The NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix race weekend begins with Freeway Insurance 500 practice and qualifying on Oct. 17.
The 1-mile oval shifted from being the championship race on the schedule to toward the middle of the Chase.
Kyle Larson enters the race weekend with the points lead, 49 points ahead of Denny Hamlin.
Four races remain in the 2026 Cup Series season, with Phoenix this weekend before Talladega, Martinsville and Homestead to wrap up the Chase.
Follow our NASCAR Phoenix qualifying updates below:
NASCAR Phoenix qualifying live updates
Refresh this page at 5:35 p.m. ET/4:35 p.m. Central for live Cup Series qualifying times and updates.
NASCAR Phoenix entry list for the Freeway Insurance 500
- Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
- Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
- Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
- AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
- Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
- William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
- Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota
- Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
What channel is qualifying on today for the NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix
- Qualifying time: 5:35 pm. Eastern/4:35 p.m. Central on Oct. 17 (practice begins at 4:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. CT)
- TV: truTV | Radio: SiriusXM and PRN Radio
- Streaming: NASCAR.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
- Track: Phoenix Raceway (1-mile oval) in Avondale, Arizona
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Phoenix qualifying live results, Cup Series starting lineup
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