By David Morgan, Associate Editor
TALLADEGA, Ala. – The little team that could got it done at Talladega as Jeb Burton survived a double overtime finish to win his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Saturday’s Ag-Pro 300 and the first for Jordan Anderson Racing.
Burton led the way at the end of regulation when the second red flag of the day pushed the race into overtime, where he would have to hold off a hard charge from Sheldon Creed and Parker Kligerman to be able to finish out the day in Victory Lane.
On the final restart, Burton lined up on the outside lane with Kligerman pushing, with Creed and Kyle Sieg lined up on the bottom.
Burton and Kligerman pushed themselves clear of the pack on the restart as Burton took up residence in the lead he would never relinquish.
Creed eventually worked his way past Kligerman and the two looked to be trying to work together to get past Burton, but could never get the momentum needed to close the gap to Burton as the No. 27 car sailed on to victory.
Creed finished the race in second, with Kligerman in third, Cole Custer banking the $100,000 Dash4Cash bonus in fourth, and Brennan Poole rounding out the top-five.
“I’m pumped up. Out of breath from yelling,” Burton said after climbing from his car. “Went through some stuff over the offseason and I’m more focused now than ever. These guys have made racing fun again for me.
“Our little team, you have no idea how big this is. This is huge. We’re locked in the Playoffs. I can promise you one thing, we’re going to drink a lot of beer tonight. My buddies better be ready when we get home, because we’re going to burn it down.”
Burton’s team owner, Jordan Anderson, did not have nearly as much fun the last time he was at Talladega after a fiery crash in the Truck Series led to a trip to a local hospital via a medical helicopter having sustained second degree burns on numerous places on his body.
Afterwards, Anderson explained the emotional moment of returning to Talladega and watching his car cross the finish line to deliver a win for his team.
“I think it’s almost six months since what happened here at Talladega last fall,” Anderson said. “And my wife was here with me today. She was here back then, and we were just talking like, what a rollercoaster of emotions of this place. Like, you know, you roll in the tunnel for the first time, you think like, yeah, last time I was here, I didn’t even…
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