2022 United Rentals 200

2022 United Rentals 200

Race details
Race 4 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	March 12, 2022
Official name	18th Annual United Rentals 200
Location	Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Distance	200 laps, 200 mi (320 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 200 mi (320 km)
Average speed	98.698 mph (158.839 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Trevor Bayne	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	26.306
Most laps led
Driver	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports
Laps	114
Winner
No. 9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Daniel Suárez, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

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.^[1] 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.

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.

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, March 12, at 9:30 AM MST.^[2] 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).

Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 12, at 10:00 AM MST.^[2] 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.^[3]

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).^[4]

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Drivers' Championship standings 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 Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.