The 2022 United Rentals 200 was the fourth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1.0 mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval racetrack. The race was run over 200 laps. Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would dominate, leading 114 laps, and winning the race. This was Gragson's sixth career win in the Xfinity Series, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing and Josh Berry of JR Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.
Entry list #DriverTeamMake1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Nick SanchezB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet13Stan MullisMBM MotorsportsToyota16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18Trevor BayneJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet26John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet33Loris Hezemans (i)Reaume Brothers RacingToyota34Jesse Little (i)Jesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet35Jeffrey EarnhardtEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet38Parker RetzlaffRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Kaz Grala (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet47Brennan PooleMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota66J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsFord68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet78Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet91Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet92Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet Official entry list
Practice The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, March 12, at 9:30 AM MST. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 27.607 seconds and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.609130.40221Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.613130.373318Trevor BayneJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.685130.034 Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 12, at 10:00 AM MST. Since Phoenix Raceway is a tri-oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.
Trevor Bayne of Joe Gibbs Racing scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.306 seconds and a speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Trevor BayneJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.306131.83929Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.363131.565354Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.427131.258439Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord27.451131.143519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.481131.000638Parker RetzlaffRSS RacingFord27.631130.28871Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.648130.20888Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.656130.17192Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet27.661130.1471092Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet27.697129.9781126John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27.727129.8371221Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet27.736129.795134Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet27.744129.7581451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet27.781129.5851511Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet27.782129.5801627Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet27.804129.4781716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet27.816129.4221802Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet27.817129.4171999Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet27.825129.3802028Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord27.847129.2782198Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord27.869129.1762210Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet27.871129.1672336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet27.873129.157247Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.884129.1062531Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet27.915128.9632668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet28.028128.4432745Kaz Grala (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet28.226127.542285Nick SanchezB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet28.332127.0652908David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord28.337127.0423078Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet28.357126.9533191Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet28.383126.8363266J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsFord28.392126.7963348Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet28.477126.418Qualified by owner's points3435Jeffrey EarnhardtEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota28.506126.2893544Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet28.660125.6113607Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord28.970124.2663723Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet——386Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet——Failed to qualify3934Jesse Little (i)Jesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet28.690125.4794033Loris Hezemans (i)Reaume Brothers RacingToyota29.051123.9204113Stan MullisMBM MotorsportsToyota29.770120.9274247Brennan PooleMike Harmon RacingChevrolet——Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts118Trevor BayneJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1029Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet9319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8426John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota0554Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota667Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet5710Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet4816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet398Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet2101Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts19Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8418Trevor BayneJoe Gibbs RacingToyota758Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet6626John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota0716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet4811Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet3910Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet2101Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 110 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPoints129Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet200114Running592519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20030Running51388Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running424118Trevor BayneJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20038Running5051126John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota20011Running06354Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000Running3771716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running3781511Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running3292210Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running3410247Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2005Running4111439Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1992Running26121627Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running25132668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running241492Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1990Running23151802Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running22163544Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1990Running21171221Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1990Running20181451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1990Running19192336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1990Running1820134Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running17211999Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running162271Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running17233191Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet1980Running14242531Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1980Running13253266J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsFord1980Running1226285Nick SanchezB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running11273607Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord1970Running10283348Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet1970Running929386Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet1970Running8301092Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet1970Running7312908David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord1960Running6322028Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1960Running5332745Kaz Grala (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet1960Running0343435Jeffrey EarnhardtEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota1960Running3353078Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1780Ignition236638Parker RetzlaffRSS RacingFord1580Fuel Pump1373723Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1470Running1382198Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord200Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Noah Gragson 203 2 Ty Gibbs 164 (-39) 3 Justin Allgaier 161 (–42) 4 A. J. Allmendinger 160 (–43) 5 Josh Berry 150 (–53) 6 Daniel Hemric 135 (–68) 7 Brandon Jones 121 (–82) 8 Ryan Sieg 98 (–105) 9 Sam Mayer 97 (–106) 10 Riley Herbst 95 (–108) 11 Austin Hill 94 (–109) 12 Trevor Bayne 94 (–109)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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