Smithley Collects 24th at PIR

On a very hot afternoon when the desert sun baked the field, Garrett Smithley held on for a 24th-place finish in Saturday’s DC Solar 200 Xfinity Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.

Smithley qualified 23rd and raced in mid-pack, finishing on the lead lap.

“A tough day out there,” Smithley said. “It was punishing on the cars, but we managed to hold things together and get a decent finish.”

The three JD Motorsports with Gary Keller drivers finished in a row – Ross Chastain 22nd, Harrison Rhodes 23rd and Smithley 24th.

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