2024 Call811.com Every Dig. Every Time. 200

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Race 4 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	March 9, 2024
Official name	20th Annual Call811.com Every Dig. Every Time. 200
Location	Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course	Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance	205 laps, 205 mi (330 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 200 mi (320 km)
Average speed	92.516 mph (148.890 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Cole Custer	Stewart–Haas Racing
Time	27.380
Most laps led
Driver	Chandler Smith	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	88
Winner
No. 81	Chandler Smith	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Jamie Little, Joey Logano, and Daniel Suárez
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The 2024 Call811.com Every Dig. Every Time. 200 was the 4th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent asphalt tri-oval shaped speedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 200 laps, but was increased to 205 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Chandler Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would take the lead on the final restart with two laps to go, and held off the field to earn his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Smith was consistent throughout the entire race, leading a race-high 88 laps and winning the first stage. ^[9] Justin Allgaier dominated the final portion of the race, leading 52 laps before blowing a tire and hitting the wall with five laps to go. ^[10] To fill out the podium, Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Sheldon Creed, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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Background

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 including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, March 9, at 9:30 AM MST, and would last for 20 minutes. ^[11] John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.617, and a speed of 130.354 mph (209.784 km/h). ^[12]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 9, at 11:00 AM MST. ^[11] Since Phoenix Raceway is a one-mile speedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole. ^[13]

Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.380, and a speed of 131.483 mph (211.601 km/h). ^[14]

C. J. McLaughlin was the only driver who failed to qualify.

Qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Stage 3 Laps: 115

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Chandler Smith 183 1 2 Austin Hill 182 (-1) 2 3 Cole Custer 150 (–33) 1 4 Riley Herbst 146 (–37) 2 5 Jesse Love 135 (–48) 6 Sheldon Creed 130 (–53) 3 7 A. J. Allmendinger 124 (–59) 8 Justin Allgaier 119 (–64) 1 9 Brandon Jones 118 (–65) 1 10 Sammy Smith 114 (–69) 11 Parker Kligerman 105 (–78) 12 Anthony Alfredo 98 (–85) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 148 2 Toyota 140 (–8) 3 Ford 120 (–28) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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