Starting from 2nd place Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet won the 18th Annual United Rentals 200, his 6th win in 106 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Phoenix Raceway. 2nd Place Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Jeld-Wen Toyota, started from 5th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 13 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2022. 3. 8. Car 8 Josh Berry PUBG Mobile Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Phoenix Raceway.
4th Place Car 18 Trevor Bayne Devotion Nutrition Toyota, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 26 John Hunter Nemechek Stillhouse Toyota, started from 11th place. 6th Place Car 54 Ty Gibbs Sports Clips Haircuts Toyota, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet, started from 17th place. 8th Place Car 11 Daniel Hemric AG1 – Athletic Greens Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 10 Landon Cassill Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet, started from 22nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Can-Am Chevrolet finished in 19th place. Sheldon Creed (14th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 4 Cautions for 33 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 23 for #98 Crash in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 56 for #54, 8 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 16 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; T. Bayne 1-33; N. Gragson 34-41; T. Bayne 42; N. Gragson 43-44; T. Bayne 45-48; N. Gragson 49; B. Jones 50-54; N. Gragson 55-60; B. Jones 61-69; N. Gragson 70-94; J. Allgaier 95-99; B. Jones 100-101; J. Nemechek(i) 102-112; N. Gragson 113-169; R. Sieg 170-171; B. Jones 172-185; N. Gragson 186-200.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 18, 9, 19, 26, 54, 7, 10, 16, 8, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 7, 19, 18, 8, 26, 16, 11, 10, 1
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 4
Race Results for the 18th Annual United Rentals 200 – Saturday, March 12, 2022. Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 200. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 2. Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 2. 5. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Jeld-Wen Toyota 200 Running |
| 3. 8. Car 8 Josh Berry PUBG Mobile Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 4. 1. Car 18 Trevor Bayne Devotion Nutrition Toyota 200 Running |
| 5. 11. Car 26 John Hunter Nemechek(i) Stillhouse Toyota 200 Running |
| 6. 3. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Sports Clips Haircuts Toyota 200 Running |
| 7. 17. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 8. 15. Car 11 Daniel Hemric AG1 – Athletic Greens Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 9. 22. Car 10 Landon Cassill Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 10. 24. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 11. 4. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRoofing.com/A-game Ford 199 Running |
| 12. 16. Car 27 Jeb Burton Freshly Laid/Club Scottsdale Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 13. 26. Car 68 Brandon Brown TradeTheChain.com Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 14. 9. Car 2 Sheldon Creed # Whelen Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 15. 18. Car 02 Brett Moffitt Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 16. 35. Car 44 Ryan Ellis Keen Parts Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 17. 12. Car 21 Austin Hill # United Rentals Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 18. 14. Car 51 Jeremy Clements First Pacific Funding Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 19. 23. Car 36 Alex Labbe Can-Am Chevrolet 199 Running – Canadian |
| 20. 13. Car 4 Bayley Currey Ghost Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 21. 19. Car 99 Stefan Parsons SOKAL Ukraine Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 22. 7. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 23. 31. Car 91 Mason Massey BRUNT Workwear Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 24. 25. Car 31 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 25. 32. Car 66 JJ Yeley Remote Health Solutions Ford 198 Running |
| 26. 28. Car 5 Nicholas Sanchez Barefoot Rentals Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 27. 36. Car 07 Joe Graf Jr. Bucked Up Energy Ford 197 Running |
| 28. 33. Car 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 197 Running |
| 29. 38. Car 6 Ryan Vargas Advanced Masonry and Concrete Chevrolet 197 Running |
| 30. 10. Car 92 Kyle Weatherman PORAC Chevrolet 197 Running |
| 31. 29. Car 08 David Starr TicketSmarter Ford 196 Running |
| 32. 20. Car 28 Kyle Sieg # Ford 196 Running |
| 33. 27. Car 45 Kaz Grala(i) Lilly Finance/Ruedebusch Chevrolet 196 Running |
| 34. 34. Car 35 Jeffrey Earnhardt DalStrong Toyota 196 Running |
| 35. 30. Car 78 Josh Williams Phoenix Children’s/I.M.S. Chevrolet 178 Ignition |
| 36. 6. Car 38 Parker Retzlaff Ponsse Ford 158 Fuel Pump |
| 37. 37. Car 23 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 147 Running |
| 38. 21. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 20 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 1, 6, 7, 8, 99 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (4) 34 Jesse Little, 33 Loris Hezemans(i), 13 Stan Mullis, 47 Brennan Poole. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 1 Mins, 35 Secs. Average Speed: 98.698 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.555 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 33 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 6 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Noah Gragson, #9. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Sheldon Creed, #2.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 19, 2022 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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