NASCAR United Rentals 500 at Phoenix - Full Qualifying Results

Full results from qualifying on Saturday at Phoenix Raceway.

11 Mar 2023

2023 Phoenix United Rentals 500 - Qualifying Results
Pos	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
2	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
3	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
4	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford
5	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
6	Ross Chastain	TrackHouse Racing	Chevrolet
7	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
8	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
9	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
10	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Chevrolet
11	Daniel Suarez	TrackHouse Racing	Chevrolet
12	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota
13	Martin Truex Jr	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
14	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
15	Kevin Harvick	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
16	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
17	Josh Berry	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
18	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
19	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
20	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
21	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford
22	AJ Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
23	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
24	Chase Briscoe	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
25	Ryan Preece	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
26	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
27	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
28	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
29	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
30	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
31	Aric Almirola	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
32	Noah Gragson	Legacy Motor Club	Chevrolet
33	BJ McLeod	Live Fast Motorsports	Chevrolet
34	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
35	Ty Dillon	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
36	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Ford

Kyle Larson was the betting favorite heading into this weekend at Phoenix, for a good reason. After leading the lone practice session yesterday, the Hendrick Motorsports driver crushed the rest of the field in qualifying today, and will start on pole for tomorrow's race. This is the 15th career pole for Larson, who won his 2021 championship at this track.

"It means a lot," Larson said of qualifying on pole. "We got the pole in 2021, and that really helped us win the championship race. Joey Logano had an extremely fast car in the fall last year. He got the pole as well and won. Being in that number one pit stall means a lot, so we're happy to be quick quick in practice and have it translate in qualifying."

Joining Larson on the front row will be two-time Phoenix winner Denny Hamlin. Behind them in Row 2 are last weekend's winner William Byron, and Brad Keselowski, who was the fastest Ford in qualifying. Christopher Bell starts 5th tomorrow, and really likes the new downforce package that NASCAR is using this weekend.

"I don’t know if I’m biased towards it because I really like it, but I made passes in practice that I know that I absolutely wouldn’t have with the old package," Bell said. "I felt like I could pass a little easier and I felt like I could maintain my position easier when I was following guys, but we will know more tomorrow. I’m happy with it. I hope the other drivers feel the same way."

NASCAR United Rentals 500 at Phoenix - Full Qualifying Results

Rounding out the top ten in final qualifying were Ross Chastain, Michael McDowell, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, and Erik Jones. Daniel Suarez just missed out on the final round and starts 11th tomorrow. A trio of Toyotas start right behind him in Tyler Reddick, Martin Truex Jr, and Ty Gibbs. Kevin Harvick, will start 15th tomorrow as he aims for his tenth victory at Phoenix, and 20th consecutive top-ten finish at the track.

Previous Phoenix winners

2022: Joey Logano

2022: Chase Briscoe

2021: Kyle Larson

2021: Martin Truex Jr

2020: Chase Elliott

2020: Joey Logano

2019: Denny Hamlin

2019: Kyle Busch

2018: Kyle Busch

2018: Kevin Harvick

2017: Matt Kenseth