A new NASCAR Cup Series will emerge at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon in the season finale, and four drivers have a chance to make history in the final race of the 2023 playoffs.
Kyle Larson, William Byron, Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bell all survived playoff elimination to advance to the Championship 4. Larson is looking to win his second career title in the last three years, while the other three drivers are vying for their first championship.
Each driver in the Championship 4 will begin Sunday’s race equal on points, and there will be no stage points awarded. Whoever records the best finish will win the title – and Byron has the early advantage, having won the pole for Sunday’s race.
The NASCAR Cup Series championship race will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC. You can stream the race on Fubo.
Here is the starting lineup for Sunday:
36
BJ McLeod
Live Fast Motorsports No. 78
35
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing No. 31
34
JJ Yeley
Rick Ware Racing No. 15
33
Ty Dillon
Spire Motorsports No. 77
32
AJ Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing No. 16
31
Brad Keselowski*
*Keselowski missed qualifying on Saturday to attend the birth of his son. Newly crowned Xfinity Series champion Cole Custer qualified the car and is on standby for Sunday’s race should Keselowski not return in time.
RFK Racing No. 6
30
Ryan Newman
Rick Ware Racing No. 51
29
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports No. 7
28
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing No. 10
27
Austin Cindric
Team Penske No. 2
26
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14
25
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing No. 21
24
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing No. 47
23
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports No. 48
22
Carson Hocevar
Legacy Motor Club No. 42
21
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing No. 3
20
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports No. 9
19
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports No. 34
18
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing No. 8
17
Joey Logano
Team Penske No. 22
16
Daniel Suarez
Trackhouse Racing No. 99
15
Ryan Blaney
Championship 4 driver
Team Penske No. 12
14
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports No. 38
13
Christopher Bell
Championship 4 driver
Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20
12
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41
11
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54
10
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing No. 45
9
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing No. 17
8
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing No. 1
7
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club No. 43
6
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11
5
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing No. 23
4
Kyle Larson
Championship 4 driver
Hendrick Motorsports No. 5
3
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4
2
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19
1
William Byron
Championship 4 driver
Hendrick Motorsports No. 24
