2022 United Rentals 200
# 2022 United Rentals 200

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. 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

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

| # | 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

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, March 12, at 9:30 AM MST. 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

Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 12, at 10:00 AM MST. 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.

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).

### Full qualifying results

| 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

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

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Noah Gragson | 203 |
| | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 164 (-39) |
| | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 161 (–42) |
| | 4 | A. J. Allmendinger | 160 (–43) |
| | 5 | Josh Berry | 150 (–53) |
| | 6 | Daniel Hemric | 135 (–68) |
| | 7 | Brandon Jones | 121 (–82) |
| | 8 | Ryan Sieg | 98 (–105) |
| | 9 | Sam Mayer | 97 (–106) |
| | 10 | Riley Herbst | 95 (–108) |
| | 11 | Austin Hill | 94 (–109) |
| | 12 | Trevor Bayne | 94 (–109) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
