at Martinsville on Sept. 355 seconds to capture his second consecutive Xfinity Series victory.Īt 20 years and 22 days, Burton became the youngest Xfinity Series driver to win the iconic Martinsville grandfather clock at the historic half-mile short track. 20 Toyota Supra ahead of Justin Allgaier by a mere. ![]() In a short track battle to the finish, Burton drove his No. ![]() Although Harrison Burton was eliminated from the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs prior to the Round of 8, he continued to play spoiler by taking the checkered flag in the Draft Top 250 at Martinsville Speedway.
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