NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup and race info for Phoenix Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grounds in Phoenix, Arizona. The 1-mile of Phoenix Raceway is set to host a round of practice and qualifying to set the starting grid for Sunday’s race.
View NASCAR qualifying results from Phoenix Raceway below.
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Cup: Prac/Qual
Ryan Blaney will start from the pole position in Sunday’s race. He turned a laptime at 26.250 seconds in qualifying.
Race Purse: $11,233,037
Stages: 60/185/312
Phoenix Raceway
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Sunday
October 18, 2026
3:00pm ET
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Phoenix Raceway
Starting Lineup
October 18, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time | Avg Speed
1) Ryan Blaney
26.250 | 137.143
2) Joey Logano
26.282 | 136.976
3) Chase Briscoe
26.311 | 136.825
4) Denny Hamlin
26.314 | 136.809
5) Christopher Bell
26.351 | 136.617
6) Tyler Reddick
26.398 | 136.374
7) Ty Gibbs
26.414 | 136.291
8) Michael McDowell
26.432 | 136.199
9) Josh Berry
26.443 | 136.142
10) William Byron
26.483 | 135.936
11) Ross Chastain
26.513 | 135.782
12) Connor Zilisch
26.539 | 135.649
13) Todd Gilliland
26.600 | 135.338
14) Daniel Suárez
26.606 | 135.308
15) Austin Cindric
26.655 | 135.059
16) Chase Elliott
26.667 | 134.998
17) Chris Buescher
26.678 | 134.943
18) Brad Keselowski
26.680 | 134.933
19) Riley Herbst
26.746 | 134.600
20) Zane Smith
26.752 | 134.569
21) AJ Allmendinger
26.761 | 134.524
22) Kyle Larson
26.769 | 134.484
23) Bubba Wallace
26.782 | 134.419
24) Austin Dillon
26.782 | 134.419
25) Shane Van Gisbergen
26.798 | 134.338
26) Ryan Preece
26.799 | 134.333
27) Cole Custer
26.815 | 134.253
28) Carson Hocevar
26.821 | 134.223
29) Erik Jones
26.827 | 134.193
30) Noah Gragson
26.842 | 134.118
31) Ricky Stenhouse Jr
26.917 | 133.744
32) John H. Nemechek
26.943 | 133.615
33) Ty Dillon
26.957 | 133.546
34) Alex Bowman
26.986 | 133.403
35) Austin Hill
26.990 | 133.383
36) Corey Heim
27.002 | 133.323
37) Cody Ware
27.075 | 132.964
Phoenix Raceway
Practice Results
October 17, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1) Ryan Blaney (C)
26.969 | 133.487
2) Carson Hocevar (C)
26.998 | 133.343
3) Joey Logano (C)
27.015 | 133.259
4) Denny Hamlin (C)
27.086 | 132.910
5) Christopher Bell (C)
27.100 | 132.841
6) Daniel Suarez (C)
27.114 | 132.773
7) Ty Gibbs (C)
27.118 | 132.753
8) Chase Briscoe (C)
27.173 | 132.484
9) Bubba Wallace (C)
27.186 | 132.421
10) Josh Berry
27.189 | 132.406
11) Corey Heim(i)
27.193 | 132.387
12) Riley Herbst
27.208 | 132.314
13) Kyle Larson (C)
27.212 | 132.295
14) Todd Gilliland
27.234 | 132.188
15) William Byron (C)
27.235 | 132.183
16) John Hunter Nemechek
27.236 | 132.178
17) Austin Cindric (C)
27.237 | 132.173
18) Erik Jones
27.247 | 132.125
19) Michael McDowell
27.248 | 132.120
20) Ross Chastain
27.251 | 132.105
21) Zane Smith
27.265 | 132.037
22) Brad Keselowski
27.265 | 132.037
23) Alex Bowman
27.268 | 132.023
24) Chase Elliott (C)
27.306 | 131.839
25) Connor Zilisch #
27.312 | 131.810
26) Tyler Reddick (C)
27.318 | 131.781
27) Austin Dillon
27.356 | 131.598
28) Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
27.376 | 131.502
29) Cole Custer
27.393 | 131.420
30) Austin Hill(i)
27.422 | 131.281
31) Cody Ware
27.440 | 131.195
32) Chris Buescher (C)
27.482 | 130.995
33) Ty Dillon
27.549 | 130.676
34) AJ Allmendinger
27.563 | 130.610
35) Ryan Preece (C)
27.600 | 130.435
36) Noah Gragson
27.648 | 130.208
37) Shane Van Gisbergen
27.696 | 129.983
Phoenix Raceway
Practice Speeds (10 Lap Average)
October 17, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1) Christopher Bell (C)
130.849
2) Carson Hocevar (C)
130.706
3) Ryan Blaney (C)
130.616
4) Josh Berry
130.522
5) Joey Logano (C)
130.445
6) Denny Hamlin (C)
130.378
7) Bubba Wallace (C)
130.353
8) Chase Briscoe (C)
130.313
9) Austin Cindric (C)
130.185
10) Tyler Reddick (C)
130.136
11) Austin Dillon
130.099
12) Kyle Larson (C)
130.075
13) William Byron (C)
130.045
14) Erik Jones
129.983
15) Daniel Suarez (C)
129.918
16) Riley Herbst
129.909
17) John Hunter Nemechek
129.848
18) Brad Keselowski
129.827
19) Alex Bowman
129.827
20) * Corey Heim(i)
129.809
21) Michael McDowell
129.733
22) Todd Gilliland
129.723
23) Zane Smith
129.659
24) Chase Elliott (C)
129.562
25) Ross Chastain
129.499
26) Cole Custer
129.398
27) Connor Zilisch #
129.262
28) Austin Hill(i)
129.237
29) AJ Allmendinger
129.216
30) Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
129.102
31) Noah Gragson
129.004
32) Shane Van Gisbergen
128.950
33) Ryan Preece (C)
128.739
34) Cody Ware
128.539
35) Ty Gibbs (C)
128.532
36) Ty Dillon
128.473
37) Chris Buescher (C)
127.807
