Late caution—again—lifts William Byron to NASCAR Cup victory at Phoenix: Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick hate late-race cautions. William Byron loves them. After a two-tire call under the fourth caution flag in Sunday’s United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway, Byron surged past Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson in overtime to win his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race.[Read More](3-12-2023)

#24-William Byron won the United Rentals 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. The win is his 2nd win of the year, 1st at Phoenix and 6th career win.
#12-Blaney finished 2nd followed by #45-Reddick, pole winner #5-Larson, #4-Harvick, #20-Bell #14-Briscoe, #8-Busch, #48-Bowman, and #9-Berry.
#4-Harvick was dominating late in the race, leading #5-Larson by 5 seconds with 10 laps remaining when #21-Burton spun on the frontstretch bringing out the caution.  Everyone pitted and Larson won the race off pit road with #24-Byron second.
The caution came back out with 2 to go forcing an overtime finish. Larson restarted as the leader but was passed by Byron, who pulled away to win by .3 second.
Stage 1 was won by #24-Byron. Stage 2 was won by #5-Larson.
There were 10 lead changes among 6 drivers and 5 cautions for 35 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 105.491mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Race Fast Facts – Phoenix:
William Byron won the United Rentals Work United 500, his sixth victory in 184 Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 11 races at Phoenix Raceway.
Ryan Blaney (second) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 15 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2023.
Tyler Reddick (third) posted his second top-10 finish in seven races at Phoenix Raceway.
Ty Gibbs (28th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Alex Bowman leads the point standings by 3 points over Kevin Harvick.
(NASCAR)

Cup Series Playoff Standings after Phoenix:
Race 4 of 26 in the regular season
1) #24-William Byron [2 wins], 144
2) #8-Kyle Busch [1 win], 122
3) #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. [1 win], 104
4) #48-Alex Bowman, 154
5) #4-Kevin Harvick, 151
6) #1-Ross Chastain, 144
7) #5-Kyle Larson, 137
8) #20-Christopher Bell, 137
9) #11-Denny Hamlin, 125
10) #12-Ryan Blaney,124
11) #19-Martin Truex, Jr., 122
12) #99-Daniel Suarez, 119
13) #22-Joey Logano, 118
14) #6-Brad Keselowski, 115
15) #17-Chris Buescher, 112
16) #23-Bubba Wallace, 92
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: #38-Smith (unapproved adjustments)

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the United Rentals 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway have been made.
Pole winner #5-Larson chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #11-Hamlin took the 29th stall.
See all pit choices on the Phoenix Pit Stall page.

#5-Larson won the Busch pole for the United Rentals 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway with a speed of 130.237 mph for his first pole of the year, second at Phoenix and 15th of his career.
#11-Hamlin will start second followed by #24-Byron, #6-Keselowski and #20-Bell rounding out the top five. #1-Chastain, #34-McDowell, #12-Blaney, #8-Busch and #43-Jones make up the top 10.
See the complete qualifying results and the United Rentals 500 Starting Lineup.

Phoenix Raceway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Kyle Larson won the Pole Award for the United Rentals Work United 500 with a lap of 27.642 seconds,
130.237 mph.
This is his 15th pole in 299 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2023.
This is his second pole in 18 races at Phoenix Raceway.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2023 and his 22nd in 36 races at Phoenix
Raceway.
William Byron (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Phoenix Raceway. It is his second in four races this season.
Ty Gibbs (14th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR)

Qualifying Order

Practice for the United Rentals 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway is complete:
#5-Larson 131.257
#12-Blaney 131.104
#48-Bowman 130.723
#22-Logano 130.586
#14-Briscoe 130.269
Slowest: #15-Gilliland, 125.860
Most laps run:#4-Harvick and #5-Larson, 59 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 34 drivers): #5-Larson 129.311
There were no on-track incidents.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run, and more on the United Rentals 500 Practice speeds page.

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the United Rentals 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway is posted, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Josh Berry will be in the #9 for Chase Elliott.
Todd Gilliland will be in the #15 for Rick Ware Racing, Zane Smith will be in the #38 for Front Row.
See the full entry list on the United Rentals 500 Entry List page.

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