The 2023 United Rentals 200 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Sammy Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the win after holding off Ryan Truex in the closing stages of the race. This was Smith's first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. He would dominate the race as well, leading 92 laps. To fill out the podium, Truex, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Sheldon Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
With his win, Smith became the youngest driver to win at Phoenix Raceway in the Xfinity Series.
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 including the final championship race since 2020. 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
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Kyle WeathermanOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet6Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Blaine Perkins (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Kyle Busch (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet16Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet18Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24Connor Mosack (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota25Brett MoffittAM RacingFord26Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota38Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet44Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Leland HoneymanAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsFord74Dawson CramCHK RacingChevrolet78Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet91Garrett SmithleyDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, March 11, at 9:30 AM MST, and would last for 20 minutes. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.947, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed100Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord27.947128.815210Kyle Busch (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet27.992128.608316Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet28.003128.558Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 11, at 10:00 AM MST. Since Phoenix Raceway is a mile oval, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.701, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed100Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord27.701129.95927Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.755129.706311Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet27.845129.287420John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.858129.22752Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.869129.176616Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet27.902129.02378Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.954128.783821Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.959128.760939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord28.008128.5351098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord28.020128.4801118Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota28.021128.4751219Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.097128.1281326Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota28.129127.982141Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet28.142127.9231531Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28.142127.9231627Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28.144127.9141725Brett MoffittAM RacingFord28.173127.7821802Kyle WeathermanOur MotorsportsChevrolet28.205127.6371943Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet28.211127.6102092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet28.262127.380219Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet28.264127.3712228Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord28.288127.2622345Leland HoneymanAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet28.407126.7292438Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord28.410126.7162578Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet28.427126.6402608Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingFord28.455126.5162751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet28.456126.511286Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet28.529126.1872974Dawson CramCHK RacingChevrolet28.587125.9313091Garrett SmithleyDGM RacingChevrolet28.712125.3833144Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet28.738125.270324Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet28.752125.2093335Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota28.855124.762Qualified by owner's points3453Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet28.864124.7233507Blaine Perkins (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet28.927124.4513624Connor Mosack (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota29.065123.8603710Kyle Busch (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet––3848Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet––Failed to qualify3966Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsFord28.968124.275Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1022Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9318Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8498Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord7511Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet6600Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord5710Kyle Busch (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet081Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet3920John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21016Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9311Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet8418Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota7510Kyle Busch (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet0678Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet571Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet4898Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord3926Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota2102Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 110 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11118Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20092Running5521219Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000Running35352Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000Running4441098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2000Running435616Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet2002Running336420John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20019Running337821Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20022Running39878Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running2993810Kyle Busch (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet2003Running010311Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running4111141Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2004Running3312100Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord20038Running30131725Brett MoffittAM RacingFord2000Running24142578Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running28153748Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet2000Running2216939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2000Running21171802Kyle WeathermanOur MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running20181531Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2000Running19191943Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2000Running18202751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2000Running17212092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet2000Running16221627Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2000Running1523219Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running14243624Connor Mosack (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota2000Running13252228Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord2000Running12263335Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota2000Running11272345Leland HoneymanAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2000Running1028324Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running929286Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running8303453Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running7312438Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord2000Running6323091Garrett SmithleyDGM RacingChevrolet2000Running5333144Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2000Running4341326Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota1990Running5353507Blaine Perkins (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1920Suspension23627Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet17820Accident21372608Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingFord1370Accident1382974Dawson CramCHK RacingChevrolet990Fuel Pump1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Austin Hill 195 1 2 John Hunter Nemechek 165 (-30) 1 3 Justin Allgaier 156 (–39) 4 Chandler Smith 155 (–40) 5 Riley Herbst 155 (–40) 5 6 Sammy Smith 128 (–67) 1 7 Sam Mayer 128 (–67) 1 8 Cole Custer 118 (–77) 1 9 Josh Berry 114 (–81) 4 10 Daniel Hemric 106 (–89) 5 11 Sheldon Creed 105 (–90) 2 12 Parker Kligerman 99 (–96)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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