Entry List

The official 2023 United Rentals 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Phoenix Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

United Rentals 200

Saturday, March 11th, 2023

Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ

  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 6 Toyota
  • 7 Ford

  • Phoenix Raceway
  • United Rentals 200
  • Pole Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 00 - Haas Automation Ford
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
  • Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the United Rentals 200 with a lap of 27.701 seconds, 129.959 mph.
  • This is his 13th pole in 114 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and fourth top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in seven races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Justin Allgaier (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2023 and his 16th in 26 races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Daniel Hemric (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Phoenix Raceway. It is his third in four races this season.
  • Chandler Smith (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, March 11th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Sammy Smith drives dominant car to NASCAR Xfinity win at Phoenix

High school senior Sammy Smith made the most of the fastest car in Saturday’s United Rentals 200, becoming the youngest NASCAR Xfinity Series winner Phoenix Raceway at age 18.

In a race that featured 11 cautions for 69 laps, Smith held off teammate Ryan Truex after a restart with 15 of 200 laps left to give Joe Gibbs Racing its 16th victory at the 1.0-mile track.

Smith led a race-high 92 laps, including the last 52, taking the lead from Kyle Busch on Lap 149. To secure his first victory in the series in his 13th start, Smith had to survive restarts on Laps 157, 177 and 186.

"That was tough with all of those restarts—and going against some of the best," said Smith, who takes his high school classes online. "I just have to thank everybody on Pilot/Flying J, Toyota, JGR guys and everybody on this 18 team for giving me an awesome car. This is awesome.

"This is a dream come true, and I did know that at some point this was coming. It took a lot of hard work and a lot of great people around me. Without all of these guys, I wouldn’t be here."

In a part-time role with JGR, Truex matched his career-best finish after restarting seventh on Lap 186.

"That was a good restart at the end," Truex said. "I thought I could at least try to make it exciting. Congrats to Sammy—he was the class of the field all day. His car was so good. He could really kind of do whatever he wanted.

"Sammy was just a little bit faster, but I’ll try again next time."

Sheldon Creed ran a miraculous third after spinning and losing track position on Lap 148 to cause the ninth caution. Creed got help from Kaulig Racing teammates Busch and Chandler Smith, who tangled on the last lap while racing for fourth.

Smith got the better of the exchange, finishing fifth to Busch’s ninth.

Busch and Chandler Smith weren’t the only teammates who traded paint on Saturday. JR Motorsports’ Josh Berry spun off the bumper of Sam Mayer on Lap 84 and fought back to finish eighth.

Justin Allgaier, who won the race’s first two stages, crashed hard on Lap 178 after contact from JR Motorsports teammate Brandon Jones and Sam Hunt Racing’s Kaz Grala. The accident eliminated Allgaier and set up Smith’s triumphant run to the checkered flag.

Riley Herbst ran fourth. John Hunter Nemechek recovered from a restart penalty—dipping below the yellow line on the apron before the start/finish line—to come home sixth. Austin Hill was seventh, followed by Berry, Busch and Daniel Hemric.

Mayer finished 11th and pole winner Cole Custer 12th.

Hill leads the series standings by 30 points over second-place Nemechek.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 0.641 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 26 Minutes 12 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 82.079
  • Cautions: 11 for 69 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,595 (19.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Phoenix Raceway
  • United Rentals 200
  • Race Winner: Sammy Smith
  • Age: 18
  • Team : No. 18 - Pilot Flying J Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Sammy Smith won the United Rentals 200, his first victory in 13 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Ryan Truex (second) posted his third top-10 finish in seven races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Sheldon Creed (third) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Sammy Smith (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Austin Hill leads the point standings by 30 points over John Hunter Nemechek.
Ty Gibbs celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 5, 2022 : Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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United Rentals 200 at Phoenix Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 10 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV May 2, 1985 37 Chevrolet LA Golf Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
2 19 Ryan Truex Mayetta, NJ Mar 18, 1992 30 Toyota Toyota Genuine Parts Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
3 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 36 Chevrolet hellowater JR Motorsports Jim Pohlman
4 48 Parker Kligerman Westport, CT Aug 8, 1990 32 Chevrolet Big Machine Racing Spiked Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
5 25 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 30 Ford AM Technical Solutions AM Racing Joe Williams
6 35 Joey Gase Cedar Rapids, IA Feb 8, 1993 30 Toyota Sci Aps Emerling Gase Motorsports Paul Clapprood
7 27 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 30 Chevrolet Bommarito.com / EasyCare Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
8 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 33 Chevrolet Gas POS / BZ Mart Alpha Prime Racing Michael Groves
9 43 Ryan Ellis Torrence, CA Nov 29, 1989 33 Chevrolet Rolling Plains Construction Alpha Prime Racing Michael Brandt
10 08 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Feb 10, 1998 25 Ford Panini NFT SS-Green Light Racing Jason Miller
11 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 35 Ford CMRroofing.com RSS Racing Mike Scearce
12 02 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 25 Chevrolet our motorsports Our Motorsports Teddy Brown
13 11 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 32 Chevrolet Cirkul Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
14 6 Brennan Poole Sacramento, CA Apr 11, 1991 31 Chevrolet JD Motorsports JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
15 00 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 25 Ford Haas Automation Stewart-Haas Racing Jonathan Toney
16 91 Garrett Smithley Ligonier, PA Apr 27, 1992 30 Chevrolet DozerWinchParts.com DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
17 4 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 26 Chevrolet Mikes Weather PageFirman JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
18 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mooresville, NC Jun 11, 1997 25 Toyota Safeway / Albertsons Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
19 26 Kaz Grala Boston, MA Dec 29, 1998 24 Toyota Fire Department Coffee Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
20 21 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 28 Chevrolet United Rentals Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
21 9 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 26 Chevrolet Menards / Barracuda Pumps JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
22 53 CJ McLaughlin Framingham, MA Jul 1, 1992 30 Chevrolet Sci Aps Emerling Gase Motorsports Rick Bourgeois
23 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 38 Chevrolet Fox Sports / Spartan Waste Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
24 38 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 24 Ford GTECHNIQ RSS Racing Steve Addington
25 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 29 Chevrolet Call 811 / Alloy Employer DGM Racing Bryan Berry
26 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 24 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
27 78 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Mar 1, 1999 24 Chevrolet TICKET SMARTER BJ McLeod Motorsports Pat Tryson
28 2 Sheldon Creed Alpine, CA Sep 30, 1997 25 Chevrolet Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
29 8 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 32 Chevrolet Jarrett Logistics Systems JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
30 07 Blaine Perkins Bakersfield, CA Feb 28, 2000 23 Chevrolet Swift SS-Green Light Racing Mark Hillman
31 28 Kyle Sieg Tucker, GA Apr 16, 2001 21 Ford RSS Racing RSS Racing Brad Parrott
32 1 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 19 Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent JR Motorsports Mardy Lindley
33 74 Dawson Cram San Diego, CA Sep 12, 2001 21 Chevrolet Lerner & Rowe Injury Lawyers CHK Racing Ryan Bell
34 16 Chandler Smith Talking Rock, GA Jun 26, 2002 20 Chevrolet Quick Tie Products, Inc. Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
35 31 Parker Retzlaff Rhinelander, WI May 21, 2003 19 Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group Jordan Anderson Racing Joshua Graham
36 24 Connor Mosack Charlotte, NC Jan 20, 1999 24 Toyota Toyota Racing Development Sam Hunt Racing Kris Bowen
37 18 Sammy Smith Johnston, IA Jun 4, 2004 18 Toyota Pilot Flying J Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
38 45 Leland Honeyman Jr Phoenix, AZ Feb 23, 2005 18 Chevrolet Klean Freak Body Wipes Alpha Prime Racing Frank Kerr