Jeb Burton emotional, urges NASCAR to review Talladega finish after Austin Hill win

After a close finish on the last lap at Talladega, Jeb Burton was emotional, pleading his case as he looked at the replay. NASCAR determined that Austin Hill won the race after reviewing multiple camera angles.

In his post-race interview, Jeb Burton was certain that he had won this race. It is a race he has won twice before. But the angles that NASCAR had, showed the 21 car was in the lead at the time of the caution.

“Every angle I keep seeing, we win the race. Just frustrated with that, maybe they can give us a different angle here. I don’t know what’s so complicated, we’re gonna protest, do whatever the hell we can do because I think we won this race,” Burton said after the finish.

“We don’t have a lot of chances to win, you know?” Burton continued as he fought through tears. “That’s what’s frustrating.”

A ton of emotion after this race. Talladega brings out everything in these drivers.

The end of this race was a little wild. Connor Zilisch wrecked hard into the inside wall to bring out the final caution of the race. Then Jesse Love was pretty emotional talking about it given how close he is with Zilisch off the track.

Talladega is a wild ride, folks. Even when there isn’t a 20-car pileup, this track delivers on the drama.

Jeb Burton loses by thinnest of margins

You can’t blame Jeb Burton for pleading his case. He races for the love of the sport. His family has a rich and proud history in NASCAR. To lose a race like that is heartbreaking, and I’m sure that he will take a little time to process.

This could have been the race that put Jeb into the playoffs. That means finishing top-12 on the season as a team. That means a lot more money than finishing 18th or 20th in points. When it comes to that and showing sponsors they are getting value from their investment, nothing beats winning.

This has been a better season for Burton. His third full-time season at Jordan Anderson Racing has more top-10s at this point in the season than he has had since 2021 at Kaulig. It won’t be any solace for him today, but he does have back-to-back top-10s now for the first time since that same 2021 season.

Jeb Burton is doing well on the track. Maybe a win is waiting around the corner for him.