Qualifying Results : 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
Qualifying Round 1
Round 1 of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying splits drivers into two groups, with the fastest five from each advancing to the pole round. This initial round is critical as it determines the drivers competing for the top 10 starting positions.