Denny Hamlin Will Start first in NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ – Denny Hamlin secured the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway, setting the stage for a winner-take-all battle for the title. Hamlin’s qualifying lap time of 27.522 seconds was the fastest among all contenders, placing him at the front of the field for the decisive 312-lap event. William byron will start alongside Hamlin in second, with Kyle Larson rounding out the top three.
This qualifying result sets the grid for the final race of the 2023 season, where four drivers – Hamlin, Byron, Larson, and Christopher Bell – will compete for the Cup Series championship.The stakes are incredibly high, as the winner will be crowned the NASCAR champion and etch their name in racing history. The championship race concludes the playoffs, a ten-race elimination bracket that narrowed the field from sixteen drivers to these final four.
Complete Qualifying Results:
* Ty Dillon – 27.522 seconds
* JJ Yeley – 27.720 seconds
* Casey Mears – 27.765 seconds
* Michael McDowell – 27.959 seconds
* AJ Allmendinger – DNQ (Backup Car)
NASCAR Starting Grid for Phoenix:
* Row 1: Denny Hamlin, William Byron
* Row 2: kyle Larson, Austin Cindric
* Row 3: Ryan Blaney, Carson Hocevar
* Row 4: Josh Berry, Alex Bowman
* Row 5: Chris Buescher, Joey Logano
* row 6: Kyle Busch, Chase Briscoe
* Row 7: Ross Chastain, Daniel Suarez
* Row 8: erik Jones, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
* Row 9: Chase Elliott, Noah Gragson
* Row 10: Brad Keselowski, Christopher Bell
* Row 11: Ryan Preece, Zane Smith
* Row 12: Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick
* Row 13: Ty Gibbs, Austin Dillon
* Row 14: Cole Custer, John H. Nemechek
* Row 15: Justin Haley, Todd Gilliland
* Row 16: Shane van Gisbergen, Riley Herbst
* Row 17: Cody Ware, Ty Dillon
* Row 18: JJ Yeley, Casey mears
* Row 19: Michael McDowell, A.J. Allmendinger (Backup Car)
The NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway is scheduled to begin on Sunday.
