NASCAR practice results from the championship finale at Phoenix Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are unloaded for the championship race in Phoenix, Arizona. Ahead of Sunday’s finale, the field is rolling to the 1-mile of Phoenix Raceway for a round of practice.
View Phoenix practice results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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ARCA: Prac/Qual | Race
Truck: Prac | Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac | Qual | Race
Cup: Prac | Qual | Race
Phoenix Raceway
Practice Report
This is a lengthy 50 minute practice session with all teams in one group. Teams have been given three sets of tires for this practice session.
Just minutes into the session, Chase Briscoe picks up a flat tire. At the same time, AJ Allmendinger also has a flat. They both come to a stop on the apron.
Moments later, Christopher Bell also picks up a flat tire. That marks two Joe Gibbs Racing machines so far. Seconds later, Daniel Suarez also has a flat tire. There’s still 42 minutes left in this practice session so far.
34 minutes remain, AJ Allmendinger is in the wall. This time, it’s the right front tire.
25 minutes remain, Chase Elliott slows with a possible tire issue.
20 minutes remain, Kyle Larson brushes the wall. No damage as he keeps rolling.
18 minutes remain, Chase Briscoe has only turned 15 laps after a flat tire earlier in this session. He returned to the track and jumped on the radio to note multiple issues with blinking lights.
15 minutes remain, Kyle Busch picks up a flat left rear. He comes to a stop on the apron.
9 minutes remain, Briscoe is back on track but he’s on the radio saying he has a vibration. The team calls him back in.
3 minutes remain, Daniel Suarez has another flat left rear.
Ty Gibbs is fastest as the session comes to a close. He turned a laptime at 27.300 seconds with an average speed of 131.868mph.
Phoenix Raceway
Practice Results
October 31, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Ty Gibbs
27.300
2. Ryan Blaney
27.396
3. Austin Cindric
27.402
4. Ryan Preece
27.407
5. Denny Hamlin
27.426
6. Chase Elliott
27.450
7. Ross Chastain
27.452
8. Josh Berry
27.459
9. William Byron
27.460
10. Christopher Bell
27.487
11. Kyle Larson
27.489
12. Erik Jones
27.491
13. Todd Gilliland
27.501
14. Joey Logano
27.515
15. Carson Hocevar
27.539
16. Chase Briscoe
27.541
17. Zane Smith
27.561
18. Bubba Wallace
27.564
19. John Hunter Nemechek
27.571
20. Michael McDowell
27.577
21. Austin Dillon
27.592
22. Tyler Reddick
27.608
23. Kyle Busch
27.634
24. Alex Bowman
27.649
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
27.659
26. Daniel Suarez
27.689
27. Chris Buescher
27.699
28. Cole Custer
27.707
29. Riley Herbst
27.729
30. Cody Ware
27.745
31. AJ Allmendinger
27.749
32. Justin Haley
27.761
33. Noah Gragson
27.775
34. Ty Dillon
27.780
35. Brad Keselowski
27.792
36. Shane van Gisbergen
27.824
37. Casey Mears
28.195
38. JJ Yeley
28.209
NASCAR Cup Series
Championship 4
The following four drivers will race for the NASCAR Cup Series championship:
William Byron
Chase Briscoe
Denny Hamlin
Kyle Larson
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