It was an exciting race as won the race by taking the lead on the last lap in the last corner for the win. Starting from 12th place Car 20 Harrison Burton # Morton Buildings/DEX Imaging Toyota won the 16th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, his 3rd win in 41 Xfinity Series races. This is his 3rd win & 20th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Texas Motor Speedway. Harrison Burton was the highest finishing rookie. 2nd Place Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber Camo Chevrolet, started from 9th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 5 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 23rd Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 21 Anthony Alfredo Maestro’s Classic Chevrolet, started from 18th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 22 Austin Cindric (P) Menards/Richmond Ford, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 68 Brandon Brown Jabs Construction Chevrolet, started from 15th place. 6th Place Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 7th place Car 11 Justin Haley (P) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Car 6 Ryan Vargas TikTok Chevrolet, started from 31st place followed by 9th place Car 92 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet, started from 13th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins AAN Adjusters Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 17th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Can-Am Chevrolet finished in 11th place. Chase Briscoe (P) leads the point standings by 30 points over Austin Cindric (P).
The race had 10 Cautions for 51 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 12 for #8 and 21 Crash in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 22 for Competition Caution. 3rd Caution on lap 41 for Fluid in Turn 4 from #07. 4th Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 109 for #20 Spin on the Frontstretch. 7th Caution on lap 133 for #18 Crash on the Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 159 for #8 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 170 for #08, 15, 93 Crash on the Backstretch. 10th Caution on lap 177 for #7, 10, 19 and 51 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 19 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; C. Briscoe (P) 1-34; B. Jones (P) 35-47; H. Burton # 48-51; N. Gragson (P) 52; H. Burton # 53; N. Gragson (P) 54-81; H. Burton # 82-98; J. Allgaier (P) 99-132; R. Chastain (P) 133; J. Williams 134; J. Burton 135-137; H. Burton # 138; J. Burton 139-142; R. Chastain (P) 143-160; J. Haley (P) 161-163; R. Chastain (P) 164-174; J. Allgaier (P) 175; A. Cindric (P) 176-185; N. Gragson (P) 186-199; H. Burton # 200.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 7, 18, 51, 10, 22, 11, 74, 39, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 7, 9, 1, 22, 21, 10, 18, 11, 19
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 31
Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 12. Car 20 Harrison Burton # Morton Buildings/DEX Imaging Toyota 200 Running |
| 2. 9. Car 9 Noah Gragson (P) Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber Camo Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 3. 18. Car 21 Anthony Alfredo Maestro’s Classic Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 4. 7. Car 22 Austin Cindric (P) Menards/Richmond Ford 200 Running |
| 5. 15. Car 68 Brandon Brown Jabs Construction Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 6. 10. Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 7. 2. Car 11 Justin Haley (P) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 8. 31. Car 6 Ryan Vargas TikTok Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 9. 13. Car 92 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 10. 17. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins AAN Adjusters Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 11. 20. Car 36 Alex Labbe Can-Am Chevrolet 200 Running – Canadian |
| 12. 24. Car 74 Bayley Currey(i) Hull Supply Company Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 13. 26. Car 5 Matt Mills JF Electric Toyota 200 Running |
| 14. 11. Car 02 Brett Moffitt(i) Golden Fox Footwear Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 15. 27. Car 4 Jesse Little # iMercata Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 16. 6. Car 10 Ross Chastain (P) Nutrien Ag Solutions Titan XC Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 17. 30. Car 90 BJ McLeod Work Pro/Verve Chevrolet 199 Accident |
| 18. 21. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Contec Inc. Chevrolet 197 Rear Gear |
| 19. 36. Car 47 Kyle Weatherman FWPDA Chevrolet 197 Accident |
| 20. 34. Car 78 CJ McLaughlin Surface Wise/Sci Aps Toyota 197 Accident |
| 21. 29. Car 52 Kody Vanderwal # A-1 Performance Warehouse Chevrolet 196 Running |
| 22. 28. Car 08 Joe Graf Jr # Bass Reaper Bait Co/Bucked Up Energy 194 Running |
| 23. 32. Car 99 Jesse Iwuji(i) Notable Live Chevrolet 190 Running |
| 24. 1. Car 98 Chase Briscoe (P) Ford Performance Racing School Ford 184 Running |
| 25. 3. Car 19 Brandon Jones (P) Toyota Service Centers Toyota 177 Accident |
| 26. 5. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) Sam’s Club/Hellmann’s Chevrolet 175 Accident |
| 27. 16. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet Chevrolet 175 Accident |
| 28. 33. Car 15 Colby Howard NASCAR Foundation Chevrolet 169 Accident |
| 29. 22. Car 93 Myatt Snider # Superior Essex Chevrolet 168 Accident |
| 30. 8. Car 8 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet 158 Accident |
| 31. 4. Car 39 Ryan Sieg (P) CMRRoofing.com Chevrolet 136 Driveshaft |
| 32. 19. Car 18 Riley Herbst # Monster Energy Toyota 132 Accident |
| 33. 14. Car 61 Austin Hill(i) AISIN Group Toyota 107 Suspension |
| 34. 35. Car 66 Chad Finchum Garrison Homes Toyota 55 Fuel Pump |
| 35. 23. Car 07 David Starr Chasco/Steely Lumber Chevrolet 40 Engine |
| 36. 25. Car 13 Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 6 Engine |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 35 Mins, 21 Secs. Average Speed: 115.867 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.445 Seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 51 laps. Lead Changes: 19 among 10 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Harrison Burton, #20. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Harrison Burton, #20.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 31, 2020 – Martinsville Speedway
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