Practice #1 : Phoenix Raceway
Freeway Insurance 500
Phoenix Raceway , Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Raceway
- Freeway Insurance 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Ryan Blaney
- Age: 32
- Team : No 12 - Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford
- Owner: Roger Penske
- Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
- Ryan Blaney won the Pole Award for the Freeway Insurance 500 with a lap of 2625 seconds, 137143 mph
- This is his 17th pole in 411 NASCAR Cup Series races
- This is his fifth pole and 20th top-10 start in 2026
- This is his fourth pole in 22 races at Phoenix Raceway
- Joey Logano (second) posted his 16th top-10 start of 2026 and his 25th in 36 races at Phoenix Raceway
- Chase Briscoe (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Phoenix Raceway It is his 18th in 33 races this season
- Connor Zilisch (12th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 37
- Laps Scheduled: 312
- Margin of Victory: 0.801 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 1 Minutes 23 Seconds
- Average Speed: 103.207
- Cautions: 6 for 43 laps
- Lead Changes: 21
- Green Flag Passes: 3,641 (13.5 passes per green flag lap)
- Phoenix Raceway
- Freeway Insurance 500
- Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
- Age: 30
- Team : No 45 - ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK Toyota
- Owner: Michael Jordan
- Crew Chief: Billy Scott
- Tyler Reddick won the Freeway Insurance 500, his 14th victory in 251 Cup Series races
- This is his sixth victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 14 races at Phoenix Raceway
- Ryan Blaney (second) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 22 races at Phoenix Raceway It is his 22nd top-10 finish in 2026
- Chase Elliott (third) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 21 races at Phoenix Raceway
- Connor Zilisch (20th) was the highest finishing rookie
- Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 5 points over Christopher Bell
