Phoenix Race Results: March 11, 2023 (NASCAR Xfinity Series)

Kyle Busch is in the field. After a mechanical issue earlier, he’ll be starting the race from the rear.

Cole Custer and Justin Allgaier set the front row. 200 laps of stock car racing are up next…

Phoenix Race
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 45 (1-45 / 200)

Green flag, Cole Custer wins the race off turn two as Daniel Hemric follows him through to take 2nd away.

Lap 25, Kyle Busch has sliced from the tail of the field to 14th.

Lap 29, Leland Honeyman Jr tags the wall with the right rear and the rear bumper is now dislodged. As it comes off, the caution is out.

Green, Custer clears Allgaier to hold the race lead.

8 to go in stage one, Allgaier is all over the bumper of Custer for the lead. He works to his outside into turn one, they run side by side off turn two. Allgaier completes the pass into turn three.

7 to go, Josh Berry spins with help from Chandler Smith, caution.

Green with 2 to go in the stage, Allgaier is clear as they run four wide for 2nd behind him.

Justin Allgaier wins stage one at Phoenix Raceway!

Phoenix Raceway Results (Stage 1) : 1. Justin Allgaier; 2. Sheldon Creed; 3. Sammy Smith; 4. Riley Herbst; 5. Daniel Hemric; 6. Cole Custer; 7. Kyle Busch; 8. Sam Mayer; 9. John Hunter Nemechek; 10. Chandler Smith;

Phoenix Race
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 45 (46-90 / 200)

Allgaier leads most of the field to the pit lane but he’ll restart deep in the field as many came to pit lane just before the stage ended. Sam Mayer and John Hunter Nemechek take over the front row.

Green flag on stage two, the all cut the dogleg and Nemechek noses ahead into turn one.

Lap 57, Brett Moffitt spins, caution.

Green, Nemechek clears them once more into turn one. Austin Hill takes 2nd away.

Lap 69, Connor Mosack is around, caution.

Green, Nemechek and Hill run side by side into turn one. Nemechek drives it deep to the bottom in turn three, cuts the dogleg and he’s clear as they return to turn one.

13 to go in stage two, Nemechek to the pit lane. Austin Hill is handed the race lead.

7 to go in stage two, Josh Berry spins once more, this time with help from teammate Sam Mayer. The caution is back out.

Hill and many others head for the pits. Allgaier cycles back to the race lead.

Green, Allgaier and Alfredo run side by side as they fan out behind them. Allgaier clears him off turn two.

Justin Allgaier wins stage two at Phoenix Raceway!

Phoenix Raceway Results (Stage 2) : 1. Justin Allgaier; 2. Austin Hill; 3. Daniel Hemric; 4. Sammy Smith; 5. Kyle Busch; 6. Anthony Alfredo; 7. Sam Mayer; 8. Riley Herbst; 9. Kaz Grala; 10. Sheldon Creed;

Phoenix Race
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 110 (91-200 / 200)

Allgaier pits from the race lead. Austin Hill stays out with most of the field, Hill leads them to the restart.

Green flag on stage three, Kyle Busch comes from row two to make it three wide for the lead into turn one. Busch to the lead off turn two.

Lap 102, Sammy Smith is all over the bumper of Kyle Busch for the race lead. Busch moves to the top lane as he’s of defense. Smith drives by on the inside and takes the lead away.

Kyle Busch runs wide and brushes the wall off turn four. He keeps rolling, no caution.

Lap 138, caution as Gray Gaulding is stopped in turn two.

Sammy Smith leads the field to the pit lane. Austin Hill wins the race to the pit exit.

Green, Hill and Busch run side into turn one. They remain side by side into turn three. Sammy Smith sticks his nose in the middle to make it a three wide battle for the lead.

Sheldon Creed spins behind them, caution.

44 to go

Green flag, Sammy Smith is clear into turn one.

30 to go, Anthony Alfredo spins, caution.

Green, Nemechek, Smith and Busch run three wide for the lead into turn one. They fight for space, Nemchek and Smith make contact. Nemechek chases it up the banking and brushes the wall. Smith takes the lead.

22 to go, several cars tangle. Justin Allgaier is in the wall, caution.

Green, Smith clears Kyle Busch off turn two.

10 to go, Sammy Smith leads Ryan Truex by 0.8 seconds.

Sammy Smith wins at Phoenix Raceway!

Phoenix Raceway
Race Results
March 11, 2023
NASCAR Xfinity Series

Pos | Driver

1. Sammy Smith

2. Ryan Truex

3. Sheldon Creed

4. Riley Herbst

5. Chandler Smith

6. John Hunter Nemechek

7. Austin Hill

8. Josh Berry

9. Kyle Busch

10. Daniel Hemric

11. Sam Mayer

12. Cole Custer

13. Brett Moffitt

14. Anthony Alfredo

15. Parker Kligerman

16. Ryan Sieg

17. Kyle Weatherman

18. Parker Retzlaff

19. Ryan Ellis

20. Jeremy Clements

21. Josh Williams

22. Jeb Burton

23. Brandon Jones

24. Connor Mosack

25. Kyle Sieg

26. Joey Gase

27. Leland Honeyman

28. Bayley Currey

29. Brennan Poole

30. Patrick Emerling

31. Joe Graf Jr

32. Garrett Smithley

33. Jeffrey Earnhardt

34. Kaz Grala

35. Blaine Perkins

36. Justin Allgaier

37. Gray Gaulding

38. Dawson Cram

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings

Pending

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