Overview
- Denny Hamlin leads the grid after a 26.914-second pole lap, with William Byron second, Kyle Larson third and Chase Briscoe starting 12th.
- Hendrick Motorsports (Byron, Larson) and Joe Gibbs Racing (Hamlin, Briscoe) split the Championship 4, with Larson the only past Cup champion in the group.
- The Phoenix finale runs 312 laps in three stages: 60 laps, then 125, then 137, with the highest finisher among the four contenders taking the title.
- NBC carries the broadcast with pre-race at 2 p.m. ET and an expected green flag at 3:34 p.m. ET, and the race streams on Peacock.
- Hamlin seeks a first championship despite 60 career wins and has said this season could be his father’s last chance to see him win the title.