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Hamlin Takes Pole for NASCAR Cup Championship at Phoenix With 3 p.m. ET Start

Pole-sitter Denny Hamlin fronts a Hendrick–Joe Gibbs title fight at Phoenix.

Overview

  • The four championship-eligible drivers are Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Kyle Larson and Chase Briscoe.
  • Hamlin qualified first with a 26.914-second lap, with Byron second at 26.956 and Larson third at 26.979.
  • The 312-lap race at the one-mile track features stages of 60, 125 and 137 laps.
  • The race airs on NBC with pre-race at 2 p.m. ET and a 3 p.m. ET start, and streams on Peacock, HBO Max, Sling TV and Fubo.
  • Larson is the only past Cup champion among the contenders, with Byron representing Hendrick Motorsports and Hamlin and Briscoe driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.