Starting from 5th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard Ford won the Straight Talk Wireless 500, his 18th win in 382 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 2nd win & 15th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Phoenix Raceway. 2nd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, started from 12th place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 13 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 24 races at Phoenix Raceway.
4th Place Car 54 Ty Gibbs AMPM Toyota, started from 14th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Bob’s Discount Furniture Toyota, started from 11th place. 6th Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace Robinhood Toyota, started from 28th place followed by 7th place Car 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet, started from 9th place. 8th Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick Jordan Brand Toyota, started from 8th place followed by 9th place Car 71 Michael McDowell Delaware Life Chevrolet, started from 16th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota, 10th place, started from 32nd place. Connor Zilisch (29th) was the highest finishing rookie. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 60 points over Ryan Blaney.
The race had 12 Cautions for 86 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 95 for #97 Crash in Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 104 for #7, 9, 21 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 133 for #19 Crash in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 159 for Debris Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 211 for #47, 60, 88 Crash on the Frontstretch. 8th Caution on lap 218 for #1, 2, 22, 23, 48 Crash on the Frontstretch. 9th Caution on lap 247 for #3, 97 Crash in Turn 4. 10th Caution on lap 255 for #3, 7, 9, 16, 21, 22, 97 Crash in Turn 1. 11th Caution on lap 289 for #3 Stopped Turn 2. 12th Caution on lap 295 for #10, 38, 42, 47 Crash on the Backstretch.
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 08: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 08, 2026 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; J. Logano 1-46; R. Blaney 47-64; J. Logano 65; C. Bell 66-96; J. Logano 97; C. Bell 98-108; J. Logano 109-124; C. Bell 125-133; J. Logano 134-138; C. Bell 139-162; J. Logano 163; R. Preece 164-167; D. Hamlin 168-172; C. Bell 173-190; J. Logano 191; C. Bell 192-211; J. Logano 212; J. Berry 213-225; C. Bell 226-247; J. Logano 248; C. Bell 249-289; W. Byron 290; T. Gibbs 291-302; R. Blaney 303-312.
Stage
Stage 1 Top 10: 12, 20, 22, 45, 11, 2, 7, 54, 24, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 11, 22, 17, 23, 2, 77, 45, 5, 34
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 4
Race Results for the Straight Talk Wireless 500 – Sunday, March 8, 2026
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 312 Laps – 312. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 3/8/2026 @ 07:21 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 5. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard Ford 312 Running
2. 12. Car 20 Christopher Bell Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota 312 Running
3. 2. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 312 Running
4. 14. Car 54 Ty Gibbs AMPM Toyota 312 Running
5. 11. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Bob’s Discount Furniture Toyota 312 Running
6. 28. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Robinhood Toyota 312 Running
7. 9. Car 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet 312 Running
8. 8. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Jordan Brand Toyota 312 Running
9. 16. Car 71 Michael McDowell Delaware Life Chevrolet 312 Running
10. 32. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 312 Running
11. 18. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Safety Culture Chevrolet 312 Running
12. 30. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford 312 Running
13. 13. Car 60 Ryan Preece Body Guard Ford 312 Running
14. 17. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fry’s/Artesano/Kraft Ford 312 Running
15. 37. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Consumer Cellular Ford 312 Running
16. 25. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet 312 Running
17. 29. Car 8 Kyle Busch zone Jalapeno Lime Chevrolet 312 Running
18. 22. Car 35 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Toyota 312 Running
19. 23. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Campers Inn RV Chevrolet 312 Running
20. 7. Car 77 Carson Hocevar MINER DOCKS DOORS AND MORE Chevrolet 312 Running
21. 27. Car 33 * Austin Hill(i) United Rentals Chevrolet 312 Running
22. 21. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Pylon Aviation Chevrolet 312 Running
23. 26. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 312 Running
24. 34. Car 51 Cody Ware Super.com Chevrolet 312 Running
25. 15. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota 312 Running
26. 33. Car 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 311 Running
27. 24. Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford 294 Accident
28. 6. Car 1 Ross Chastain Kubota Chevrolet 286 Running
29. 19. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Wendy’s Chevrolet 281 Suspension
30. 4. Car 7 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 254 Accident
31. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 253 Accident
32. 10. Car 21 Josh Berry eero Ford 253 Accident
33. 31. Car 48 Anthony Alfredo(i) Ally Best Friends Chevrolet 217 Accident
34. 3. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Quaker State Ford 216 Accident
35. 36. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Chevrolet 159 2 Radiator
36. 35. Car 4 Noah Gragson Straight Talk Wireless Ford 155 Accident
37. 20. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 131 1 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: #6 (Backup Car), #77 (Unapproved Adjustment), and #38 (Unapproved Adjustment during Practice/Prequalifying adjustments, car chief ejected, vehicle will start from the rear and perform a drive through penalty after taking the green flag.). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 32 Mins, 12 Secs. Average Speed: 88.219 MPH. Margin of Victory: .399 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 22 lap 2/27.402. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 32 Mins, 12 Secs. Average Speed: 88.219 MPH. Margin of Victory: .399 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 22 lap 2/27.402. Caution Flags: 12 for 86 laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 15, 2026 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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