NASCAR: Burton survives Talladega Xfinity wreckfest
When they finally stopped wrecking, Jeb Burton led the decimated field to the checkered flag on Saturday evening, winning the Ag-Pro 300 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Talladega Superspeedway.
Sheldon Creed finished runner-up. Parker Kligerman, Cole Custer and Brennan Poole rounded out the top five.
How bad was it? The five Toyota GR Supras involved in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway suffered damage in various accidents. Ryan Truex was involved in one of the largest accidents, but the Joe Gibbs Racing team was able to make enough repairs for Truex to finish in the 16th position.
Carnage Photos (They call this racing!)
Race Results
| Fin | Str | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Led | Status |
| 1 | 8 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet | 121 | 17 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Whelen Chevrolet | 121 | 11 | Running |
| 3 | 38 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 18 | 0 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 17 | 6 | Brennan Poole | Macc Door Chevrolet | 121 | 2 | Running |
| 6 | 28 | 43 | Caesar Bacarella | Clear Cryptos Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 4 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff # | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 121 | 2 | Running |
| 8 | 26 | 8 | Gray Gaulding | Panini NFT Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 33 | 35 | Joey Gase | LOPA Ford | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 23 | 92 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer/Coolray Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 36 | 45 | Ryan Ellis | Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 10 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Technical Solutions Ford | 121 | 20 | Running |
| 13 | 32 | 53 | CJ McLaughlin | SciAps Ford | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 21 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Turtle Wax Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 27 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | TA Services Ford | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 29 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | Trophy Tractor Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 13 | 19 | Ryan Truex | Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota | 121 | 9 | Running |
| 18 | 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett/Realtree Chevrolet | 121 | 14 | Running |
| 19 | 37 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | Accident |
| 20 | 25 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | Getcoverseal.com Ford | 113 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 9 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Fission by Cirkul Chevrolet | 110 | 15 | Accident |
| 22 | 31 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | CMRoofing.com Ford | 110 | 18 | Accident |
| 23 | 15 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 110 | 0 | Accident |
| 24 | 30 | 26 | Kaz Grala | CRUSH Strawberry Lemonade Toyota | 110 | 0 | Accident |
| 25 | 11 | 16 | Chandler Smith # | Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet | 110 | 1 | Accident |
| 26 | 35 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | Insurance King Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Accident |
| 27 | 14 | 10 | Derek Kraus | Leaf Home Water Solutions Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | DVP |
| 28 | 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Fight Hunger Spark Change Chevrolet | 100 | 7 | Accident |
| 29 | 16 | 1 | Sam Mayer | First Bank of Alabama Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Accident |
| 30 | 20 | 8 | Josh Berry | Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Accident |
| 31 | 19 | 44 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | SouthPoint Bank/ForeverLawn Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Transmission |
| 32 | 3 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mobil 1 Toyota | 81 | 0 | Accident |
| 33 | 12 | 18 | Sammy Smith # | Pilot Flying J Toyota | 63 | 0 | Accident |
| 34 | 34 | 2 | Blaine Perkins # | Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Accident |
| 35 | 22 | 66 | Dexter Stacey | ReCap Recovery Drink Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Accident |
| 36 | 5 | 5 | Jade Buford | Double Spiked Coolers Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Accident |
| 37 | 6 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | RTIC Chevrolet | 37 | 5 | Accident |
| 38 | 24 | 24 | Parker Chase | Ontivity Toyota | 37 | 0 | DVP |
Wreckfest Caution Flags
10 for 48 laps; Laps: 27-31 (Stage 1 Conclusion [None]); 39-42 (10, 24, 31 and 78 Incident on the Backstretch [51]); 49-54 (#02, 5 and 66 Incident on the Backstretch [Red Flag: 11:55] [31]); 65-69 (#18 Incident in Turn 3 [38]); 76-79 (#1, 9, 98 Incident in Turn 1 [38]); 83-89 (#20 Incident on the Frontstretch [9]); 95-98 (#8 and 21 Incident in Turn 4 [9]); 102-107 (#1, 7, 8 and 10 Incident in Turn 3 [9]); 112-114 (#11, 26, 39 and 98 Incident in Turn 3 [Red Flag: 13:53] [10]); 116-119 (#21 Incident in Turn 4 [19]).
Wreckfest Lead Changes
28 among 12 drivers; P. Retzlaff # 1-2; A. Alfredo 3-7; D. Hemric 8-12; S. Creed 13-20; C. Smith # 21; S. Creed 22-23; J. Allgaier 24-27; B. Poole 28; R. Truex 29-32; J. Allgaier 33; B. Moffitt 34; J. Allgaier 35-36; B. Moffitt 37-43; J. Burton 44-50; B. Poole 51; D. Hemric 52-53; R. Truex 54; D. Hemric 55-61; A. Hill 62-75; R. Truex 76-79; B. Moffitt 80-90; R. Sieg 91-106; B. Moffitt 107; R. Sieg 108-109; D. Hemric 110; J. Burton 111-113; S. Creed 114; J. Burton 115-121