Check out the full 2026 NASCAR Cup Phoenix starting lineup following Qualifying, round 4 of 36.
Joey Logano secured pole position for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway with a blistering lap time of 26.561 seconds, marking his 34th career Cup Series pole and his third at the one-mile oval in Avondale, Arizona.
Defending Cup Series champion Kyle Larson delivered a strong response in the final qualifying shootout, clocking 26.678 seconds to claim second place, while Logano‘s teammate Austin Cindric held firm in third.
Daniel Suarez thrilled Trackhouse Racing fans with a respectable fourth, while Ryan Blaney made it three Penske Fords in the top five, just three-thousandths adrift.
Ross Chastain followed closely in sixth AS Carson Hocevar, Tyler Reddick, William Byron and Josh Berry completed the top ten.
2026 NASCAR Cup Phoenix starting lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | mph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 26.561 | 135.537 | |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 26.678 | 0.117 | 134.943 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 26.731 | 0.170 | 134.675 |
| 4 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 26.744 | 0.183 | 134.610 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 26.747 | 0.186 | 134.595 |
| 6 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 26.757 | 0.196 | 134.544 |
| 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 26.758 | 0.197 | 134.539 |
| 8 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 26.787 | 0.226 | 134.394 |
| 9 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 26.791 | 0.230 | 134.373 |
| 10 | 21 | Josh Berry | Ford | 26.814 | 0.253 | 134.258 |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 26.819 | 0.258 | 134.233 |
| 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 26.836 | 0.275 | 134.148 |
| 13 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 26.837 | 0.276 | 134.143 |
| 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 26.840 | 0.279 | 134.128 |
| 15 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 26.858 | 0.297 | 134.038 |
| 16 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 26.862 | 0.301 | 134.018 |
| 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 26.875 | 0.314 | 133.953 |
| 18 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 26.878 | 0.317 | 133.939 |
| 19 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 26.882 | 0.321 | 133.919 |
| 20 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 26.897 | 0.336 | 133.844 |
| 21 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 26.899 | 0.338 | 133.834 |
| 22 | 35 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 26.902 | 0.341 | 133.819 |
| 23 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 26.905 | 0.344 | 133.804 |
| 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Ford | 26.906 | 0.345 | 133.799 |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 26.948 | 0.387 | 133.591 |
| 26 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 26.956 | 0.395 | 133.551 |
| 27 | 33 | Austin Hill | Chevrolet | 26.959 | 0.398 | 133.536 |
| 28 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 27.021 | 0.460 | 133.230 |
| 29 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 27.037 | 0.476 | 133.151 |
| 30 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 27.041 | 0.480 | 133.131 |
| 31 | 48 | Anthony Alfredo | Chevrolet | 27.088 | 0.527 | 132.900 |
| 32 | 43 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 27.094 | 0.533 | 132.871 |
| 33 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 27.133 | 0.572 | 132.680 |
| 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 27.182 | 0.621 | 132.441 |
| 35 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 27.207 | 0.646 | 132.319 |
| 36 | 41 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 27.516 | 0.955 | 130.833 |
| 37 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford |
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