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Straight Talk Wireless 500 2026Results, Stages & Qualifying

FinalRound 4
  • Track: Phoenix Raceway, Avondale
  • Raced: Sun, Mar 8, 3:30 PM ET

Straight Talk Wireless 500 2026, round 4 of the NASCAR Cup Series, at Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, March 8, 2026. Ryan Blaney won. Full results, stage results, qualifying and points.

Race Summary

Winner
Ryan Blaney
Laps
312
Lead changes
27
Leaders
9

Laps led: Christopher Bell (175), Joey Logano (73), Ryan Blaney (28), Josh Berry (13), Ty Gibbs (12), Denny Hamlin (5), William Byron (3), Ryan Preece (2), Brad Keselowski (1).

Straight Talk Wireless 500 2026 Results

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
15#12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord31228Running65
212#20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota312175Running54
32#5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3120Running36
414#54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31212Running36
511#11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3125Running47
628#23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota3120Running37
79#24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3123Running32
88#45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota3120Running39
916#71Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet3120Running28
1032#43Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota3120Running27
1118#97Shane Van GisbergenTrackhouse RacingChevrolet3120Running26
1230#34Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord3120Running26
1313#60Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord3122Running24
1417#17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord3120Running30
1537#6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord3121Running22
1625#3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3120Running21
1729#8Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3120Running20
1822#35Riley Herbst23XI RacingToyota3120Running19
1923#16AJ AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet3120Running18
207#77Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet3120Running21
2127#33Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3120Running0
2221#47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.HYAK MotorsportsChevrolet3120Running15
2326#9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3120Running14
2434#51Cody WareRick Ware RacingChevrolet3120Running13
2515#42John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota3120Running12
2633#10Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevrolet3110Running11
2724#38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord2940Accident10
286#1Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet2860Running10
2919#88Connor ZilischTrackhouse RacingChevrolet2810Suspension8
304#7Daniel SuarezSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2540Accident11
311#22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord25373Accident23
3210#21Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord25313Accident5
3331#48Anthony AlfredoHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2170Accident0
343#2Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord2160Accident13
3536#41Cole CusterHaas Factory TeamChevrolet1590Radiator2
3635#4Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFord1550Accident1
3720#19Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1310Accident1

Fin = finishing position, St = starting position, Led = laps led. Points are the driver's race points.

Stage Results

Stage 1

PosDriverPts
1Ryan Blaney#1210
2Christopher Bell#209
3Joey Logano#228
4Tyler Reddick#457
5Denny Hamlin#116
6Austin Cindric#25
7Daniel Suarez#74
8Ty Gibbs#543
9William Byron#242
10Ross Chastain#11

Stage 2

PosDriverPts
1Christopher Bell#2010
2Denny Hamlin#119
3Joey Logano#228
4Chris Buescher#177
5Bubba Wallace#236
6Austin Cindric#25
7Carson Hocevar#774
8Tyler Reddick#453
9Kyle Larson#52
10Todd Gilliland#341

Top 10 of each stage, by car number joined to the race entry.

Qualifying

PosCarDriverTime
1#22Joey Logano26.561
2#5Kyle Larson26.678
3#2Austin Cindric26.731
4#7Daniel Suarez26.744
5#12Ryan Blaney26.747
6#1Ross Chastain26.757
7#77Carson Hocevar26.758
8#45Tyler Reddick26.787
9#24William Byron26.791
10#21Josh Berry26.814
11#11Denny Hamlin26.819
12#20Christopher Bell26.836
13#60Ryan Preece26.837
14#54Ty Gibbs26.840
15#42John Hunter Nemechek26.858
16#71Michael McDowell26.862
17#17Chris Buescher26.875
18#97Shane Van Gisbergen26.878
19#88Connor Zilisch26.882
20#19Chase Briscoe26.897
21#47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.26.899
22#35Riley Herbst26.902
23#16AJ Allmendinger26.905
24#38Zane Smith26.906
25#3Austin Dillon26.948
26#9Chase Elliott26.956
27#33Austin Hill26.959
28#23Bubba Wallace27.021
29#8Kyle Busch27.037
30#34Todd Gilliland27.041
31#48Anthony Alfredo27.088
32#43Erik Jones27.094
33#10Ty Dillon27.133
34#51Cody Ware27.182
35#4Noah Gragson27.207
36#41Cole Custer27.516
37#6Brad Keselowski—

Practice

PosCarDriverTime
1#7Daniel Suarez26.877
2#77Carson Hocevar26.961
3#19Chase Briscoe26.983
4#1Ross Chastain26.996
5#2Austin Cindric27.000
6#54Ty Gibbs27.026
7#12Ryan Blaney27.048
8#20Christopher Bell27.060
9#45Tyler Reddick27.075
10#71Michael McDowell27.093
11#17Chris Buescher27.099
12#88Connor Zilisch27.139
13#43Erik Jones27.147
14#9Chase Elliott27.154
15#11Denny Hamlin27.176
16#23Bubba Wallace27.182
17#8Kyle Busch27.184
18#5Kyle Larson27.185
19#22Joey Logano27.204
20#51Cody Ware27.213
21#24William Byron27.219
22#3Austin Dillon27.223
23#34Todd Gilliland27.229
24#47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.27.240
25#38Zane Smith27.241
26#35Riley Herbst27.242
27#60Ryan Preece27.291
28—Austin Hill27.326
29#48Anthony Alfredo27.328
30#10Ty Dillon27.334
31#97Shane Van Gisbergen27.339
32#16AJ Allmendinger27.341
33#21Josh Berry27.349
34#6Brad Keselowski27.381
35#42John Hunter Nemechek27.472
36#4Noah Gragson27.493
37#41Cole Custer27.508

Weekend schedule

  • PracticeSat, Mar 7, 12:00 PM ET · Done
  • QualifyingSat, Mar 7, 1:10 PM ET · Done
  • RaceSun, Mar 8, 3:30 PM ET · Done