Joey Logano and Kyle Larson will share the front row for the NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix as the 'real' season gets underway, following two drafting tracks and a road course to open the 2026 season.
Logano lapped the Arizona oval in 26.561s, and the driver of the #22 Team Penske Ford beat Larson's #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet by 0.117s in an impressive lap.
Austin Cindric will start third, Daniel Suarez fourth, and Ryan Blaney fifth.
Seeking the first four-peat seen in the Cup Series since 2007, Tyler Reddick will start eighth -- even after going for a spin in practice.
Brad Keselowski was the only driver who did not set a time after slamming the wall with a flat tire during practice.
Phoenix I Starting Lineup
| cla | # | driver | manufacturer | time | gap | mph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
 Joey Logano |
Ford | 26.561 | 135.537 | |
| 2 | 5 |
Kyle Larson |
Chevrolet | 26.678 | 0.117 | 134.943 |
| 3 | 2 |
Austin Cindric |
Ford | 26.731 | 0.170 | 134.675 |
| 4 | 7 |
 Daniel Suarez |
Chevrolet | 26.744 | 0.183 | 134.610 |
| 5 | 12 |
Ryan Blaney |
Ford | 26.747 | 0.186 | 134.595 |
| 6 | 1 |
Ross Chastain
|
Chevrolet | 26.757 | 0.196 | 134.544 |
| 7 | 77 |
Carson Hocevar
|
Chevrolet | 26.758 | 0.197 | 134.539 |
| 8 | 45 |
Tyler Reddick |
Toyota | 26.787 | 0.226 | 134.394 |
| 9 | 24 |
William Byron
|
Chevrolet | 26.791 | 0.230 | 134.373 |
| 10 | 21 |
Josh Berry
|
Ford | 26.814 | 0.253 | 134.258 |
| 11 | 11 |
Denny Hamlin
|
Toyota | 26.819 | 0.258 | 134.233 |
| 12 | 20 |
Christopher Bell
|
Toyota | 26.836 | 0.275 | 134.148 |
| 13 | 60 |
Ryan Preece
|
Ford | 26.837 | 0.276 | 134.143 |
| 14 | 54 |
Ty Gibbs
|
Toyota | 26.840 | 0.279 | 134.128 |
| 15 | 42 |
John Hunter Nemechek
|
Toyota | 26.858 | 0.297 | 134.038 |
| 16 | 71 |
Michael McDowell
|
Chevrolet | 26.862 | 0.301 | 134.018 |
| 17 | 17 |
Chris Buescher
|
Ford | 26.875 | 0.314 | 133.953 |
| 18 | 97 |
 Shane van Gisbergen
|
Chevrolet | 26.878 | 0.317 | 133.939 |
| 19 | 88 |
Connor Zilisch
|
Chevrolet | 26.882 | 0.321 | 133.919 |
| 20 | 19 |
Chase Briscoe
|
Toyota | 26.897 | 0.336 | 133.844 |
| 21 | 47 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
Chevrolet | 26.899 | 0.338 | 133.834 |
| 22 | 35 |
Riley Herbst
|
Toyota | 26.902 | 0.341 | 133.819 |
| 23 | 16 |
AJ Allmendinger
|
Chevrolet | 26.905 | 0.344 | 133.804 |
| 24 | 38 |
Zane Smith
|
Ford | 26.906 | 0.345 | 133.799 |
| 25 | 3 |
Austin Dillon
|
Chevrolet | 26.948 | 0.387 | 133.591 |
| 26 | 9 |
Chase Elliott
|
Chevrolet | 26.956 | 0.395 | 133.551 |
| 27 | 33 |
Austin Hill |
Chevrolet | 26.959 | 0.398 | 133.536 |
| 28 | 23 |
Darrell Wallace Jr |
Toyota | 27.021 | 0.460 | 133.230 |
| 29 | 8 |
Kyle Busch
|
Chevrolet | 27.037 | 0.476 | 133.151 |
| 30 | 34 |
Todd Gilliland
|
Ford | 27.041 | 0.480 | 133.131 |
| 31 | 48 |
Anthony Alfredo |
Chevrolet | 27.088 | 0.527 | 132.900 |
| 32 | 43 |
Erik Jones
|
Toyota | 27.094 | 0.533 | 132.871 |
| 33 | 10 |
Ty Dillon
|
Chevrolet | 27.133 | 0.572 | 132.680 |
| 34 | 51 |
Cody Ware
|
Chevrolet | 27.182 | 0.621 | 132.441 |
| 35 | 4 |
Noah Gragson
|
Ford | 27.207 | 0.646 | 132.319 |
| 36 | 41 |
Cole Custer
|
Chevrolet | 27.516 | 0.955 | 130.833 |
| 37 | 6 |
Brad Keselowski |
Ford |
