2023 United Rentals 200
# 2023 United Rentals 200

The 2023 United Rentals 200 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Sammy Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the win after holding off Ryan Truex in the closing stages of the race. This was Smith's first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. He would dominate the race as well, leading 92 laps. To fill out the podium, Truex, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Sheldon Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

With his win, Smith became the youngest driver to win at Phoenix Raceway in the Xfinity Series.

## 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 including the final championship race since 2020. 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

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Accelerate Pros Talent |
| 02 | Kyle Weatherman | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Our Motorsports |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Mike's Weather Page, Firman |
| 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rudy's Barbecue, Macc Door Systems |
| 07 | Blaine Perkins (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Swift |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | hellowater |
| 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Panini NFT |
| 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Jarrett Logistics Systems |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Barracuda Pumps, Menards |
| 10 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LA Golf |
| 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Cirkul |
| 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Quick Tie Productions |
| 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Pilot Flying J |
| 19 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Toyota Genuine Parts |
| 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Safeway, Albertsons |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | United Rentals |
| 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Toyota Racing Development |
| 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | AM Technical Solutions |
| 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Fire Department Coffee |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Bommarito.com, EasyCare |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | RSS Racing |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Bommarito Automotive Group |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | Nevada Donor Network |
| 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | GTECHNIQ |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | CMR Construction & Roofing |
| 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Rolling Plains Construction |
| 44 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Gas POS, BZ Mart |
| 45 | Leland Honeyman | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Klean Freak Body Wipes |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Fox Sports, Spartan Waste |
| 53 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Sci Aps |
| 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Ford | LastOptionBed.com |
| 74 | Dawson Cram | CHK Racing | Chevrolet | Lerner & Rowe Injury Lawyers |
| 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | TicketSmarter |
| 91 | Garrett Smithley | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | DozerWinchParts.com |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Call 811, Alloy Employer Services |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, March 11, at 9:30 AM MST, and would last for 20 minutes. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.947, and an average speed of 128.815 mph (207.308 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 27.947 | 128.815 |
| 2 | 10 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27.992 | 128.608 |
| 3 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28.003 | 128.558 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 11, at 10:00 AM MST. Since Phoenix Raceway is a mile oval, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.701, and an average speed of 129.959 mph (209.149 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 27.701 | 129.959 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.755 | 129.706 |
| 3 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27.845 | 129.287 |
| 4 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.858 | 129.227 |
| 5 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.869 | 129.176 |
| 6 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27.902 | 129.023 |
| 7 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.954 | 128.783 |
| 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.959 | 128.760 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 28.008 | 128.535 |
| 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.020 | 128.480 |
| 11 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.021 | 128.475 |
| 12 | 19 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.097 | 128.128 |
| 13 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 28.129 | 127.982 |
| 14 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.142 | 127.923 |
| 15 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 28.142 | 127.923 |
| 16 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 28.144 | 127.914 |
| 17 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 28.173 | 127.782 |
| 18 | 02 | Kyle Weatherman | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.205 | 127.637 |
| 19 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 28.211 | 127.610 |
| 20 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 28.262 | 127.380 |
| 21 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.264 | 127.371 |
| 22 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 28.288 | 127.262 |
| 23 | 45 | Leland Honeyman | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 28.407 | 126.729 |
| 24 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 28.410 | 126.716 |
| 25 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.427 | 126.640 |
| 26 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 28.455 | 126.516 |
| 27 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 28.456 | 126.511 |
| 28 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.529 | 126.187 |
| 29 | 74 | Dawson Cram | CHK Racing | Chevrolet | 28.587 | 125.931 |
| 30 | 91 | Garrett Smithley | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 28.712 | 125.383 |
| 31 | 44 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 28.738 | 125.270 |
| 32 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.752 | 125.209 |
| 33 | 35 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 28.855 | 124.762 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 53 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.864 | 124.723 |
| 35 | 07 | Blaine Perkins (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 28.927 | 124.451 |
| 36 | 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 29.065 | 123.860 |
| 37 | 10 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| 38 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 39 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 28.968 | 124.275 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 45

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 110

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 92 | Running | 55 |
| 2 | 12 | 19 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 44 |
| 4 | 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 43 |
| 5 | 6 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 2 | Running | 33 |
| 6 | 4 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 19 | Running | 33 |
| 7 | 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 22 | Running | 39 |
| 8 | 7 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 38 | 10 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 3 | Running | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 11 | 14 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 38 | Running | 30 |
| 13 | 17 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 25 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 15 | 37 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 18 | 02 | Kyle Weatherman | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 15 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 19 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 27 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 20 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 16 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 21 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 36 | 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 22 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 33 | 35 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 23 | 45 | Leland Honeyman | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 28 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | 53 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 24 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 30 | 91 | Garrett Smithley | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 31 | 44 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 13 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 35 | 35 | 07 | Blaine Perkins (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | Suspension | 2 |
| 36 | 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 178 | 20 | Accident | 21 |
| 37 | 26 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 137 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 29 | 74 | Dawson Cram | CHK Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Fuel Pump | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Austin Hill | 195 |
| 1 | 2 | John Hunter Nemechek | 165 (-30) |
| 1 | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 156 (–39) |
| | 4 | Chandler Smith | 155 (–40) |
| | 5 | Riley Herbst | 155 (–40) |
| 5 | 6 | Sammy Smith | 128 (–67) |
| 1 | 7 | Sam Mayer | 128 (–67) |
| 1 | 8 | Cole Custer | 118 (–77) |
| 1 | 9 | Josh Berry | 114 (–81) |
| 4 | 10 | Daniel Hemric | 106 (–89) |
| 5 | 11 | Sheldon Creed | 105 (–90) |
| 2 | 12 | Parker Kligerman | 99 (–96) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
