The 2025 GOVX 200 was the 4th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 8, 2024, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 200 laps, but was increased to 208 laps due to an overtime finish.
After a late-race caution, Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, took over the lead from Justin Allgaier and made a last lap pass on Alex Bowman in an exciting photo finish to earn his eighth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Almirola beat Bowman by 0.045 seconds, the 26th closest finish in Xfinity Series history. Allgaier was the most dominant driver of the race, winning the second stage and leading a race-high 130 laps, before getting shuffled back on the final restart and finishing 5th. To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
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Background
Phoenix Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The raceway was originally constructed with a road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and the last track on the schedule.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake00Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord1Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet5Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet07Nick LeitzSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet11Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet14Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet16Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet17Alex Bowman (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord26Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Greg Van AlstJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord41Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord42Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Mason MasseyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet54Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota70Thomas AnnunziataCope Family RacingChevrolet71Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet74Dawson CramMike Harmon RacingChevrolet88Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet91Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet99Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, March 8, at 9:35 PM MST, and would last for 55 minutes. Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.685, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.685130.034242Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet27.937128.86131Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet27.940128.848Official practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 8, at 10:40 AM MST. Since Phoenix Raceway is a mile oval, the qualifying procedure used was a single-car, one-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
Alex Bowman, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.276, and a speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed117Alex Bowman (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.276131.984200Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord27.359131.58438Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.415131.315488Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet27.455131.12452Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.517130.828618William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.560130.624748Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet27.586130.501819Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.592130.473954Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.604130.4161021Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.639130.2511127Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet27.685130.0341226Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27.693129.9971341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord27.756129.702147Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.776129.6081511Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet27.838129.3201620Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.840129.3101710Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet27.878129.1341831Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet27.893129.0651951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet27.901129.0282016Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet27.916128.9582125Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord27.929128.8982291Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet27.940128.8482344Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet28.012128.516241Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet28.021128.4752542Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet28.026128.452264Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet28.092128.1502770Thomas AnnunziataCope Family RacingChevrolet28.114128.0502871Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet28.187127.7182907Nick LeitzSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet28.197127.6733039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord28.199127.6643199Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet28.212127.6053228Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord28.367126.908Qualified by owner's points335Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet28.375126.8723445Mason MasseyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet28.880124.6543574Dawson CramMike Harmon RacingChevrolet29.000124.1383614Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet29.100123.7113753Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet29.207123.2583835Greg Van AlstJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet29.547121.840Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts117Alex Bowman (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet0219Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8488Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet7500Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord668Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet5748Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet4820Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota392Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21041Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord1
Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10219Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9317Alex Bowman (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet0420Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota758Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet6641Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord572Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4854Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota391Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet21039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1
Stage 3 Laps: 118 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1819Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20825Running582117Alex Bowman (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20850Running031620Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2080Running4443039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2080Running345147Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet208130Running516954Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2080Running3471341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord2080Running3682016Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet2080Running29952Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2080Running3410748Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet2080Running3111264Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2080Running26121511Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet2080Running2513618William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2080Running241438Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet2080Running34151127Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2080Running2216488Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2082Running28172344Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2080Running20183228Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord2080Running19191710Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet2080Running18202125Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord2080Running17211951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2080Running16223445Mason MasseyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2070Running15232291Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet2060Running14241831Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2060Running1325335Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet2060Running1226241Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2061Running13273199Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet2050Running10283753Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet2050Running9293614Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2040Running8302907Nick LeitzSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2040Running7313835Greg Van AlstJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet2010Running6322542Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1930Running5332871Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet1860Running4342770Thomas AnnunziataCope Family RacingChevrolet1850Running3353574Dawson CramMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1440Accident236200Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord640Accident7371021Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet610Accident1381226Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota610Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Jesse Love 143 3 2 Justin Allgaier 141 (–2) 1 3 Sam Mayer 130 (–13) 3 4 Austin Hill 123 (–20) 1 5 Sammy Smith 121 (–22) 3 6 Sheldon Creed 115 (–28) 1 7 Taylor Gray 109 (–34) 1 8 Jeb Burton 107 (–36) 9 Christian Eckes 103 (–40) 3 10 Ryan Sieg 102 (–41) 16 11 Aric Almirola 97 (–46) 12 William Sawalich 92 (–51)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 155 1 2 Toyota 136 (–19) 1 3 Ford 129 (–26) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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