Race 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
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 61 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 312 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 7 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 312 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Running |
| 3 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 39 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | Running |
| 4 | 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 49 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 312 | 85 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Running |
| 5 | 36 | 67 | Corey Heim | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 51 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 312 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Running |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 3 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 44 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 312 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Running |
| 9 | 11 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 9 | 21 | Josh Berry | Ford | 34 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 312 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Running |
| 12 | 28 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 30 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 13 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 15 | 20 | 38 | Zane Smith | Ford | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 18 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 23 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 312 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Running |
| 18 | 26 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 12 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 10 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 312 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 21 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 35 | 33 | Austin Hill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 29 | 43 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 25 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 311 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Running |
| 29 | 34 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 33 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 19 | 35 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 32 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 22 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 35 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 36 | 8 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Gibbs | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Michael McDowell | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 44 | 0 | Yellow |
| Riley Herbst | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 44 | 50 | Yellow |
| Michael McDowell | Speeding on pit road Garage | Tail End | 44 | 0 | Yellow |
| Shane van Gisbergen | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 46 | 50 | Yellow |
| AJ Allmendinger | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 46 | 50 | Yellow |
| Zane Smith | Removing equipment from assigned pit area | Tail End | 64 | 68 | Yellow |
| Ty Dillon | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 120 | 124 | Green |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 126 | 130 | Green |
| Ty Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 158 | 163 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 190 | 193 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 220 | 230 | Green/Yellow |
| Daniel Suarez | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 226 | 230 | Yellow |
| Michael McDowell | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 227 | 230 | Yellow |
| Kyle Larson | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 283 | 0 | Yellow |
| AJ Allmendinger | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 285 | 293 | Yellow |
| Bubba Wallace | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 285 | 293 | Yellow |
| Austin Hill | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 285 | 293 | Yellow |
| Shane van Gisbergen | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 285 | 293 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 287 | 293 | Yellow |