Race Lineup

The official 2023 United Rentals 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Phoenix Raceway.

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.
Cole Custer poses for photos
Avondale, Arizona - March 11, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, poses for photos after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 200 at Phoenix Raceway.
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Race lineup for the United Rentals 200 at Phoenix Raceway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 00 Cole Custer Ford 129.959 27.701 0.000 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing Jonathan Toney
2 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 129.706 27.755 0.053 hellowater Jr Motorsports Jim Pohlman
3 11 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 129.287 27.845 0.144 Cirkul Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
4 20 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 129.227 27.858 0.157 Safeway / Albertsons Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
5 2 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 129.176 27.869 0.168 Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
6 16 Chandler Smith Chevrolet 129.023 27.902 0.201 Quick Tie Products, Inc. Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
7 8 Josh Berry Chevrolet 128.783 27.954 0.253 Jarrett Logistics Systems Jr Motorsports Taylor Moyer
8 21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 128.760 27.959 0.258 United Rentals Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
9 39 Ryan Sieg Ford 128.535 28.008 0.307 CMRroofing.com Rss Racing Mike Scearce
10 98 Riley Herbst Ford 128.480 28.020 0.319 Monster Energy Stewart-haas Racing Richard Boswell
11 18 Sammy Smith Toyota 128.475 28.021 0.320 Pilot Flying J Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
12 19 Ryan Truex Toyota 128.128 28.097 0.396 Toyota Genuine Parts Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
13 26 Kaz Grala Toyota 127.982 28.129 0.428 Fire Department Coffee Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
14 1 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 127.923 28.142 0.441 Accelerate Pros Talent Jr Motorsports Mardy Lindley
15 31 Parker Retzlaff Chevrolet 127.923 28.142 0.441 Bommarito Automotive Group Jordan Anderson Racing Joshua Graham
16 27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 127.914 28.144 0.443 Bommarito.com / EasyCare Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
17 25 Brett Moffitt Ford 127.782 28.173 0.472 AM Technical Solutions Am Racing Joe Williams
18 02 Kyle Weatherman Chevrolet 127.637 28.205 0.504 our motorsports Our Motorsports Teddy Brown
19 43 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 127.610 28.211 0.510 Rolling Plains Construction Alpha Prime Racing Michael Brandt
20 92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 127.380 28.262 0.561 Call 811 / Alloy Employer Dgm Racing Bryan Berry
21 9 Brandon Jones Chevrolet 127.371 28.264 0.563 Menards / Barracuda Pumps Jr Motorsports Jason Burdett
22 28 Kyle Sieg Ford 127.262 28.288 0.587 RSS Racing Rss Racing Brad Parrott
23 45 Leland Honeyman Jr Chevrolet 126.729 28.407 0.706 Klean Freak Body Wipes Alpha Prime Racing Frank Kerr
24 38 Joe Graf Jr Ford 126.716 28.410 0.709 GTECHNIQ Rss Racing Steve Addington
25 78 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 126.640 28.427 0.726 TICKET SMARTER Bj Mcleod Motorsports Pat Tryson
26 08 Gray Gaulding Ford 126.516 28.455 0.754 Panini NFT Ss-green Light Racing Jason Miller
27 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 126.511 28.456 0.755 Fox Sports / Spartan Waste Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
28 6 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 126.187 28.529 0.828 JD Motorsports Jd Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
29 74 Dawson Cram Chevrolet 125.931 28.587 0.886 Lerner & Rowe Injury Lawyers Chk Racing Ryan Bell
30 91 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 125.383 28.712 1.011 DozerWinchParts.com Dgm Racing Mario Gosselin
31 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 125.270 28.738 1.037 Gas POS / BZ Mart Alpha Prime Racing Michael Groves
32 4 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 125.209 28.752 1.051 Mikes Weather PageFirman Jd Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
33 35 Joey Gase Toyota 124.762 28.855 1.154 Sci Aps Emerling Gase Motorsports Paul Clapprood
34 Patrick Emerling 124.723 28.864 1.163
35 07 Blaine Perkins Chevrolet 124.451 28.927 1.226 Swift Ss-green Light Racing Mark Hillman
36 24 Connor Mosack Toyota 123.860 29.065 1.364 Toyota Racing Development Sam Hunt Racing Kris Bowen
37 10 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 27.701 LA Golf Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
38 48 Parker Kligerman Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 27.701 Big Machine Racing Spiked Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
*39 Timmy Hill 124.275 28.968 1.267

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.