Two-time Talladega Xfinity winner Jeb Burton is not ready to accept the results of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at the superspeedway. While he was battling three-wide for the race lead, officials threw the caution when Connor Zilisch slammed the inside wall. Zilisch himself was later the race only moments prior.
After reviewing the tape, NASCAR determined that Austin Hill was narrowly ahead of Burton at the time of caution, providing multiple angles. However, Burton, who hasn't won in two years, was openly questioning the final ruling.
"I feel like when the caution flew, I was ahead of the #21 [Hill]," asserted Burton. "Last week at Rockingham, we got pretty screwed by a yellow and it put me back a row. And today, (we) lose the race because of a timing line. But I don't see the #21 ahead of me at all any of this time. And right there, you can see my nose is in front of the #21."
Burton agreed that he would like to see some alternate angles because he was completely unsatisfied by the angles provided by NASCAR at the time.
"That angle right there, we've won the race and that's what I saw across my right front," continued Burton. "I think I got the best view of it, compared to anybody. They need to go look at it. Every angle I keep seeing, we win the race. Just frustrated with that. Maybe they can show us a different angle here."
As Burton began to talk about his Jordan Anderson Racing team, he couldn't help but circle back as he stared at the still image showcasing the moment of caution.
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"Look at the tire ahead of his tire," pointed out Burton. "I don't know what's so complicated there. So, they need to go look at it. We're gonna protest if you can protest. Do whatever the hell we can do because I think we won this race."
It was at this point that Burton began to get emotional, breaking down into tears as he told CW Sports: "We don't have a lot of chances to win. That's what is frustrating." He then walked away, overcome with emotion, wiping the tears from his eyes as he threw a water bottle into the infield.
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