Starting from 11th place Rookie Car 18 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J Toyota won the United Rentals 200, his 1st win in 13 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Phoenix Raceway. Sammy Smith was the highest finishing rookie. 2nd Place Car 19 Ryan Truex Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota, started from 12th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 7 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Phoenix Raceway.
4th Place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Safeway/Albertsons Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 7th place Car 21 Austin Hill United Rentals Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 8 Josh Berry Jarrett Logistics Systems Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 9th place Car 10 Kyle Busch(i) LA Golf Chevrolet, started from 38th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 11 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 3rd place. Austin Hill leads the point standings by 30 points over John Hunter Nemechek.
The race had 11 Caution Flags for 69 laps: 1st Caution on lap 30 for Debris. 2nd Caution on lap 40 for #8 Spin Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 57 for #25 Spin Turn 3. 5th Caution on lap 70 for #24, #92 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 85 for #1, #8 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 8th Caution on lap 140 for #08 Crash in Turn 1. 9th Caution on lap 150 for #2 Spin Turn 2, 10th Caution on lap 172 for #78 Spin Turn 2. 11th Caution on lap 180 for #25, #26, #7 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; C. Custer 1-37; J. Allgaier 38-49; C. Custer 50; S. Mayer 51-54; J. Nemechek 55-73; A. Hill 74-85; C. Smith # 86; J. Allgaier 87-94; A. Hill 95-100; K. Busch(i) 101-102; S. Smith # 103-142; C. Smith # 143; A. Hill 144-147; K. Busch(i) 148; S. Smith # 149-200.
Stage:
Stage 1 Top 10: 7, 2, 18, 98, 11, 00, 10, 1, 20, 16
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 21, 11, 18, 10, 78, 1, 98, 26, 2
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 4
Race Results for the United Rentals 200 – Saturday, March 11, 2023
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 11. Car 18 Sammy Smith # Pilot Flying J Toyota 200 Running 2. 12. Car 19 Ryan Truex Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota 200 Running 3. 5. Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 200 Running 4. 10. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 200 Running 5. 6. Car 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 200 Running 6. 4. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Safeway/Albertsons Toyota 200 Running 7. 8. Car 21 Austin Hill United Rentals Chevrolet 200 Running 8. 7. Car 8 Josh Berry Jarrett Logistics Systems Chevrolet 200 Running 9. 38. Car 10 Kyle Busch(i) LA Golf Chevrolet 200 Running 10. 3. Car 11 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 200 Running 11. 14. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 200 Running 12. 1. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 200 Running 13. 17. Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 200 Running 14. 25. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo Ticket Smarter Chevrolet 200 Running 15. 37. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet 200 Running 16. 9. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford 200 Running 17. 18. Car 02 Kyle Weatherman Our Motorsports Chevrolet 200 Running 18. 15. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet 200 Running 19. 19. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Rolling Plains Construction Chevrolet 200 Running 20. 27. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Fox Sports/Spartan Waste Chevrolet 200 Running 21. 20. Car 92 Josh Williams Call 811/Alloy Employer Chevrolet 200 Running 22. 16. Car 27 Jeb Burton Bommarito.com/EasyCare Chevrolet 200 Running 23. 21. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Barracuda Pumps Chevrolet 200 Running 24. 36. Car 24 Connor Mosack Toyota Racing Development Toyota 200 Running 25. 22. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Ford 200 Running 26. 33. Car 35 Joey Gase Nevada Donor Network Toyota 200 Running 27. 23. Car 45 Leland Honeyman Klean Freak Body Wipes Chevrolet 200 Running 28. 32. Car 4 Bayley Currey Mikes Weather Page/Firman Chevrolet 200 Running 29. 28. Car 6 Brennan Poole Rudy’s Barbecue/Macc Door Systems Chevrolet 200 Running 30. 34. Car 53 Patrick Emerling Sci Aps Chevrolet 200 Running 31. 24. Car 38 Joe Graf Jr GTECHNIQ Ford 200 Running 32. 30. Car 91 Garrett Smithley DozerWinchParts.com Chevrolet 200 Running 33. 31. Car 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Gas POS/BZ Mart Chevrolet 200 Running 34. 13. Car 26 Kaz Grala Fire Department Coffee Toyota 199 Running 35. 35. Car 07 Blaine Perkins # Swift Chevrolet 192 Suspension 36. 2. Car 7 Justin Allgaier hellowater Chevrolet 178 Accident 37. 26. Car 08 Gray Gaulding Panini NFT Ford 137 Accident 38. 29. Car 74 Dawson Cram Lerner & Rowe Injury Lawyers Chevrolet 99 Fuel Pump
Race Comments: Prior to the start the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #10, #44(unapproved adjustments), #48 (backup car). Failed to Qualify: (1) 66 Timmy Hill(i). Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 26 Mins, 12 Secs. Average Speed: 82.079 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.641 Seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 69 laps; Laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 18, 2023 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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