With one final championship berth on the line, it was only fitting that the race went into overtime and it was also fitting that late race calamity allowed Joey Logano to sneak his way into the Championship 4.
Alex Bowman had a dominant day in the Valley of the Sun from start to finish, but it wasn't enough for the native son to score his first series victory.
Kyle Busch topped the chart in final Sprint Cup Series practice at Phoenix International Raceway. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.401 and a speed of 136.358 mph.
Martin Truex Jr. topped the chart in second Sprint Cup Series practice at Phoenix International Raceway. The driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 26.573 and a speed of 135.476 mph.
Alex Bowman will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday afternoon after topping the chart in the final round of qualifying in the Valley of the Sun.
Kyle Larson topped the chart in first Sprint Cup Series practice at Phoenix International Raceway. The driver of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 25.802 and a speed of 139.524 mph.
Coming to Phoenix, a track that's been Kevin Harvick's playground as of late, Joey Logano acknowledged that Harvick is very fast at Phoenix, "but he is also beatable" at Phoenix.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series and the Camping World Truck Series all head to Phoenix International Raceway for a full weekend of competition. Please check below for the full schedule of events.
Carl Edwards took his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to Victory Lane in a rain-shortened AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, after the race's start was delayed by an almost six-hour rain delay at the beginning of the race.
Young’s Motorsports confirmed today that motorsports polymath Brad Perez will drive for the team in Saturday afternoon’s NFPA 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
Rising star Luke Baldwin will grab another rung on the NASCAR ladder when he makes his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series debut on Saturday in the NFPA 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.