๐๏ธNASCAR 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
PosDriverTeamMfr / #Laps Led / Pts
P1Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord #1228L ยท 65pt
P2Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota #20176L ยท 54pt
P3Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet #50L ยท 36pt
P4Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota #5412L ยท 36pt
P5Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota #115L ยท 47pt
P6Bubba WallaceโToyota #230L ยท 37pt
P7William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet #241L ยท 32pt
P8Tyler ReddickโToyota #450L ยท 39pt
P9Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet #710L ยท 28pt
P10Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota #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 LoganoTeam PenskeFord #22
P2Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet #5
P3Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord #2
P4Daniel SuarezSpire MotorsportsChevrolet #7
P5Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord #12
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Lap Leaders
1Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota ยท 176 laps led
2Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord ยท 73 laps led
3Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord ยท 28 laps led
4Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota ยท 12 laps led
5Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota 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
#DriverTeamBonusPts
1Ryan BlaneyTeam Penske+1065
2Christopher BellJoe Gibbs Racing+1954
3Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing+1547
4Tyler Reddickโ+1039
5Bubba Wallaceโ+637
6Kyle LarsonHendrick Motorsports+236
7Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs Racing+336
8William ByronHendrick Motorsports+232
9Chris BuescherRFK Racing+730
10Michael McDowellSpire Motorsports+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 (โ31 places).
Race data sourced from public ESPN scoreboard records.
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