NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025: Preview and odds for GOVX 200 at Phoenix Raceway

The GOVX 200 marks the fourth race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. The event is scheduled on Saturday, March 8, at Phoenix Raceway, and the green flag will drop at 5 pm ET.

The one-mile, low-banked tri-oval features eight degrees of banking in turns one and two, 11 degrees in turns three and four, and three degrees on the backstretch. The venue will also host the Cup Series and ARCA Series. Thirty-eight drivers have entered 38 spots for the 21st annual GOVX 200 at the Phoenix Raceway.

Heading to the Phoenix Raceway, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Aric Almirola is the favorite, per the odds table, at +400 odds to win this year’s GOVX 200, according to BetMGM. Almirola is a veteran NASCAR driver who competes part-time in the Xfinity Series.

NASCAR Cup Series regular driver Alex Bowman and the defending NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, Justin Allgaier, are tied for second place at +425 odds to win this weekend’s race.

They are followed by rookie driver and last weekend’s winner Connor Zilisch at +900, Sheldon Creed at +1000, and Jesse Love at +1100 in the top five highest odds to win the GOVX 200.

Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Hill has the ninth-highest odds at +1600 to win on Saturday. Whereas Sammy Smith, who won this event in 2023, has the sixth-highest odds at +1300.

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Opening odds for the 2025 NASCAR GOVX 200 at Phoenix Raceway

Here's a look at the odds for all 38 Xfinity Series drivers competing on Sunday at the Phoenix Raceway:

1. Aric Almirola: +400
2. Alex Bowman: +425
3. Justin Allgaier: +425
4. Connor Zilisch: +900
5. Sheldon Creed: +1000
6. Jesse Love: +1100
7. Sammy Smith: +1300
8. Sam Mayer: +1400
9. Taylor Gray: +1400
10. Carson Kvapil: +1500
11. Austin Hill: +1600
12. Brandon Jones: +1600
13. William Sawalich: +2000
14. Christian Eckes: +4000
15. Ryan Sieg: +5000
16. Nick Sanchez: +5000
17. Harrison Burton: +8000
18. Josh Williams: +30000
19. Daniel Dye: +30000
20. Dean Thompson: +30000
21. Jeb Burton: +30000
22. Anthony Alfredo: +30000
23. Matt DiBenedetto: +30000
24. Parker Retzlaff: +30000
25. Jeremy Clements: +50000
26. Kyle Sieg: +50000
27. Nick Leitz: +100000
28. Garrett Smithley: +100000
29. Joey Gase: +100000
30. Brennan Poole: +100000
31. Blaine Perkins: +100000
32. Kris Wright: +100000
33. Josh Bilicki: +100000
34. Ryan Ellis: +100000
35. Greg Van Alst: +100000
36. Thomas Annunziata: +100000
37. Dawson Cram: +100000
38. Brad Perez: +100000

The live telecast of Saturday’s 200-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series event at Phoenix Raceway can be viewed on CW, and radio coverage will air on MRN.