Race Results : Phoenix Raceway

Straight Talk Wireless 500

Phoenix Raceway , Phoenix, AZ

Sunday, March 8th, 2026 Race 4 of 36 2026 Season
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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
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Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 5 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 65 55 10 0 312 28 2 1 0 Running
2 12 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 54 35 19 0 312 176 8 2 1 Running
3 2 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 36 34 2 0 312 0 0 0 9 Running
4 14 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 36 33 3 0 312 12 1 8 0 Running
5 11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 47 32 15 0 312 5 1 5 2 Running
6 28 23 Bubba Wallace Toyota 37 31 6 0 312 0 0 0 5 Running
7 9 24 William Byron Chevrolet 32 30 2 0 312 1 1 9 0 Running
8 8 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota 39 29 10 0 312 0 0 4 8 Running
9 16 71 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 28 28 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
10 32 43 Erik Jones Toyota 27 27 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
11 18 97 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
12 30 34 Todd Gilliland Ford 26 25 1 0 312 0 0 0 10 Running
13 13 60 Ryan Preece Ford 24 24 0 0 312 4 1 0 0 Running
14 17 17 Chris Buescher Ford 30 23 7 0 312 0 0 0 4 Running
15 37 6 Brad Keselowski Ford 22 22 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
16 25 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
17 29 8 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
18 22 35 Riley Herbst Toyota 19 19 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
19 23 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
20 7 77 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 21 17 4 0 312 0 0 0 7 Running
21 27 33 Austin Hill Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
22 21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
23 26 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
24 34 51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
25 15 42 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 12 12 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 Running
26 33 10 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 311 0 0 0 0 Running
27 24 38 Zane Smith Ford 10 10 0 0 294 0 0 0 0 Accident
28 6 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 10 9 1 0 286 0 0 10 0 Running
29 19 88 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 281 0 0 0 0 Suspension
30 4 7 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet 11 7 4 0 254 0 0 7 0 Accident
31 1 22 Joey Logano Ford 23 7 16 0 253 73 9 3 3 Accident
32 10 21 Josh Berry Ford 5 5 0 0 253 13 1 0 0 Accident
33 31 48 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 Accident
34 3 2 Austin Cindric Ford 13 3 10 0 216 0 0 6 6 Accident
35 36 41 Cole Custer Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 Radiator
36 35 4 Noah Gragson Ford 1 1 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 Accident
37 20 19 Chase Briscoe Toyota 1 1 0 0 131 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Brad Keselowski Pre-Race to the Rear Backup Car Tail End 0 0 White
Carson Hocevar Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Zane Smith Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Zane Smith Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Pass Thru 0 1 White
Kyle Larson Speeding on pit road Tail End 65 70 Yellow
Kyle Busch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 94 101 Yellow
Kyle Busch Speeding on pit road Tail End 94 101 Yellow
Shane van Gisbergen Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 95 101 Yellow
Bubba Wallace Speeding on pit road Tail End 97 101 Yellow
Bubba Wallace Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 100 101 Yellow
Chase Elliott Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 104 108 Yellow
Daniel Suarez Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 104 108 Yellow
Connor Zilisch Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 105 108 Yellow
Daniel Suarez Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 106 108 Yellow
Chase Elliott Speeding on pit road Tail End 106 108 Yellow
Connor Zilisch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 107 108 Yellow
Chase Briscoe Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 132 0 Yellow
Ryan Blaney Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box Tail End 134 138 Yellow
Noah Gragson Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 157 0 Yellow
William Byron Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 159 167 Yellow
William Byron Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 159 167 Yellow
Connor Zilisch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 159 167 Yellow
Riley Herbst Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 159 167 Yellow
Michael McDowell Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 160 167 Yellow
Cole Custer Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 161 0 Yellow
Kyle Busch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 187 196 Yellow
Ty Dillon Removing equipment from assigned pit area Tail End 191 196 Yellow
Connor Zilisch Speeding on pit road Tail End 212 216 Yellow
Kyle Busch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 215 216 Yellow
Ross Chastain Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 217 0 Yellow
Alex Bowman Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 217 0 Yellow
Chris Buescher Speeding on pit road Tail End 248 252 Yellow
Daniel Suarez Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 255 0 Yellow
Connor Zilisch Speeding on pit road Garage Pass Thru 287 0 Green
Austin Dillon Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 289 293 Yellow
Ty Dillon Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 294 300 Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 294 300 Yellow
Zane Smith Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 294 0 Yellow
Zane Smith Speeding on pit road Garage Tail End 294 0 Yellow
Ty Dillon Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 296 300 Yellow