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2022 United Rentals 200

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2022 United Rentals 200
Race details
Race 4 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date March 12, 2022
Official name 18th Annual United Rentals 200
Location Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (320 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (320 km)
Average speed 98.698 mph (158.839 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 26.306
Most laps led
Driver Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Laps 114
Winner
No. 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Daniel Suárez, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

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.[1] 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

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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

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet AcceleratePros.com
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet Our Motorsports
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet Ghost
5 Nick Sanchez B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Barefoot Rentals
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet Advanced Masonry & Concrete
07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford Bucked Up Energy
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford TicketSmarter
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet PUBG Mobile
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Voyager: Crypto for All
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Athletic Greens
13 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Toyota LasVegas.net, Sharelife Vacations
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Action Industries
18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Devotion Nutrition
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Jeld-Wen
21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet United Rentals
23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
26 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Stillhouse Whiskey
27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet Freshly Laid, Club Scottsdale
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford RSS Racing
31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet TaxSlayer
33 Loris Hezemans (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Reaume Brothers Racing
34 Jesse Little (i) Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet eRacing Association
35 Jeffrey Earnhardt Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota Dal Strong
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Can-Am
38 Parker Retzlaff RSS Racing Ford Ponsse
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing, A-Game
44 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Keen Parts
45 Kaz Grala (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Lilly Finance, Ruedebusch Development
47 Brennan Poole Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Lerner & Rowe Injury Lawyers
48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet First Pacific Funding
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Sport Clips
66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Ford Remote Health Solutions
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet TradeTheChain.com
78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Phoenix Children's Hospital
91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet BRUNT Workwear
92 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet PORAC
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet SOKAL Digital "Ukraine Strong"
Official entry list

Practice

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The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, March 12, at 9:30 AM MST.[2] 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 130.402 mph (209.862 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.609 130.402
2 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.613 130.373
3 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.685 130.034
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 12, at 10:00 AM MST.[2] 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.[3]

Trevor Bayne of Joe Gibbs Racing scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.306 seconds and a speed of 131.839 mph (212.174 km/h).[4]

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.306 131.839
2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.363 131.565
3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.427 131.258
4 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 27.451 131.143
5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.481 131.000
6 38 Parker Retzlaff RSS Racing Ford 27.631 130.288
7 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.648 130.208
8 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.656 130.171
9 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.661 130.147
10 92 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 27.697 129.978
11 26 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 27.727 129.837
12 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.736 129.795
13 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 27.744 129.758
14 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 27.781 129.585
15 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.782 129.580
16 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 27.804 129.478
17 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.816 129.422
18 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 27.817 129.417
19 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 27.825 129.380
20 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 27.847 129.278
21 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.869 129.176
22 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.871 129.167
23 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 27.873 129.157
24 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.884 129.106
25 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 27.915 128.963
26 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 28.028 128.443
27 45 Kaz Grala (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 28.226 127.542
28 5 Nick Sanchez B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 28.332 127.065
29 08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford 28.337 127.042
30 78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 28.357 126.953
31 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 28.383 126.836
32 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Ford 28.392 126.796
33 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 28.477 126.418
Qualified by owner's points
34 35 Jeffrey Earnhardt Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 28.506 126.289
35 44 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 28.660 125.611
36 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 28.970 124.266
37 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet
38 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
39 34 Jesse Little (i) Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 28.690 125.479
40 33 Loris Hezemans (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 29.051 123.920
41 13 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Toyota 29.770 120.927
42 47 Brennan Poole Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 26 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 0
5 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 4
8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 26 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 0
7 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 4
8 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
10 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Points
1 2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 114 Running 59
2 5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 30 Running 51
3 8 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 42
4 1 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 38 Running 50
5 11 26 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 200 11 Running 0
6 3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 37
7 17 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 37
8 15 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 32
9 22 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 34
10 24 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 5 Running 41
11 4 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 199 2 Running 26
12 16 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running 25
13 26 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running 24
14 9 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 23
15 18 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running 22
16 35 44 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 21
17 12 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 20
18 14 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 19
19 23 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 18
20 13 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running 17
21 19 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 Running 16
22 7 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 Running 17
23 31 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 198 0 Running 14
24 25 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 198 0 Running 13
25 32 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Ford 198 0 Running 12
26 28 5 Nick Sanchez B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 Running 11
27 36 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 197 0 Running 10
28 33 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 197 0 Running 9
29 38 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 Running 8
30 10 92 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 197 0 Running 7
31 29 08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford 196 0 Running 6
32 20 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 196 0 Running 5
33 27 45 Kaz Grala (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 196 0 Running 0
34 34 35 Jeffrey Earnhardt Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 196 0 Running 3
35 30 78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 178 0 Ignition 2
36 6 38 Parker Retzlaff RSS Racing Ford 158 0 Fuel Pump 1
37 37 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 1
38 21 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Sturnlolo, Zach (March 12, 2022). "Noah Gragson claims first Xfinity Series win of 2022 at Phoenix Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  2. ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Las Vegas Spring Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  4. ^ Srigley, Joseph (March 12, 2022). "Trevor Bayne Continues Strong Return to Xfinity Series, Captures Pole Position at Phoenix". TobyChristie.com.
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