Starting from 3rd place Car 24 William Byron Valvoline Chevrolet won the United Rentals Work United 500, his 6th win in 184 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Phoenix Raceway. 2nd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard Ford, started from 8th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick The Beast Unleashed Toyota, started from 12th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 7 races at Phoenix Raceway.
4th Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, started from 15th place. 6th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota, started from 5th place followed by 7th place Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford, started from 24th place. 8th Place Car 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Best Friends Chevrolet, started from 18th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 9 Josh Berry Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 17th place. Ty Gibbs (28th) was the highest finishing rookie. Alex Bowman leads the point standings by 3 points over Kevin Harvic
The race had 5 Cautions for 35 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 139 for #10 Incident Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 303 for #21 Spin Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 311 for #16, #42, #54 Crash Turn 2.
The race had 10 Lead Changes 10 among 6 drivers; K. Larson 1; W. Byron 2-63; K. Larson 64-118; R. Chastain 119; B. Keselowski 120; K. Larson 121-246; E. Jones 247-260; K. Larson 261-268; K. Harvick 269-304; K. Larson 305-315; W. Byron 316-317.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 5, 20, 11, 45, 12, 1, 4, 6, 8
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 24, 4, 6, 45, 11, 20, 12, 1, 14
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 4
Race Results for the United Rentals Work United 500 – Sunday, March 12, 2023
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 317 Laps – 317. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 3. Car 24 William Byron Valvoline Chevrolet 317 Running 2. 8. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard Ford 317 Running 3. 12. Car 45 Tyler Reddick The Beast Unleashed Toyota 317 Running 4. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 317 Running 5. 15. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 317 Running 6. 5. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 317 Running 7. 24. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 317 Running 8. 9. Car 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 317 Running 9. 18. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Best Friends Chevrolet 317 Running 10. 17. Car 9 Josh Berry(i) Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet 317 Running 11. 16. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 317 Running 12. 25. Car 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 317 Running 13. 7. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 317 Running 14. 19. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 317 Running 15. 21. Car 17 Chris Buescher Socios Ford 317 Running 16. 30. Car 3 Austin Dillon BetMGM March Matchups Chevrolet 317 Running 17. 13. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 317 Running 18. 4. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Edge Ford 317 Running 19. 23. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Thomas’ Chevrolet 317 Running 20. 22. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 317 Running 21. 10. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 317 Running 22. 11. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 317 Running 23. 2. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Shingrix Toyota 317 Running 24. 6. Car 1 Ross Chastain Kubota Chevrolet 317 Running 25. 20. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford 316 Running 26. 28. Car 7 Corey LaJoie EnviroXstream Chevrolet 316 Running 27. 26. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 316 Running 28. 14. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 316 Running 29. 32. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 316 Running 30. 35. Car 77 Ty Dillon Mutoh Chevrolet 315 Running 31. 34. Car 38 Zane Smith(i) Wellcare Ford 315 Running 32. 29. Car 15 Todd Gilliland OTR Mobile Ford 314 Running 33. 31. Car 10 Aric Almirola Go Bowling Ford 313 Running 34. 36. Car 51 Cody Ware Biohaven/Jacob Co Ford 311 Running 35. 27. Car 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 310 Running 36. 33. Car 78 BJ McLeod Superior Logistics Services Chevrolet 50 Fuel Pump
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following car dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #38 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 0 Mins, 18 Secs. Average Speed: 105.491 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.330 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 35 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 19, 2023 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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