2026 Straight Talk Wireless 500
Phoenix Raceway · · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | Margin | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Blaney | 5 | 37 | 0.399 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 312 | 312 |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down.
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 312 | 28 | running | 65 | |
| 2 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 312 | 176 | +0.399s | running | 54 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | +2.175s | running | 36 | |
| 4 | 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 312 | 12 | +2.608s | running | 36 |
| 5 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 312 | 5 | +2.914s | running | 47 |
| 6 | 28 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 312 | +3.563s | running | 37 | |
| 7 | 9 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | 1 | +4.569s | running | 32 |
| 8 | 8 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 312 | +5.039s | running | 39 | |
| 9 | 16 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | +5.694s | running | 28 | |
| 10 | 32 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 312 | +6.086s | running | 27 | |
| 11 | 18 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | +6.304s | running | 26 | |
| 12 | 30 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 312 | +6.413s | running | 26 | |
| 13 | 13 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 312 | 4 | +6.709s | running | 24 |
| 14 | 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 312 | +7.126s | running | 30 | |
| 15 | 37 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 312 | +7.223s | running | 22 | |
| 16 | 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | +7.532s | running | 21 | |
| 17 | 29 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | +8.422s | running | 20 | |
| 18 | 22 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 312 | +9.141s | running | 19 | |
| 19 | 23 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | +9.230s | running | 18 | |
| 20 | 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | +9.627s | running | 21 | |
| 21 | 27 | 33 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | +9.779s | running | 0 | |
| 22 | 21 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | +9.896s | running | 15 | |
| 23 | 26 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | +10.089s | running | 14 | |
| 24 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | +10.504s | running | 13 | |
| 25 | 15 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 312 | +14.084s | running | 12 | |
| 26 | 33 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 311 | +1 lap | running | 11 | |
| 27 | 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 294 | +18 laps | accident | 10 | |
| 28 | 6 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 286 | +26 laps | running | 10 | |
| 29 | 19 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 281 | +31 laps | suspension | 8 | |
| 30 | 4 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 254 | +58 laps | accident | 11 | |
| 31 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 253 | 73 | +59 laps | accident | 23 |
| 32 | 10 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 253 | 13 | +59 laps | accident | 5 |
| 33 | 31 | 48 | Anthony Alfredo | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 217 | +95 laps | accident | 0 | |
| 34 | 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 216 | +96 laps | accident | 13 | |
| 35 | 36 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 159 | +153 laps | radiator | 2 | |
| 36 | 35 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 155 | +157 laps | accident | 1 | |
| 37 | 20 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 131 | +181 laps | accident | 1 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 176 | 56.4% | P2 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 73 | 23.4% | P31 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 28 | 9.0% | P1 |
| 4 | Josh Berry | 13 | 4.2% | P32 |
| 5 | Ty Gibbs | 12 | 3.8% | P4 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 1.6% | P5 |
| 7 | Ryan Preece | 4 | 1.3% | P13 |
| 8 | William Byron | 1 | 0.3% | P7 |