Practice #1 : Phoenix Raceway
Straight Talk Wireless 500
Phoenix Raceway , Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Raceway
- Straight Talk Wireless 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Joey Logano
- Age: 35
- Team : No 22 - Shell Pennzoil Ford
- Owner: Team Penske
- Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
- Joey Logano won the Pole Award for the Straight Talk Wireless 500 with a lap of 26561 seconds, 135537 mph
- This is his 34th pole in 619 NASCAR Cup Series races
- This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2026
- This is his third pole in 35 races at Phoenix Raceway
- Kyle Larson (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2026 and his 20th in 24 races at Phoenix Raceway
- Austin Cindric (third) posted his third top-10 start at Phoenix Raceway It is his first in four races this season
- Connor Zilisch (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 37
- Laps Scheduled: 312
- Margin of Victory: 0.399 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 32 Minutes 12 Seconds
- Average Speed: 88.219
- Cautions: 12 for 86 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- Green Flag Passes: 3,112 (13.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Phoenix Raceway
- Straight Talk Wireless 500
- Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
- Age: 32
- Team : No 12 - Dent Wizard Ford
- Owner: Roger Penske
- Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
- Ryan Blaney won the Straight Talk Wireless 500, his 18th victory in 382 Cup Series races
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his second victory and 15th top-10 finish in 21 races at Phoenix Raceway
- Christopher Bell (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 13 races at Phoenix Raceway It is his second top-10 finish in 2026
- Kyle Larson (third) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 24 races at Phoenix Raceway
- Connor Zilisch (29th) was the highest finishing rookie
- Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 60 points over Ryan Blaney
