Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200

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Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue Phoenix Raceway
Location Avondale, Arizona, United States
Corporate sponsor Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment [1]
First race1999
Distance200 miles (320 km)
Laps200 [2]
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) [3]
Most wins (driver) Carl Edwards
Kyle Busch (4)
Most wins (team) Roush Fenway Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer) Ford (10)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1 mi (1.6 km)
Turns4

The Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series event held at the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

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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. Daniel Hemric is the most recent winner of the event.

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

In early 2021 it was announced that the race, which is the season finale, will be held at night in the same manner as the Truck event.

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
LapsMiles (km)
1999 November 624 Jeff Gordon Gordon/Evernham Motorsports Chevrolet 200200 (321.868)1:44:18115.053
2000 November 49 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 200200 (321.868)1:44:13115.145
2001 October 2760 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 200200 (321.868)2:00:1299.834
2002 November 923 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 200200 (321.868)2:04:0596.709
2003 November 125 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 181*181 (291.291)1:52:1696.734
2004 November 641 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 205*205 (329.915)2:08:0596.031
2005 November 1260 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 200200 (321.868)2:02:3597.893
2006 November 1117 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 203*203 (326.696)2:13:3391.202
2007 November 105 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 203*203 (326.696)2:18:4189.111
2008 November 860 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 201*201 (323.478)2:06:2795.374
2009 November 1460 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200200 (321.868)1:59:03100.798
2010 November 1360 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200200 (321.868)1:52:05107.063
2011 November 1212 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 200200 (321.868)2:10:3591.895
2012 November 1018 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 204*204 (328.306)2:04:4898.077
2013 November 954 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200200 (321.868)1:58:37101.166
2014 November 822 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 206*206 (331.525)2:00:30102.573
2015 November 1454 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200200 (321.868)1:45:39113.583
2016 November 1218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200200 (321.868)2:03:1997.31
2017 November 119 William Byron JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200200 (321.868)1:54:33104.758
2018 November 1020 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200200 (321.868)1:59:14100.643
2019 November 97 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200200 (321.868)1:52:13106.936
2020 November 722 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 206*206 (331.525)2:13:5192.342
2021 November 618 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 204*204 (328.306)2:22:3585.845

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
4 Carl Edwards 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010
Kyle Busch 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
7 Roush Fenway Racing 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
6 Joe Gibbs Racing 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
3 Team Penske 2011, 2014, 2020
2 JR Motorsports 2017, 2019

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears Won
10 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2020
6 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
4 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 1999, 2007, 2017, 2019
2 Flag of the United States.svg Dodge 2004, 2011
1 Flag of the United States.svg Pontiac 2002

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