Tyler Reddick won the NASCAR Cup Series Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix

Starting from 6th place Car 45 Tyler Reddick (C) ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK Toyota won the Freeway Insurance 500, his 14th win in 251 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 6th win & 20th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Phoenix Raceway. 2nd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney (C) Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford, started from pole posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 22 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 22nd Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott (C) Kelley Blue Book 100th Anniversary Chevrolet, started from 16th place posted his 12th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Phoenix Raceway.

4^th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell (C) DeWalt Toyota, started from 5^th place followed by 5^th place Car 67 Corey Heim Mobil 1/O’Reilly Auto Parts Toyota, started from 36^th place. 6^th Place Car 22 Joey Logano (C) Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, started from 2^nd place followed by 7^th place Car 7 Daniel Suarez (C) Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, started from 14^th place. 8^th Place Car 19 Chase Briscoe (C) Columbia Bank Toyota, started from 3^rd place followed by 9^th place Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet, started from 11^th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 54 Ty Gibbs (C) Monster Energy Toyota, in 10^th place, started from 7^th place. Connor Zilisch (20th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson (C) leads the point standings by 5 points over Christopher Bell (C).

The race had 6 Cautions for 43 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 45 for #35, 71 Crash in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 158 for #3 Crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 224 for #51 Crash in Turn 1. 6th Caution on lap 284 for #5 Crash in Turn 1.

The 21 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; R. Blaney (C) 1-46; D. Hamlin (C) 47-50; W. Byron (C) 51-52; J. Logano (C) 53-63; R. Blaney (C) 64; J. Logano (C) 65-68; C. Bell (C) 69-122; J. Logano (C) 123-126; J. Berry 127; C. Bell (C) 128-158; R. Blaney (C) 159; J. Logano (C) 160-188; R. Blaney (C) 189; J. Logano (C) 190-225; R. Blaney (C) 226; B. Wallace (C) 227-268; C. Briscoe (C) 269-272; T. Gibbs (C) 273-274; B. Wallace (C) 275-284; R. Blaney (C) 285; C. Briscoe (C) 286-294; T. Reddick (C) 295-312.

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 11, 20, 12, 19, 24, 9, 1, 45, 21
Stage 2 Top 10: 22, 19, 20, 21, 23, 12, 45, 11, 34, 9

NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 33
Race Results for the Freeway Insurance 500 – Sunday, October 18, 2026
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 312 Laps – 312. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 10/18/2026 @ 06:17 PM Eastern

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 6. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (C) ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK Toyota 312 Running

2. 1. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (C) Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford 312 Running

3. 16. Car 9 Chase Elliott (C) Kelley Blue Book 100th Anniversary Chevrolet 312 Running

4. 5. Car 20 Christopher Bell (C) DeWalt Toyota 312 Running

5. 36. Car 67 * Corey Heim(i) Mobil 1/O’Reilly Auto Parts Toyota 312 Running

6. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano (C) Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 312 Running

7. 14. Car 7 Daniel Suarez (C) Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 312 Running

8. 3. Car 19 Chase Briscoe (C) Columbia Bank Toyota 312 Running

9. 11. Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet 312 Running

10. 7. Car 54 Ty Gibbs (C) Monster Energy Toyota 312 Running

11. 9. Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 312 Running

12. 28. Car 77 Carson Hocevar (C) Chili’s Ride the ‘Dente Chevrolet 312 Running

13. 30. Car 4 Noah Gragson Long John Silver’s Ford 312 Running

14. 13. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 312 Running

15. 20. Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford 312 Running

16. 18. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 312 Running

17. 23. Car 23 Bubba Wallace (C) OUTLAW LIGHT Toyota 312 Running

18. 26. Car 60 Ryan Preece (C) Fry’s/Cottonelle Ford 312 Running

19. 15. Car 2 Austin Cindric (C) Discount Tire Ford 312 Running

20. 12. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Jockey 150th Anniversary Chevrolet 312 Running

21. 10. Car 24 William Byron (C) Axalta Chevrolet 312 Running

22. 17. Car 17 Chris Buescher (C) Body Guard by Fastenal Ford 312 Running

23. 21. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 312 Running

24. 35. Car 33 Austin Hill(i) FICO Chevrolet 312 Running

25. 29. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 312 Running

26. 25. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Red Bull Chevrolet 312 Running

27. 27. Car 41 Cole Custer Sysco/Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers Chevrolet 312 Running

28. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (C) Progressive Insurance Toyota 311 Running

29. 34. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 311 Running

30. 31. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Beyond Resilience Chevrolet 311 Running

31. 33. Car 10 Ty Dillon Sea Best Chevrolet 310 Running

32. 19. Car 35 Riley Herbst FRE Nicotine Pouches Toyota 308 Running

33. 32. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 307 Running

34. 22. Car 5 Kyle Larson (C) Valvoline Chevrolet 281 Accident

35. 37. Car 51 Cody Ware Rocket Doctor Chevrolet 220 Accident

36. 8. Car 71 Michael McDowell Tecovas Chevrolet 201 Running

37. 24. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 155 Accident

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 54 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 1 Mins, 23 Secs. Average Speed: 103.207 MPH. Margin of Victory: .801 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 12 lap 2/27.101. Caution Flags: 6 for 43 laps. Lead Changes: 21 among 10 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: October 25, 2026 – Talladega Superspeedway

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