NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue Phoenix Raceway
Location Avondale, Arizona, United States
Corporate sponsor None
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

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.

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History

The Desert Diamond Casino West Valley, located in Glendale, Arizona, was the title sponsor of the race in 2019 and 2020 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 logo.png
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

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		Ref
LapsMiles (km)
1999 November 624 Jeff Gordon Gordon/Evernham Motorsports Chevrolet 200200 (321.868)1:44:18115.053 [4]
2000 November 49 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 200200 (321.868)1:44:13115.145 [5]
2001 October 2760 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 200200 (321.868)2:00:1299.834 [6]
2002 November 923 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 200200 (321.868)2:04:0596.709 [7]
2003 November 125 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 181*181 (291.291)1:52:1696.734 [8]
2004 November 641 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 205*205 (329.915)2:08:0596.031 [9]
2005 November 1260 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 200200 (321.868)2:02:3597.893 [10]
2006 November 1117 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 203*203 (326.696)2:13:3391.202 [11]
2007 November 105 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 203*203 (326.696)2:18:4189.111 [12]
2008 November 860 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 201*201 (323.478)2:06:2795.374 [13]
2009 November 1460 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200200 (321.868)1:59:03100.798 [14]
2010 November 1360 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200200 (321.868)1:52:05107.063 [15]
2011 November 1212 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 200200 (321.868)2:10:3591.895 [16]
2012 November 1018 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 204*204 (328.306)2:04:4898.077 [17]
2013 November 954 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200200 (321.868)1:58:37101.166 [18]
2014 November 822 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 206*206 (331.525)2:00:30102.573 [19]
2015 November 1454 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200200 (321.868)1:45:39113.583 [20]
2016 November 1218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200200 (321.868)2:03:1997.31 [21]
2017 November 119 William Byron JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200200 (321.868)1:54:33104.758 [22]
2018 November 1020 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200200 (321.868)1:59:14100.643 [23]
2019 November 97 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200200 (321.868)1:52:13106.936 [24]
2020 November 722 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 206*206 (331.525)2:13:5192.342 [25]
2021 November 618 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 204*204 (328.306)2:22:3585.845 [26]
2022 November 554 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200200 (321.868)2:11:3791.174 [27]
2023 November 400 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 202*202 (325.086)2:13:5390.527 [28]

Multiple winners (drivers)

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

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears 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

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears Won
11 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008-2010, 2014, 2020, 2023
7 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
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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