Starting Lineup: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix
Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the final race of his final full-time NASCAR Cup Series season on Saturday at Phoenix Raceway. With a lap time of 26.718 seconds (134.741 mph) Truex weas able to top Championship 4 contender Joey Logano for the pole position.
William Byron will be the second-highest Championship 4 driver in the starting grid in eighth, Tyler Reddick will start 10th, and Ryan Blaney will roll from the starting grid in 17th.
Here is the official starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, race 36 of 36.
Row | Pos | No. | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ROW 1 | 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 1 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske |
ROW 2 | 3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing |
ROW 2 | 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 3 | 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 3 | 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 4 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 4 | 8 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 5 | 9 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing |
ROW 5 | 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing |
ROW 6 | 11 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske |
ROW 6 | 12 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing |
ROW 7 | 13 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports |
ROW 7 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 8 | 15 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | Spire Motorsports |
ROW 8 | 16 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 9 | 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske |
ROW 9 | 18 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
ROW 10 | 19 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
ROW 10 | 20 | 51 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing |
ROW 11 | 21 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing |
ROW 11 | 22 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing |
ROW 12 | 23 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
ROW 12 | 24 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing |
ROW 13 | 25 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing |
ROW 13 | 26 | 16 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing |
ROW 14 | 27 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing |
ROW 14 | 28 | 71 | Zane Smith # | Spire Motorsports |
ROW 15 | 29 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing |
ROW 15 | 30 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing |
ROW 16 | 31 | 15 | Kaz Grala # | Rick Ware Racing |
ROW 16 | 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports |
ROW 17 | 33 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing |
ROW 17 | 34 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing |
ROW 18 | 35 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports |
ROW 18 | 36 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing |
ROW 19 | 37 | 44 | JJ Yeley(i) | NY Racing Team |
ROW 19 | 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum(i) | MBM Motorsports |
ROW 20 | 39 | 4 | Josh Berry # | Stewart-Haas Racing |
ROW 20 | 40 | 50 | Jeb Burton(i) | Team AmeriVet |
(P) Indicates NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Drivers
# indicates Rookie of the Year Contenders
(i) indicates drivers ineligible to score NASCAR Cup Series points
Toby Christie is the Editor-in-Chief of Racing America. He has 15 years of experience as a motorsports journalist and has been with Racing America since 2023.