NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenuePhoenix Raceway
LocationAvondale, Arizona, United States
Corporate sponsorXfinity
First race1999
Distance200 miles (320 km)
Laps200[1]
Stages 1/2: 45 each
Final stage: 110
Previous namesOutback Steakhouse 200 (1999–2001)
Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (2002–2004)
Arizona 200 (2005)
Arizona.Travel 200 (2006–2007)
Hefty Odor Block 200 (2008)
Able Body Labor 200 (2009)
Wypall* 200 Powered by Kimberly-Clark (2010)
Wypall* 200 (2011)
Great Clips 200 (2012)
ServiceMaster 200 (2013)
DAV 200 (2014–2015)
Ticket Galaxy 200 (2016–2017)
Whelen Trusted to Perform 200 (2018)
Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (2019–2020)
Most wins (driver)Carl Edwards
Kyle Busch (4)
Most wins (team)Roush Fenway Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (12)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1 mi (1.6 km)
Turns4

The Xfinity 200, also known as the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race, is a NASCAR Xfinity Series event held at the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Since 2020, it has been the season-finale for the series.

History

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The Desert Diamond Casino West Valley, located in Glendale, Arizona, was the title sponsor of the race in 2019 and 2020

The race was first run in 1999 as the Outback Steakhouse 200. It became the Bashas' Supermarkets 200 in 2002. Following realignment of the two Xfinity Series races, the Arizona 200 took over the November slot.

The 2016 race was held at night and served as the sixth race of the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs.

Whelen Engineering Company served as the title sponsor of the race in 2018.[2] Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment served as the title sponsor of the race in 2019 and 2020.[3] When they did not return in 2021, NASCAR did not set out to find a replacement title sponsor and instead named the race the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (in previous years, many fans would refer to the last race of the season by that name anyway regardless of what the official name of the race was). The race winner's trophy (not the championship) however, refers the race as being unofficially titled the Xfinity 200.

The race was a day race in 2020 and a night race in 2021.

In its four years as the last race of the Xfinity Series season, the driver who won the championship also won the race: Austin Cindric in 2020, Daniel Hemric in 2021, Ty Gibbs in 2022 and Cole Custer in 2023.

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1999 November 6 24 Jeff Gordon Gordon/Evernham Motorsports Chevrolet 200 200 (321.868) 1:44:18 115.053 [4]
2000 November 4 9 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 200 200 (321.868) 1:44:13 115.145 [5]
2001 October 27 60 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 200 200 (321.868) 2:00:12 99.834 [6]
2002 November 9 23 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 200 200 (321.868) 2:04:05 96.709 [7]
2003 November 1 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 181* 181 (291.291) 1:52:16 96.734 [8]
2004 November 6 41 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 205* 205 (329.915) 2:08:05 96.031 [9]
2005 November 12 60 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 200 200 (321.868) 2:02:35 97.893 [10]
2006 November 11 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 203* 203 (326.696) 2:13:33 91.202 [11]
2007 November 10 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 203* 203 (326.696) 2:18:41 89.111 [12]
2008 November 8 60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 201* 201 (323.478) 2:06:27 95.374 [13]
2009 November 14 60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 200 (321.868) 1:59:03 100.798 [14]
2010 November 13 60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 200 (321.868) 1:52:05 107.063 [15]
2011 November 12 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 200 200 (321.868) 2:10:35 91.895 [16]
2012 November 10 18 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 204* 204 (328.306) 2:04:48 98.077 [17]
2013 November 9 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 200 (321.868) 1:58:37 101.166 [18]
2014 November 8 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 206* 206 (331.525) 2:00:30 102.573 [19]
2015 November 14 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 200 (321.868) 1:45:39 113.583 [20]
2016 November 12 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 200 (321.868) 2:03:19 97.31 [21]
2017 November 11 9 William Byron JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 200 (321.868) 1:54:33 104.758 [22]
2018 November 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 200 (321.868) 1:59:14 100.643 [23]
2019 November 9 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 200 (321.868) 1:52:13 106.936 [24]
2020 November 7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 206* 206 (331.525) 2:13:51 92.342 [25]
2021 November 6 18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 204* 204 (328.306) 2:22:35 85.845 [26]
2022 November 5 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 200 (321.868) 2:11:37 91.174 [27]
2023 November 4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 202* 202 (325.086) 2:13:53 90.527 [28]
2024 November 9 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 213* 213 (342.788) 2:24:20 88.545 [29]
  • 2003: Race shortened due to rain.
  • 2004, 2006–2008, 2012, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2023, & 2024: Races extended due to a NASCAR overtime. In 2024, it took two attempts.

Multiple winners (drivers)

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# Wins Driver Years Won
4 Carl Edwards 2005, 2008-2010
Kyle Busch 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016

Multiple winners (teams)

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# Wins Team Years Won
7 Roush Fenway Racing 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008-2010
Joe Gibbs Racing 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
3 Team Penske 2011, 2014, 2020
2 JR Motorsports 2017, 2019
Stewart-Haas Racing 2023, 2024

Manufacturer wins

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# Wins Make Years Won
12 United States Ford 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008-2010, 2014, 2020, 2023, 2024
7 Japan Toyota 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
4 United States Chevrolet 1999, 2007, 2017, 2019
2 United States Dodge 2004, 2011
1 United States Pontiac 2002

References

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  1. ^ "Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season". NASCAR. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Whelen Engineering to Sponsor NASCAR Xfinity Series Semifinal Playoff Race at the ISM Raceway". www.ismraceway.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  3. ^ "Desert Diamond Casinos to sponsor Xfinity race at ISM Raceway". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. November 13, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "1999 Outback Stakehouse 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "2000 Outback Stakehouse 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "2001 Outback Stakehouse 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "2002 Bashas' Supermarkets 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "2003 Bashas' Supermarkets 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "2004 Bashas' Supermarkets 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  10. ^ "2005 Arizona 200 Presented by Walk the Line". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "2006 Arizona Travel 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "2007 Arizona Travel 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "2008 Hefty Odor Block 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  14. ^ "2009 Able Body Labor 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  15. ^ "2010 Wypall 200 Powered by Kimberly-Clark". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  16. ^ "2011 Wypall 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  17. ^ "2012 Great Clips 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  18. ^ "2013 ServiceMaster 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  19. ^ "2014 DAV 200 Honoring America's Veterans". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  20. ^ "2015 DAV 200 Honoring America's Veterans". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  21. ^ "2016 Ticket Galaxy 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  22. ^ "2017 Ticket Galaxy 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  23. ^ "2018 Whelen Trusted to Perform 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  24. ^ "2019 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  25. ^ "2020 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  26. ^ "2021 Xfinity Series Championship Race". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  27. ^ "2022 Xfinity Series Championship Race". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  28. ^ "2023 Xfinity Series Championship Race". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  29. ^ "2024 Xfinity Series Championship". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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