NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race

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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.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenuePhoenix Raceway
LocationAvondale, Arizona, United States
Corporate sponsorNone
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 (11)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1 mi (1.6 km)
Turns4

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 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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YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
Ref
LapsMiles (km)
1999November 624Jeff GordonGordon/Evernham MotorsportsChevrolet200200 (321.868)1:44:18115.053[4]
2000November 49Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord200200 (321.868)1:44:13115.145[5]
2001October 2760Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord200200 (321.868)2:00:1299.834[6]
2002November 923Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingPontiac200200 (321.868)2:04:0596.709[7]
2003November 125Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord181*181 (291.291)1:52:1696.734[8]
2004November 641Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge205*205 (329.915)2:08:0596.031[9]
2005November 1260Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord200200 (321.868)2:02:3597.893[10]
2006November 1117Matt KensethRoush RacingFord203*203 (326.696)2:13:3391.202[11]
2007November 105Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet203*203 (326.696)2:18:4189.111[12]
2008November 860Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord201*201 (323.478)2:06:2795.374[13]
2009November 1460Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord200200 (321.868)1:59:03100.798[14]
2010November 1360Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord200200 (321.868)1:52:05107.063[15]
2011November 1212Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingDodge200200 (321.868)2:10:3591.895[16]
2012November 1018Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota204*204 (328.306)2:04:4898.077[17]
2013November 954Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200200 (321.868)1:58:37101.166[18]
2014November 822Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord206*206 (331.525)2:00:30102.573[19]
2015November 1454Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200200 (321.868)1:45:39113.583[20]
2016November 1218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200200 (321.868)2:03:1997.31[21]
2017November 119William ByronJR MotorsportsChevrolet200200 (321.868)1:54:33104.758[22]
2018November 1020Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200200 (321.868)1:59:14100.643[23]
2019November 97Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet200200 (321.868)1:52:13106.936[24]
2020November 722Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord206*206 (331.525)2:13:5192.342[25]
2021November 618Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota204*204 (328.306)2:22:3585.845[26]
2022November 554Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200200 (321.868)2:11:3791.174[27]
2023November 400Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord202*202 (325.086)2:13:5390.527[28]
2024November 9
  • 2003: Race shortened due to rain.
  • 2004, 2006–2008, 2012, 2014, 2020, 2021, & 2023: Races extended due to a NASCAR overtime.

Multiple winners (drivers)

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# WinsDriverYears Won
4Carl Edwards2005, 2008-2010
Kyle Busch2007, 2013, 2015, 2016

Multiple winners (teams)

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# WinsTeamYears Won
7Roush Fenway Racing2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008-2010
Joe Gibbs Racing2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
3Team Penske2011, 2014, 2020
2JR Motorsports2017, 2019

Manufacturer wins

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# WinsMakeYears Won
11 Ford2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008-2010, 2014, 2020, 2023
7 Toyota2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
4 Chevrolet1999, 2007, 2017, 2019
2 Dodge2004, 2011
1 Pontiac2002

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.
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