Starting from 3rd place Car 22 Austin Cindric Menards/Richmond Ford won the 22nd Annual Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200, his 8th win in 100 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. Austin Cindric won the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship. This is his 6th win 26th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Phoenix Raceway. 2nd Place Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber Camo Chevrolet, started from 6th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 25th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 19 Brandon Jones Toyota Service Centers Toyota, started from 8th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Phoenix Raceway.
4th Place Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from pole. 6th Place Car 20 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Toyota, started from 5th place was the highest finishing rookie. 7th Place Car 10 Ross Chastain Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 8th place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 4th place. 9th Place Car 98 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford, started from 2nd place & lastly in the Top 10 Car 51 Jeremy Clements Diecast Kings Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 13th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe rousseau/Prolon Controls Chevrolet finished in 21st place.
The race had 8 Cautions for 47 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for #0 Crash on the Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 22 for Competition. 3rd Caution on lap 29 for #93, 90, 61, 5, Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 76 for Possible Fluid From #44. 6th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 171 for #08 Crash in Turn 3. 8th Caution on lap 199 for #98 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 16 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; J. Allgaier (P) 1-6; C. Briscoe (P) 7-33; J. Allgaier (P) 34; C. Briscoe (P) 35-48; J. Allgaier (P) 49; T. Martins 50-52; J. Allgaier (P) 53-82; A. Cindric (P) 83-93; J. Allgaier (P) 94; B. Jones 95-97; J. Allgaier (P) 98-129; A. Cindric (P) 130-162; R. Chastain 163-172; A. Cindric (P) 173-199; J. Allgaier (P) 200-204; N. Gragson 205; A. Cindric (P) 206.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 98, 22, 7, 9, 10, 1, 11, 20, 18, 19
Stage 2 Top 10: 22, 7, 98, 19, 9, 1, 11, 20, 51, 21
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 33
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 206 Laps – 206. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 3. Car 22 Austin Cindric (P) Menards/Richmond Ford 206 Running – Champion |
| 2. 6. Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber Camo Chevrolet 206 Running |
| 3. 8. Car 19 Brandon Jones Toyota Service Centers Toyota 206 Running |
| 4. 10. Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 206 Running |
| 5. 1. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT Chevrolet 206 Running |
| 6. 5. Car 20 Harrison Burton # DEX Imaging Toyota 206 Running |
| 7. 7. Car 10 Ross Chastain Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 206 Running |
| 8. 4. Car 11 Justin Haley (P) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 206 Running |
| 9. 2. Car 98 Chase Briscoe (P) HighPoint.com Ford 206 Running |
| 10. 13. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Diecast Kings Chevrolet 206 Running |
| 11. 9. Car 18 Riley Herbst # Monster Energy Toyota 206 Running |
| 12. 14. Car 68 Brandon Brown Larry’s Hard Pink Lemonade Chevrolet 205 Running |
| 13. 16. Car 92 Josh Williams Musselman’s/JW Hospital Tour Chevrolet 205 Running |
| 14. 27. Car 78 BJ McLeod Koolbox Toyota 205 Running |
| 15. 33. Car 74 Bayley Currey(i) Fort Worth Screen Printing Chevrolet 205 Running |
| 16. 29. Car 07 David Starr Chasco/Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 205 Running |
| 17. 31. Car 47 Kyle Weatherman Keystone K9 LLC. Chevrolet 205 Running |
| 18. 15. Car 21 Myatt Snider # TaxSlayer Chevrolet 204 Running |
| 19. 12. Car 02 Brett Moffitt(i) Fr8Auctions Chevrolet 204 Running |
| 20. 25. Car 15 Colby Howard Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet 204 Running |
| 21. 21. Car 36 Alex Labbe rousseau/Prolon Controls Chevrolet 203 Running – Canadian |
| 22. 30. Car 52 Kody Vanderwal # Felora Chevrolet 203 Running |
| 23. 19. Car 13 Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 203 Running |
| 24. 24. Car 26 Mason Diaz Mulch Mate Toyota 202 Running |
| 25. 18. Car 8 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Chevrolet 201 Running |
| 26. 34. Car 61 JJ Yeley(i) WORKPRO TOOLS Toyota 200 Running |
| 27. 23. Car 08 Joe Graf Jr # Bucked Up Energy Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 28. 37. Car 66 Stan Mullis Sharelife Vacations Toyota 198 Running |
| 29. 20. Car 4 Jesse Little # TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 30. 36. Car 99 Jesse Iwuji(i) TrueCar Military Chevrolet 197 Running |
| 31. 11. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRRoofing.com Chevrolet 196 Running |
| 32. 22. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Contec Inc. Chevrolet 185 Running |
| 33. 28. Car 6 Ryan Vargas TikTok Chevrolet 124 Running |
| 34. 17. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins Gilreath Farms Red Angus Chevrolet 73 Engine |
| 35. 32. Car 5 Matt Mills JF Electric Toyota 36 Accident |
| 36. 26. Car 90 Donald Theetge Theetge Chevrolet Chevrolet 27 Accident |
| 37. 35. Car 93 CJ McLaughlin SciAps Chevrolet 27 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 13 Mins, 51 Secs. Average Speed: 92.342 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.162 Seconds. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 13 Mins, 51 Secs. Average Speed: 92.342 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.162 Seconds.Caution Flags: 8 for 47 laps; Laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 7 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Noah Gragson, #9 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Harrison Burton, #20.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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