Blaney Leads Cup Series Practice at Phoenix

Blaney Details Must-Win Mindset Against Hendrick Juggernaut

Ryan Blaney knows that hoping for a bad weekend from the points leader is not a strategy he can afford to follow. Larson has set a remarkable standard through the first six races of the 10-race Chase. His average finish at this stage is the second-best ever across a comparable six-race stretch in the final […]

Phoenix Pole Gives Ryan Blaney Chance to Cut Into Larson’s Championship Lead

Ryan Blaney is back on top, and the door is wide open to change the direction of the NASCAR Cup Series championship fight at Phoenix Raceway. The No. 12 Team Penske Ford will lead the field to green Sunday after Blaney turned a 26.250-second lap at 137.143 mph during Saturday qualifying for the Freeway Insurance 500. Kyle Larson, the driver everyone is chasing in the standings, will have to work all the way back from 22nd to run up front. The bi…

Ryan Blaney’s pole run at Phoenix sets up major Chase opportunity - Regional Media News

By Field Level Media Oct 17 (NASCAR Wire Service) - AVONDALE, Ariz. - Score one for the drivers in hot pursuit of Chase leader Kyle Larson. In qualifying for Sunday's 312-lap Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM [...]

NASCAR qualifying results, Phoenix race starting lineup set

Blaney wins pole at Phoenix; NASCAR playoff leader Larson to start 22nd

Ryan Blaney, who is currently fifth in the playoff standings, was the fastest qualifier at Phoenix Raceway, while playoff leader Kyle Larson qualified 22nd.

Pole-sitter Blaney, Bell, Larson among Phoenix favorites

The desert’s diamond awaits the NASCAR Cup Series as Phoenix Raceway plays host to The Chase on Sunday (3 p.m., USA Network). The semiannual stop ushers in a new chapter for the 1-mile oval: for the first time since 2019, it is not the season finale.