Noah Gragson won the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash prize after finishing sixth. That, it turned out, was the end of the racing. The biggest wreck of the day happened when Joe Graf Jr., who appeared to have a flat tire, drifted up the track into Brandon Jones. “I just told Jeb when he got here - it’s not like shut up and do the work - but it’s like, ‘Man just put your head down and let’s do this together and we’re all going to benefit.’ ” “Ward and Jeb and that whole Burton family have fought hard to stay in the sport and be a part of it,” Allmendinger said.
Series points leader Austin Cindric was second after starting in the pole position, followed by Burton’s teammate, AJ Allmendinger. It was the third straight win at Talladega for Kaulig Racing, with teammate Justin Haley sweeping the two 2020 races. “They told me to dry it up and stop crying and enjoy it. “I definitely broke down talking to my dad and mom,” Burton said. He did manage some rain-soaked burnouts.īurton was emotional after the win and so were his parents when he spoke to them on the phone. He finally got to celebrate another win since that Texas Truck Series race in 2013.
The disappointment at not getting to finish it passed when he remembered his own career struggles at finding rides and sponsors - much less wins.īurton passed cousin Harrison Burton on the inside on Lap 82 and stayed up front before a seven-car wreck forced a caution and the downpour sent the cars to pit road.īurton, the son of former NASCAR driver Ward Burton has made 30 Cup Series starts, had opened the season with three straight top-five finishes. He said he was in “a little bit in disbelief” when told he was declared the winner, showing little initial reaction. “We led a lot of laps, and it was a blast to drive.” “Everything I’ve been through in my career, to get one, we didn’t really care how we did it. “The rain didn’t hurt my feelings at all,” Burton said.
The rain came at a good time for Jeb Burton, helping him end a years-long personal winless stretch that had left him at times doubting his future in racing.īurton got his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday when heavy rain halted the action with 23 laps left, securing his first high-level win since a truck race in 2013.