All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES NASCAR Cup Series Championship Site: Avondale, Arizona. Schedule: Friday, practice, 1:05 p.m. Saturday, qualifying,…
All Times Eastern
NASCAR CUP SERIES
NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Site: Avondale, Arizona.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 1:05 p.m. Saturday, qualifying, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (NBC).
Track: Phoenix Raceway.
Race distance: 312 laps, 312 miles.
Last year: Kyle Larson started from the pole and won his 10th race of the season and first title, holding off Martin Truex Jr.
Last race: Christopher Bell won at Martinsville.
Fast facts: The final four includes Team Penske’s Joey Logano and Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott, who will be chasing their second Cup titles, and Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing and Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain, newcomers seeking their first. … Bell, the lone Toyota driver in the final four, won three races, two in the playoffs, and has an average finishing position of 17th at Phoenix Raceway, including two top-10s. …. Chastain has career driver rating of 57.7 at Phoenix, last among championship four. … This is Elliott’s third appearance in the final four and he has five career top-five finishes at Phoenix with an average starting position of 5.6. … Logano has three wins this season and two career wins among his 15 top-10 finishes at Phoenix.
Next race: Feb. 19, 2023….
