The 2023 ARCA Menards Series champion from Menlo Park, California, led 35 of 200-scheduled laps and outdueled a trio of JR Motorsports' competitors to become the 35th competitor to win an Xfinity Series championship at Phoenix.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 133.759 mph in 26.914 seconds for his fifth Cup pole of 2025 and to gain an advantage for Sunday's Championship Race.
The 28-year-old Jones from Atlanta, Georgia, posted a pole-winning lap at 130.957 mph in 27.490 seconds for his second Xfinity pole of 2025 at Phoenix.
Heim, the 23-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, capitalized through double overtime attempts to win the finale at Phoenix and the NASCAR Truck Series championship.
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 121.503 mph in 18.502 seconds for his second consecutive Truck pole of 2026 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
This weekend marks the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway since 1996, but Richard Childress Racing has a long and storied history at the track.
