DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS – Finished 5th
YOU HAD A GREAT RUN ALL DAY, BUT YOU DID HAVE A GOOD SEAT AT THE END TO SEE THE FINISH:
“Yeah, I was surprised we finished as good as we did.
RYAN BLANEY, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion (Finished 10th) “That wasn’t bad. We fought really hard all day. We got a lot better throughout the day. We didn’t start out that great and we just got better as we went along."
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET SS – Race Winner:
YOU WON BY 100TH OF A SECOND, THE CLOSEST FINISH IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING HISTORY. HOW DID YOU HOLD OFF CARL EDWARDS?
Camry driver Kyle Busch was victorious in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Phoenix International Raceway, earning his third consecutive series victory.
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Finishing Position: 1st - What is it about Phoenix that you’ve been so successful in the XFINITY Series? “I don’t know."
DARRELL WALLACE JR., No. 6 Cheez-It Ford Mustang (Finished 12th) – “It was a good day for us, especially after the two weeks we have had. To come out of here with a clean race car, just a couple scratches is okay, rather than a destroyed race car."
“We kind of got screwed there with those red flags coming out. It was crazy. We had one and the track sits for a little bit and they blow all the stuff from the top lane into the bottom lane and then you go back out there and you are ice skating.
We haven’t been exactly where we want to be speed wise this weekend but we haven’t been in race trim yet so I am optimistic about that. My teammates have been fast so there are things we can learn there and apply them.
Chasse Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, led 84 of 400 laps and utilized a late pit strategy call to record his first Cup victory of 2026.
Chase Elliott took Chevrolet on its first trip to victory lane in the NASCAR Cup Series this season – claiming the checkered flag in the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway.
Denny Hamlin won the pole and the first two stages before finishing second to lead Toyota at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday evening. With the finish, Hamlin moved up to third in the point standings.
