NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Phoenix Raceway
Location	Avondale, Arizona, United States
First race	1999
Distance	200 miles (320 km)
Laps	200 [1] Stages 1/2: 45 each Final stage: 110
Previous names	Outback 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
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1 mi (1.6 km)
Turns	4

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

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. That streak would be broken in 2024 as Riley Herbst won the race but Justin Allgaier won the championship.

Past winners

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]
2025	November 1

• 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)

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

Multiple winners (teams)

# 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

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

References

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.

External links

• Phoenix Raceway race results at Racing-Reference

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