2026 NASCAR Cup at Phoenix full starting lineup: Joey Logano on pole

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