Burton earns back-to-back Xfinity victories

Rookie of the Year leader Harrison Burton led the most laps (81) and drove to his fourth victory of the season. It is the first time in Burton’s career that he has won back-to-back races and it is the eighth victory for the Toyota Supra this year.

Burton pushed the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota to a .355-second win, leading a race-high 81 of the 250 laps in the Draft Top 250. The Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate’s fourth victory of the season was his first at the .526-mile Virginia track and the fourth of his Xfinity Series career.

Only Chase Briscoe entered Martinsville with a clinched title shot, thanks to his victory earlier in the postseason’s Round of 8. Austin Cindric, Justin Allgaier and Justin Haley added their names to the list of four finalists who will battle for the Xfinity Series crown in next Saturday’s season finale (5 p.m. ET, NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Phoenix Raceway.

The playoff field was cut in half, with Ross Chastain, Brandon Jones, Noah Gragson and Ryan Sieg eliminated from title contention.

Harrison Burton, driver of the #20 DEX Imaging Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Draft Top 250  (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

Allgaier finished second with Gragson third, Jeb Burton fourth and Chastain rounding out the top five.

AJ Allmendinger led twice for 68 laps but fell from contention when his No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet slowed with a flat left-rear tire with 37 laps remaining. He finished 26th, two laps down.

HARRISON BURTON, No. 20 DEX Imaging Toyota Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 1st

What does it mean to win at Martinsville?

“It was a really fun race. Martinsville is one of those places that’s really cool to win at. For me in particular because my family is from here. There’s a guy in a hot dog for Halloween. The fans here are awesome. It’s amazing to win here at what is one of my home tracks I would say and do what my dad did. I think it was his first Xfinity win was here.”

Did you grow up wanting a Grandfather clock with your name on it considering your Dad had one since you were a kid?

“Absolutely. It’s probably one of the coolest trophies in the whole series that we get. It’s pretty hard to describe how exciting this is. My race team worked their tails off on this car expecting us to have to fight to get into Phoenix to win a championship and we got knocked out, but we’ve proven people wrong. We won two in a row in this round and we’re going to go try to make it three at Phoenix.”

What do you take away from the Playoffs heading into 2021?

“Just confidence. I think the schedule got released and it’s the same round going to Phoenix next year. If we can come and perform next year and make it through the first round, we’re going to be fighting for a championship and that’s an amazing feeling. I’m really proud of my race team. They work their tails off on this race car and our DEX Imaging Supra was pretty bad to the bone.”

Race Results

Fin Str No. Driver Team Laps Status Led
1 10 20 Harrison Burton # DEX Imaging Toyota 250 Running 81
2 6 7 Justin Allgaier (P) Unilever United For America Chevrolet 250 Running 0
3 2 9 Noah Gragson (P) Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber Camo Chevrolet 250 Running 23
4 8 8 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet 250 Running 0
5 4 10 Ross Chastain (P) Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 250 Running 31
6 24 18 Riley Herbst # Monster Energy Toyota 250 Running 0
7 5 98 Chase Briscoe (P) HighPoint.com Ford 250 Running 0
8 11 1 Michael Annett TMC Chevrolet 250 Running 0
9 7 19 Brandon Jones (P) Menards/Jen Weld Toyota 250 Running 0
10 1 22 Austin Cindric (P) Pirtek Ford 250 Running 42
11 9 39 Ryan Sieg (P) CMRRoofing.com Chevrolet 250 Running 0
12 3 11 Justin Haley (P) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 250 Running 0
13 14 2 Brett Moffitt(i) Destiny Homes Chevrolet 250 Running 0
14 39 17 JJ Yeley(i) WORKPRO Ford 250 Running 5
15 23 51 Jeremy Clements One Stop Convenience/ASE Chevrolet 250 Running 0
16 15 44 Tommy Joe Martins AAN Adjusters Chevrolet 250 Running 0
17 34 13 Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 250 Running 0
18 12 68 Brandon Brown Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet 250 Running 0
19 13 92 Josh Williams Sleep Well/Alloy Chevrolet 250 Running 0
20 38 26 Mason Diaz Prince William Marina Toyota 250 Running 0
21 25 8 Joe Graf Jr # EAT SLEEP RACE Chevrolet 250 Running 0
22 19 4 Jesse Little # Tufco Flooring Chevrolet 249 Running 0
23 22 21 Myatt Snider # Tax Slayer Chevrolet 249 Running 0
24 35 99 Stefan Parsons Springrates Chevrolet 249 Running 0
25 27 15 Colby Howard Guy Roofing Chevrolet 248 Running 0
26 36 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 248 Running 68
27 16 36 Alex Labbe rousseau/Prolon Controls Chevrolet 247 Running 0
28 20 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Forever Lawn Chevrolet 246 Running 0
29 26 52 Kody Vanderwal # BrilledLighting.com Chevrolet 246 Running 0
30 33 47 Kyle Weatherman Chevrolet 246 Running 0
31 28 90 Donald Theetge Theetge Chevrolet Chevrolet 245 Running 0
32 37 66 Carl Long CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 244 Running 0
33 29 78 BJ McLeod Koolbox Toyota 239 Running 0
34 17 6 Ryan Vargas TikTok Chevrolet 233 Running 0
35 30 7 Gray Gaulding(i) Panini Chevrolet 230 Electrical 0
36 21 74 Bayley Currey(i) You Are Not Alone Chevrolet 178 Accident 0
37 32 61 Chad Finchum American Dream Toyota 120 Engine 0
38 18 5 Matt Mills JF Electric Toyota 103 Oil Line 0
39 31 93 Josh Reaume(i) Colonial Countertops Chevrolet 62 Suspension 0