๐ŸŽ๏ธNASCAR Cup SeriesRace Completed

NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix

Sunday, March 8, 2026

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Race Result

Ryan Blaney (Team Penske, Ford #12) won at Phoenix International Raceway over 312 laps, leading 28 laps en route to victory.

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Track โ€” Phoenix International Raceway

312

Race Laps

312 mi

Race Distance

Avondale, AZ

Location

Track type: Super Speedway

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Final Classification โ€” Top 10

PosDriverMfr / #Laps Led / Pts
P1Ryan BlaneyFord #1228L ยท 65pt
P2Christopher BellToyota #20176L ยท 54pt
P3Kyle LarsonChevrolet #50L ยท 36pt
P4Ty GibbsToyota #5412L ยท 36pt
P5Denny HamlinToyota #115L ยท 47pt
P6Bubba WallaceToyota #230L ยท 37pt
P7William ByronChevrolet #241L ยท 32pt
P8Tyler ReddickToyota #450L ยท 39pt
P9Michael McDowellChevrolet #710L ยท 28pt
P10Erik JonesToyota #430L ยท 27pt
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Pole Position & Starting Grid

Joey Logano (Team Penske, Ford #22) took pole at 135.537 mph.

Top 5 Starters

P1Joey LoganoFord #22
P2Kyle LarsonChevrolet #5
P3Austin CindricFord #2
P4Daniel SuarezChevrolet #7
P5Ryan BlaneyFord #12
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Lap Leaders

1Christopher BellToyota ยท 176 laps led
2Joey LoganoFord ยท 73 laps led
3Ryan BlaneyFord ยท 28 laps led
4Ty GibbsToyota ยท 12 laps led
5Denny HamlinToyota ยท 5 laps led

Christopher Bell led 176 of 312 laps (56% of the race) but finished P2; race winner Ryan Blaney led 28 laps.

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Championship Points Scored โ€” Top 10

#DriverBonusPts
1Ryan Blaney+1065
2Christopher Bell+1954
3Denny Hamlin+1547
4Tyler Reddick+1039
5Bubba Wallace+637
6Kyle Larson+236
7Ty Gibbs+336
8William Byron+232
9Chris Buescher+730
10Michael McDowell+028
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Race Notes

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    Biggest grid-to-finish gain: Bubba Wallace climbed from P28 to P6 (+22 places).

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    Biggest grid-to-finish loss: Austin Cindric dropped from P3 to P34 (โˆ’31 places).

Race data sourced from public ESPN scoreboard records.

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