Sunday’s race will mark Preece’s ninth Cup Series start at the Arizona track. His first came in 2015 and his 12th-place finish in March, after starting 25th, is his best Phoenix finish.
This weekend at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway, Young’s Motorsports welcomes back Willow Park, Texas native Kaden Honeycutt, as the driver of the No. 02 RANDCO Industries Inc. Chevrolet Silverado RST for the fifth time in 2023.
AM Racing development driver Christian Rose returns to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series scene with AM Racing to compete in his second race of the season in Friday night’s season-finale CRAFTSMAN 150 at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway.
Sam Mayer will battle for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship at Phoenix Raceway this Saturday. Mayer became the first of the four Championship 4 drivers to punch his ticket into the finale with his win at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Jeremy Clements Racing is excited to be using the season finale in the Valley of the Sun as an introduction to welcome Impel Union fully into the JCR family.
Alan on Friday’s race at Phoenix Raceway: “I’m thankful for everyone at Niece Motorsports for all of their hard work this season, and am looking forward to closing out the year on a high note,” said Alan. “I’m confident we’ll have a strong AUTOParkit Chevrolet on Friday night.”
Currey on Last Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway: “We had a fast Unishippers Chevrolet,” said Currey. “It felt good to battle for position at the front of the pack. We had a strong truck, ran a smart race and got a great finish out of it. I’m excited to close out the season on a high note in Phoenix.”
Hocevar on Last Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway: “I’m so proud of everyone on this Niece Motorsports team, said Hocevar. “Our Worldwide Express Chevrolet was so fast."
Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing concluded the 2026 season with determined effort on Sunday. Chris Buescher, led the way for RFK Sunday as he recorded a 24th place finish.
The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, clinched his third title at the conclusion of the first stage period and officially celebrated it at the finale's conclusion while Ryan Blaney outdueled Tyler Reddick for his fourth Cup victory of 2026 in Miami.
