Sammy Smith becomes 172nd winner in Xfinity Series
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Sammy Smith’s victory in the United Rentals 200 earned the rookie Xfinity Series driver his first career win in his 13th career series start Saturday at Phoenix Raceway.
Smith is now the 172nd different driver to score a win in NASCAR’s second-tier series.
“It is amazing, it’s a dream come true,” Smith said of the win.
Smith led 94 of the 200 lap race, leading the field for the final 52 laps.
“[It took] a lot of hard work and a lot of great people behind me,” Smith said. “Without all these guys – and Pilot Flying J, TMC and Toyota, I wouldn’t be here.”
Smith, who is still a senior in high school, is the youngest winning driver in series history.
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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