Phoenix Raceway Watches Sammy Smith Snag First Career NASCAR Xfinity Victory

Devon Henry

2 years ago

At just 18-years-old, Sammy Smith is a NASCAR Xfinity Series winner. The rookie led a race-high 92 of 200 laps en route to victory lane at Phoenix Raceway.

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver piloted four entries last year and showed off a slew of speed. Everyone knew Smith’s first career win would come sooner rather than later and it arrived just four races into the 2023 season.

Part-time Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ryan Truex fought for a second place finish, Sheldon Creed made a charge to finish third, Riley Herbst took home fourth, and Chandler Smith rounded out the top-five.

The weekend is capped off tomorrow with the United Rentals 500. The Xfinity Series returns to Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 4 to crown their champion. Next stop for the group is at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March. 18.

Let's take a look back at our @Sports360AZ Saturday recap as @sammysmithSS took home his first career @NASCAR_Xfinity win with some impressive driving at @phoenixraceway! #UnitedRentals200 pic.twitter.com/Cfrjd0WCjk

— Devon Henry (@devonhenry77) March 12, 2023

Devon Henry

Arizona native, Devon Henry, joined the Sports360AZ crew in 2018 after graduating from Arizona State's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication. Devon has avidly partaken in coverage of the Arizona high school sports scene since 2013 and has covered NASCAR and INDYCAR at Phoenix Raceway since 2017. Devon is also a play-by-play announcer, calling over a dozen different sports and hundreds of events.

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