David Starr earns 13th place finish at Texas

By: Sarah Handy, Staff Writer

In his 201^st NASCAR Xfinity Series start; Texas native David Starr wheeled his No. 07 Chevrolet to a solid 13^th place finish on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway.

Yesterday afternoon’s My Bariatric Solutions 300 was Starr’s first Xfinity Series start since Phoenix Raceway at the beginning of March, an event where he finished 26^th.

Rolling off the starting grid in the 23^rd position, Starr finished the first stage in 27^th and then worked his way up to a 22^nd place finish in the second stage.

The cards would fall just right as the checkered flag waved and Starr found himself finishing the 16^th event of the season in 13^th.

Starr’s previous best finish at Texas in the series was 15th in 2014. Saturday’s result marked Starr’s second Top-20 result of the season, having finished 18^th in the season opener in February.

Last night, the veteran driver took to his Twitter account to tweet about the race.

Today was awesome! It felt so good to be back on the track at @TXMotorSpeedway. The No. 07 @SSGLR0708 Chevy finished P13, it was a blast! It wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible sponsors and I’m grateful for that from the bottom of my heart.

— David Starr (@starr_racing) July 19, 2020

Additionally, the result is his best finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series since a fifth-place finish at Daytona in 2017 and furthermore it’s his best finish on a 1.5-mile track in his NXS career.

Another thank you to @SSGLR0708 and Bobby Dotter for the opportunity to pilot the No. 07 this week. It was AWESOME working with crew chief Jason Miller again, it’s been a while but we work great together just like back in the truck series!

— David Starr (@starr_racing) July 19, 2020

Aside from the five NXS events he has competed in 2020, four for J.D. Motorsports and one for SS Greenlight Racing, Starr has made one NASCAR Cup Series start this season. In his first NCS start at Martinsville Speedway in June, Starr piloted the No. 53 Helluva Ranch / Richardson Service Chevrolet for Rick Ware Racing to a 32^nd place finish.