Parker Retzlaff will not be returning to Jordan Anderson Racing in 2025
Parker Retzlaff announced his departure from Jordan Anderson Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ending his two-year run with the Chevrolet-based team.
Retzlaff is a 21-year-old American professional stock car racing driver who previously drove the No. 31 JAR Chevrolet Camaro full-time in the second-tier series. He announced on Thursday that he would not return to the team for the 2025 season.
The Wisconsin native took to X (formerly Twitter) to share an update on his status in NASCAR for next year. He wrote:
“As my sophomore season in the Xfinity Series comes to an end, I am announcing that I will not be returning to Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport in 2025.
Parker Retzlaff thanked the team and the sponsors for giving him the opportunity to drive in the Xfinity Series.
“I can’t thank Jordan Anderson and John Bommaruto for giving me my first full time opportunity to race in the Xfinity Series and for allowing me to chase my dream. Thank you to all my sponsors, team members, and supporters for all your encouragement while driving the 31 these last two years,” the driver said.
He concluded by expressing gratitude for the support he got from the team, saying:
“As I close this chapter in my book, I am so grateful to have had such as supportive team behind me.”
During his two-year run with Jordan Anderson Racing in the feeder series, Parker Retzlaff had three top-5 and 11 top-10 finishes. His best finish was at the 2024 United Rentals 300 from Daytona International Speedway with a P3. This year, he also scored his two career poles at Richmond and Martinsville tracks.
As of this writing, Retzlaff has yet to disclose his plans for the 2025 season.
Parker Retzlaff caught in controversial finish against Kyle Busch at Daytona
Earlier this year, Parker Retzlaff was under fire for pushing Harrison Burton to win the Coke Zero Sugar 400 ahead of Kyle Busch. Retzlaff was driving the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet for his second Cup race when the last-lap controversy happened.
The controversy stemmed from the decision to push a Ford to produce a better finish for himself instead of aiding Kyle Busch, who drives the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevy. For context, RCR has ties with Beard Motorsports and Jordan Anderson Racing, the Xfinity team Retzlaff drove for at the time.
While the youngster didn’t want to push Burton, Parker Retzlaff said he did what he had to do to score a good finish for himself and his sponsor, FunkAway. He shared (via SiriusXM NASCAR Radio):
"I didn’t want to push a Ford to the win necessarily but FunkAway has supported me for the last two years in NASCAR and it was their first Cup race and I wanted to do whatever in my power to give them a good result and put my name on the map. The end of the race is not how I wanted it to work, pushing a Ford, but I also didn’t want to give away a result for FunkAway and how they’ve supported me."
Parker Retzlaff finished seventh at the Daytona race. Kyle Busch, meanwhile, came home in second and spoiled his chance to extend his playoff appearance streak, which we know today had ended along with his streak of winning at least one race in a season.