| 2026 Freeway Insurance 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 33 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $11,233,037 | Race Date: | Oct 18, 2026 | Phoenix Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .801 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 1m 23s | Avondale, Arizona | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 Among / 10 Drivers | Average Speed: | 103.207 MPH | 1 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 43 Laps | phoenixraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tyler Reddick T. Reddick | Driver: | Ryan Blaney R. Blaney | Toyota: | 55 | |||
| Car No.: | #45 Toyota | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Ford: | 35 | |||
| Team: | 23XI Racing | Team: | Team Penske | Chevrolet: | 34 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Billy Scott | Crew Chief: | Jonathan Hassler | |||||
| Laps Led: | 18 of 312 | Pole Speed: | 137.143 MPH | |||||
| Official 2026 Freeway Insurance 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK | Running |  | 61 | 312 | 18 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards / Richmond Water Heaters | Running |  | 48 | 312 | 51 |
| 3 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Kelley Blue Book 100th Anniversary | Running |  | 39 | 312 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DeWalt | Running | | 49 | 312 | 85 |
| 5 | 36 | 67 | Corey Heim (I) | Mobil 1 / O'Reilly Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 22 |
Joey Logano
| Hunt Brothers Pizza | Running | | 51 | 312 | 84 |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance | Running | | 30 | 312 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Columbia Bank | Running | | 44 | 312 | 13 |
| 9 | 11 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Busch Light | Running | | 31 | 312 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy | Running | | 27 | 312 | 2 |
| 11 | 9 | 21 | Josh Berry | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Running | | 34 | 312 | 1 |
| 12 | 28 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chili's Ride the 'Dente | Running | | 25 | 312 | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Long John Silver's | Running | | 24 | 312 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Love's Travel Stops | Running | | 25 | 312 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 38 | Zane Smith | Aaron's Rent To Own | Running | | 22 | 312 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | BuildSubmarines.com | Running | | 21 | 312 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | OUTLAW LIGHT | Running | | 26 | 312 | 52 |
| 18 | 26 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Fry's / Cottonelle | Running | | 19 | 312 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Discount Tire | Running | | 18 | 312 | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Jockey 150th Anniversary | Running | | 17 | 312 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta | Running | | 21 | 312 | 2 |
| 22 | 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Body Guard by Fastenal | Running | | 15 | 312 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Grizzly Nicotine Pouches | Running | | 14 | 312 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 33 | Austin Hill (I) | FICO | Running | | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 43 | Erik Jones | Dollar Tree | Running | | 12 | 312 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Red Bull | Running | | 11 | 312 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Sysco / Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers | Running | | 10 | 312 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Progressive Insurance | Running | | 21 | 311 | 4 |
| 29 | 34 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally | Running | | 8 | 311 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Beyond Resilience | Running | | 7 | 311 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Sea Best | Running | | 6 | 310 | 0 |
| 32 | 19 | 35 | Riley Herbst | FRE Nicotine Pouches | Running | | 5 | 308 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 42 | John H. Nemechek | Dollar Tree | Running | | 4 | 307 | 0 |
| 34 | 22 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Valvoline | Accident | | 3 | 281 | 0 |
| 35 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rocket Doctor | Accident | | 2 | 220 | 0 |
| 36 | 8 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Tecovas | Running | | 1 | 201 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow | Accident | | 1 | 155 | 0 |
