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2026 Straight Talk Wireless 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Cup Series race number 4 of 36 Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, AZ 312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.000 miles) Time of race: 3:32:12 Average speed: 88.219 mph Pole speed: 135.537 mph Cautions: 12 for 86 laps Margin of victory: .399 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 23 Green flag passes: 3,112 (13.8 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2026 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2026 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Status Led Pts 1 5 12   Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard   (Roger Penske) Ford 312 running 28 65 2 12 20   Christopher Bell Reser's Fine Foods   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 312 running 176 54 3 2 5   Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 running 0 36 4 14 54   Ty Gibbs ampm   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 312 running 12 36 5 11 11   Denny Hamlin Bob's Discount Furniture   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 312 running 5 47 6 28 23   Bubba Wallace Robinhood   (23XI Racing) Toyota 312 running 0 37 7 9 24   William Byron Raptor   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 running 1 32 8 8 45   Tyler Reddick Jordan Brand   (23XI Racing) Toyota 312 running 0 39 9 16 71   Michael McDowell Delaware Life   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 312 running 0 28 10 32 43   Erik Jones Dollar Tree   (Legacy Motor Club) Toyota 312 running 0 27 11 18 97   Shane Van Gisbergen Safety Culture   (Trackhouse Racing) Chevrolet 312 running 0 26 12 30 34   Todd Gilliland Long John Silver's   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 312 running 0 26 13 13 60   Ryan Preece Body Guard   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 running 4 24 14 17 17   Chris Buescher Fry's / Artesano / Kraft   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 running 0 30 15 37 6   Brad Keselowski Consumer Cellular   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 running 0 22 16 25 3   Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 312 running 0 21 17 29 8   Kyle Busch zone Jalapeño Lime   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 312 running 0 20 18 22 35   Riley Herbst Monster Energy   (23XI Racing) Toyota 312 running 0 19 19 23 16   A.J. Allmendinger Campers Inn RV   (Matthew Kaulig) Chevrolet 312 running 0 18 20 7 77   Carson Hocevar MINER DOCKS, DOORS AND MORE.   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 312 running 0 21 21 27 33   Austin Hill United Rentals   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 312 running 0 0 22 21 47   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Pylon Aviation   (HYAK Motorsports) Chevrolet 312 running 0 15 23 26 9   Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 running 0 14 24 34 51   Cody Ware Super.com   (Rick Ware) Chevrolet 312 running 0 13 25 15 42   John H. Nemechek Mobil 1   (Legacy Motor Club) Toyota 312 running 0 12 26 33 10   Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches   (Matthew Kaulig) Chevrolet 311 running 0 11 27 24 38   Zane Smith Aaron's Rent to Own   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 294 crash 0 10 28 6 1   Ross Chastain Kubota   (Trackhouse Racing) Chevrolet 286 running 0 10 29 19 88   Connor Zilisch Wendy's   (Trackhouse Racing) Chevrolet 281 suspension 0 8 30 4 7   Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 254 crash 0 11 31 1 22   Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil   (Roger Penske) Ford 253 crash 73 23 32 10 21   Josh Berry eero   (Wood Brothers) Ford 253 crash 13 5 33 31 48   Anthony Alfredo Ally Best Friends   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 217 crash 0 0 34 3 2   Austin Cindric Menards Quaker State   (Roger Penske) Ford 216 crash 0 13 35 36 41   Cole Custer HaasTooling.com   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 159 radiator 0 2 36 35 4   Noah Gragson Straight Talk Wireless   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 155 crash 0 1 37 20 19   Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 131 crash 0 1 Top 10 in Stage 1: #12, 20, 22, 45, 11, 2, 7, 54, 24, 1 Top 10 in Stage 2: #20, 11, 22, 17, 23, 2, 77, 45, 5, 34

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Brad Keselowski 6 backup car Zane Smith 38 unapproved adjustments Zane Smith 38 unapproved adjustments Carson Hocevar 77 unapproved adjustments Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 61 61     62 70 9   end of stage 1 #35 71 94 24     95 101 7   #97 accident turn 4 #6 102 103 2     104 108 5   #7,9,21 accident turn 2 #38 109 132 24     133 138 6   #19 accident turn 4 #43 139 158 20     159 167 9   debris turn 2 #97 168 186 19     187 196 10   end of stage 2 #8 197 210 14     211 216 6   #47,60,88 accident frontstretch none 217 217 1     218 225 8   #1,2,22,23,48 accident frontstretch none 226 246 21     247 252 6   #3,97 accident turn 4 #1 253 254 2     255 263 9   #3,7,9,16,21,22,97 accident turn 1 #8 264 288 25     289 293 5   #3 stopped turn 2 #33 294 294 1     295 300 6   #10,38,42,47 accident backstretch #1 301 312 12       Percent of race run under caution: 27.6%             Average green flag run: 17.4 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Joey Logano 1 46 46   Ryan Blaney 47 64 18   Joey Logano 65 65 1   Christopher Bell 66 96 31   Joey Logano 97 97 1   Christopher Bell 98 108 11   Joey Logano 109 124 16   Christopher Bell 125 133 9   Joey Logano 134 138 5   Christopher Bell 139 162 24   Joey Logano 163 163 1   Ryan Preece 164 167 4   Denny Hamlin 168 172 5   Christopher Bell 173 190 18   Joey Logano 191 191 1   Christopher Bell 192 211 20   Joey Logano 212 212 1   Josh Berry 213 225 13   Christopher Bell 226 247 22   Joey Logano 248 248 1   Christopher Bell 249 289 41   William Byron 290 290 1   Ty Gibbs 291 302 12   Ryan Blaney 303 312 10 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Tyler Reddick 225     2   Ryan Blaney 165   -60   3   Bubba Wallace 153   -72   4   Chase Elliott 128   -97   5   Shane Van Gisbergen 116   -109   6   Christopher Bell 113   -112   6   Joey Logano 113   -112   8   Michael McDowell 111   -114   8   Chris Buescher 111   -114   10   Kyle Larson 109   -116   11   William Byron 108   -117   12   Denny Hamlin 107   -118   13   A.J. Allmendinger 104   -121   14   Carson Hocevar 103   -122   15   Ty Gibbs 101   -124   16   Brad Keselowski 100   -125   17   Daniel Suarez 98   -127   18   Ryan Preece 92   -133   19   Zane Smith 85   -140   20   Kyle Busch 81   -144   21   Ty Dillon 76   -149