Ryan Blaney is on the pole for the Freeway Insurance 500NASCAR Cup Series race on Oct. 18 at Phoenix Raceway.
Blaney's lap of 26.250 seconds was 0.032 seconds faster than teammate Joey Logano in qualifying on Oct. 17 to claim the top spot.
Points leader Kyle Larson will start outside the top 20 in 22nd after sliding through the first turn on his qualifying lap.
Here's the full starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR race at Phoenix.
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NASCAR Phoenix qualifying results, starting lineup
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
- Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
- William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
- Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
- Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
- Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota
- Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
NASCAR Phoenix TV schedule, start time for the Freeway Insurance 500
- Green Flag Time: Approx. 2:05 p.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 18
- Track: Phoenix Raceway (1-mile oval) in Avondale, Arizona
- Length: 312 laps, 312 miles
- Stages: 60 laps, 125 laps, 127 laps
- TV coverage: USA Network
- Radio: MRN (102.5-FM The Game in Nashville)
- Streaming: HBO MAX app for in-car cameras (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)
The Freeway Insurance 500 will be broadcast nationally on USA Network. Other streaming options for the race include HBO MAX for in-car cameras for each driver.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix: Starting lineup, TV schedule for today's race