Jeb Burton entered Saturday’s common season finale with a tricky process in entrance of him – he needed to make up 31 factors on his cousin, Harrison Burton, so as to make the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Sequence playoffs.
Each drivers failed to attain any stage factors at WWT Raceway (Gateway), and Jeb’s probabilities of pointing his manner into the postseason have been wanting slim.
Even nonetheless, he stored preventing, even making contact mid-race along with his cousin as they battled for place on monitor.
He was working 18th with 52 laps to go, however immediately, his race (and playoff hopes) got here to a slightly violent finish.
An obvious tire failure on No. 27 Chevrolet despatched him careening into the surface wall on the exit of Flip 2. Burton limped on, dragging the automobile again to the pits because the right-front erupted in flames.
His race was over, however he was rapidly checked and launched from the infield care heart.
“No, not likely,” Burton stated when requested if he had any warning earlier than the violent affect. “We struggled just a little bit on the brief run as we speak, however our future velocity was fairly good. Simply hate it for my guys – wished to not get a DNF, however that was out of our management. That was a tough hit. Positively didn’t really feel good … However yeah, simply sucks, however we’ll go on to Bristol subsequent week.”
Burton was the second Jordan Anderson Racing driver to endure such a success on Saturday night time. Crew proprietor Jordan Anderson crashed onerous on the finish of the Stage 1 in related style.
With no new winner at Gateway, Harrison Burton will safe the ultimate spot contained in the 2025 playoff area.
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