Byron and Bowman Sweep Phoenix Poles for Hendrick

William Byron is joined by Hendrick teammate Alex Bowman in winning the pole for the weekend's races at Phoenix

(PHOENIX, AZ – MAR 8, 2025 – RIS) William Byron won the pole for the Shriners Children’s 500 NASCAR Cup Series race and his fellow Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman won the Xfinity Series GOVX200 race pole position. 

Byron’s practice times were only good for sixth on the chart but when the times counted he beat out Joey Logano for the pole by less than a tenth of a second, with a lap of 26.930 seconds at 133.680 mph, besting Logano’s effort of 27.028 seconds at 133.195 mph.

Making his only planned Xfinity start of the year, Alex Bowman took advantage of running a guest drive in the GOVX200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race by winning his fourth series pole, clocking a lap of 22.276 sec at 131.984 mph to beat Sheldon Creed’s lap of 27.359 sec and 131.584 mph by 0.083 sec. Sammy Smith will start third, followed by Connor Zilisch in his best oval track qualifying effort. 

Practice: Shriners Children's 500, Phoenix Raceway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Miner Docks Doors and more Chevrolet, 27.163 sec, 132.533 mph, 1, 56, ---, ---
2) Michael McDowell, No. 71 Workforce Chevrolet, 27.165, 132.523, 1, 68, -0.002 sec, -0.002 sec
3) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Mobil 1 Toyota, 27.170, 132.499, 40, 75, -0.007, -0.005
4) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Menards/Monster Ford, 27.172, 132.489, 38, 71, -0.009, -0.002
5) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fry's/Thomas'/Philadelphia Ford, 27.205, 132.329, 29, 63, -0.042, -0.033
6) William Byron, No. 24 Z by HP Chevrolet, 27.248, 132.120, 28, 61, -0.085, -0.043
7) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, 27.276, 131.984, 28, 71, -0.113, -0.028
8) Erik Jones, No. 43 Family Dollar Toyota, 27.298, 131.878, 29, 65, -0.135, -0.022
9) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Reser's Fine Foods Toyota, 27.303, 131.854, 34, 66, -0.140, -0.005
10) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 27.306, 131.839, 3, 39, -0.143, -0.003
11) Joey Logano, No. 22 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, 27.319, 131.776, 38, 72, -0.156, -0.013
12) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Leidos Toyota, 27.320, 131.772, 33, 72, -0.157, -0.001
13) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 27.325, 131.747, 36, 74, -0.162, -0.005
14) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Wurth Ford, 27.358, 131.589, 37, 78, -0.195, -0.033
15) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Best Friends Chevrolet, 27.358, 131.589, 40, 70, -0.195, -0.000
16) Noah Gragson, No. 4 Long John Silver's Ford, 27.364, 131.560, 37, 60, -0.201, -0.006
17) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Consumer Cellular Ford, 27.371, 131.526, 22, 61, -0.208, -0.007
18) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Orange Days Sales Event Chevrolet, 27.378, 131.492, 40, 71, -0.215, -0.007
19) Justin Haley, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 27.409, 131.344, 28, 66, -0.246, -0.031
20) Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 27.421, 131.286, 46, 68, -0.258, -0.012
21) Kyle Busch, No. 8 Zone/QuikTrip Chevrolet, 27.442, 131.186, 3, 57, -0.279, -0.021
22) Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 27.454, 131.128, 1, 55, -0.291, -0.012
23) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet, 27.459, 131.105, 5, 58, -0.296, -0.005
24) Cole Custer, No. 41 Hass/Andy's Ford, 27.484, 130.985, 24, 54, -0.321, -0.025
25) Zane Smith, No. 38 Aaron's Rent To Own Ford, 27.502, 130.900, 35, 67, -0.339, -0.018
26) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 27.507, 130.876, 2, 68, -0.344, -0.005
27) Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford, 27.533, 130.752, 22, 49, -0.370, -0.026
28) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Ram Self Storage Chevrolet, 27.542, 130.709, 35, 68, -0.379, -0.009
29) Riley Herbst #, No. 35 Monster Energy Toyota, 27.549, 130.676, 33, 54, -0.386, -0.007
30) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 27.552, 130.662, 39, 75, -0.389, -0.003
31) Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, 27.555, 130.648, 35, 65, -0.392, -0.003
32) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet, 27.597, 130.449, 34, 62, -0.434, -0.042
33) Ryan Preece, No. 60 Solomon Plumbing Ford, 27.604, 130.416, 36, 64, -0.441, -0.007
34) Josh Berry, No. 21 Eero Ford, 27.629, 130.298, 2, 71, -0.466, -0.025
35) Cody Ware, No. 51 Mighty Fire Breaker Ford, 27.676, 130.077, 30, 51, -0.513, -0.047
36) Ty Dillon, No. 10 Hybrid Light Chevrolet, 27.733, 129.809, 37, 64, -0.570, -0.057
37) Katherine Legge, No. *78 Droplight Chevrolet, 28.342, 127.020, 25, 43, -1.179, -0.609
(*) Must qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) Michael McDowell, 71 No. 71 Workforce Chevrolet, 1, 10, 130.730
2) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Mobil 1 Toyota, 39, 48, 130.713
3) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Menards/Monster Ford, 37, 46, 130.575
4) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Orange Days Sales Event Chevrolet, 38, 47, 130.417
5) William Byron, No. 24 Z by HP Chevrolet, 26, 35, 130.363
6) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Leidos Toyota, 32, 41, 130.331
7) Joey Logano, No. 22 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, 37, 46, 130.271
8) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fry's/Thomas'/Philadelphia Ford, 28, 37, 130.256
9) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Wurth Ford, 36, 45, 130.203
10) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 34, 43, 130.190
11) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 1, 10, 130.014
12) Zane Smith, No. 38 Aaron's Rent To Own Ford, 33, 42, 130.005
13) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Ram Self Storage Chevrolet, 34, 43, 129.959
14) Erik Jones, No. 43 Family Dollar Toyota, 28, 37, 129.944
15) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Consumer Cellular Ford, 22, 31, 129.937
16) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, 27, 36, 129.907
17) Noah Gragson, No. 4 Long John Silver's Ford, 37, 46, 129.904
18) Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 1, 10, 129.865
19) Kyle Busch, No. 8 Zone/QuikTrip Chevrolet, 24, 33, 129.862
20) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 37, 46, 129.813
21) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Best Friends Chevrolet, 1, 10, 129.810
22) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet, 1, 10, 129.798
23) Justin Haley, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 27, 36, 129.732
24) Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Miner Docks Doors and more Chevrolet, 3, 12, 129.670
25) Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 5, 14, 129.585
26) Cole Custer, No. 41 Hass/Andy's Ford, 22, 31, 129.481
27) Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, 34, 43, 129.463
28) Josh Berry, No. 21 Eero Ford, 31, 40, 129.417
29) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet, 33, 42, 129.389
30) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Reser's Fine Foods Toyota, 1, 10, 129.351
31) Ryan Preece, No. 60 Solomon Plumbing Ford, 31, 40, 128.967
32) Riley Herbst #, No. 35 Monster Energy Toyota, 1, 10, 128.794
33) Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford, 21, 30, 128.618
34) Ty Dillon, No. 10 Hybrid Light Chevrolet, 36, 45, 127.931
35) Cody Ware, No. 51 Mighty Fire Breaker Ford, 30, 39, 127.912
36) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 11, 20, 127.375
37) Katherine Legge*, No. 78 Droplight Chevrolet, 24, 33, 126.050
Must run 10 consecutive laps.

Qualifying: Shriners Children's 500 Phoenix Raceway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) William Byron, No. 24 Z by HP Chevrolet, 26.930 sec, 133.680 mph, ---, ---
2) Joey Logano, No. 22 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, 27.028, 133.195, 0.098 sec, 0.098 sec
3) Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Miner Docks Doors and more Chevrolet, 27.043, 133.121, 0.113, 0.015
4) Josh Berry, No. 21 Eero Ford, 27.088, 132.900, 0.158, 0.045
5) Erik Jones, No. 43 Family Dollar Toyota, 27.091, 132.885, 0.161, 0.003
6) Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 27.099, 132.846, 0.169, 0.008
7) Michael McDowell, No. 71 Workforce Chevrolet, 27.099, 132.846, 0.169, 0.000
8) Justin Haley, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 27.111, 132.787, 0.181, 0.012
9) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Mobil 1 Toyota, 27.113, 132.778, 0.183, 0.002
10) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, 27.150, 132.597, 0.220, 0.037
11) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Reser's Fine Foods Toyota, 27.153, 132.582, 0.223, 0.003
12) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Wurth Ford, 27.157, 132.563, 0.227, 0.004
13) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fry's/Thomas'/Philadelphia Ford, 27.168, 132.509, 0.238, 0.011
14) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Menards/Monster Ford, 27.170, 132.499, 0.240, 0.002
15) Kyle Busch, No. 8 Zone/QuikTrip Chevrolet, 27.189, 132.406, 0.259, 0.019
16) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet, 27.221, 132.251, 0.291, 0.032
17) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 27.222, 132.246, 0.292, 0.001
18) Riley Herbst #, No. 35 Monster Energy Toyota, 27.226, 132.227, 0.296, 0.004
19) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Leidos Toyota, 27.258, 132.071, 0.328, 0.032
20) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Consumer Cellular Ford, 27.284, 131.945, 0.354, 0.026
21) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet, 27.322, 131.762, 0.392, 0.038
22) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Ram Self Storage Chevrolet, 27.334, 131.704, 0.404, 0.012
23) Cole Custer, No. 41 Hass/Andy's Ford, 27.340, 131.675, 0.410, 0.006
24) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Orange Days Sales Event Chevrolet, 27.350, 131.627, 0.420, 0.010
25) Ty Dillon, No. 10 Hybrid Light Chevrolet, 27.364, 131.560, 0.434, 0.014
26) Zane Smith, No. 38 Aaron's Rent To Own Ford, 27.372, 131.521, 0.442, 0.008
27) Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford, 27.458, 131.109, 0.528, 0.086
28) Ryan Preece, No. 60 Solomon Plumbing Ford, 27.464, 131.081, 0.534, 0.006
29) Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, 27.480, 131.004, 0.550, 0.016
30) Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 27.520, 130.814, 0.590, 0.040
31) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 27.555, 130.648, 0.625, 0.035
32) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Best Friends Chevrolet, 27.647, 130.213, 0.717, 0.092
33) Noah Gragson, No. 4 Long John Silver's Ford, 27.660, 130.152, 0.730, 0.013
34) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 27.681, 130.053, 0.751, 0.021
35) Cody Ware, No. 51 Mighty Fire Breaker Ford, 27.826, 129.375, 0.896, 0.145
36) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 27.842, 129.301, 0.912, 0.016
37) Katherine Legge*, No. 78 Droplight Chevrolet, 28.060, 128.297, 1.130, 0.218
(*) Must qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie

Starting Line Up: Shriners Children's 500, Phoenix Raceway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) William Byron, No. 24 Z by HP Chevrolet, 26.930 sec, 133.680 mph
2) Joey Logano, No. 22 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, 27.028, 133.195
3) Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Miner Docks Doors and more Chevrolet, 27.043, 133.121
4) Josh Berry, No. 21 Eero Ford, 27.088, 132.900
5) Erik Jones, No. 43 Family Dollar Toyota, 27.091, 132.885
6) Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 27.099, 132.846
7) Michael McDowell, No. 71 Workforce Chevrolet, 27.099, 132.846
8) Justin Haley, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 27.111, 132.787
9) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Mobil 1 Toyota, 27.113, 132.778
10) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, 27.150, 132.597
11) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Reser's Fine Foods Toyota, 27.153, 132.582
12) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Wurth Ford, 27.157, 132.563
13) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fry's/Thomas'/Philadelphia Ford, 27.168, 132.509
14) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Menards/Monster Ford, 27.170, 132.499
15) Kyle Busch, No. 8 Zone/QuikTrip Chevrolet, 27.189, 132.406
16) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet, 27.221, 132.251
17) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 27.222, 132.246
18) Riley Herbst #, No. 35 Monster Energy Toyota, 27.226, 132.227
19) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Leidos Toyota, 27.258, 132.071
20) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Consumer Cellular Ford, 27.284, 131.945
21) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet, 27.322, 131.762
22) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Ram Self Storage Chevrolet, 27.334, 131.704
23) Cole Custer, No. 41 Hass/Andy's Ford, 27.340, 131.675
24) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Orange Days Sales Event Chevrolet, 27.350, 131.627
25) Ty Dillon, No. 10 Hybrid Light Chevrolet, 27.364, 131.560
26) Zane Smith, No. 38 Aaron's Rent To Own Ford, 27.372, 131.521
27) Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford, 27.458, 131.109
28) Ryan Preece, No. 60 Solomon Plumbing Ford, 27.464, 131.081
29) Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, 27.480, 131.004
30) Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 27.520, 130.814
31) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 27.555, 130.648
32) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Best Friends Chevrolet, 27.647, 130.213
33) Noah Gragson, No. 4 Long John Silver's Ford, 27.660, 130.152
34) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 27.681, 130.053
35) Cody Ware, No. 51 Mighty Fire Breaker Ford, 27.826, 129.375
36) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 27.842, 129.301
37) Katherine Legge, No. 78 Droplight Chevrolet, 28.060, 128.297No. 
(*) Must qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie

Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, 11/15/15, 25.147 sec, 143.158 mph

Track Race Record: Tony Stewart  11/07/99, 2:38:28, 118.132 mph

NXS Final Practice: GOVX 200, Phoenix Raceway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 27.685 sec, 130.034 mph, 3, 30, ---, ---
2) Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Dude Wipes Chevrolet, 27.937, 128.861, 2, 24, -0.252 sec, -0.252 sec
3) Carson Kvapil #, No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, 27.940, 128.848, 4, 25, -0.255, -0.003
4) Taylor Gray #, No. 54 Operation 300 Toyota, 27.991, 128.613, 3, 24, -0.306, -0.051
5) Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 FunkAway Chevrolet, 28.057, 128.310, 2, 34, -0.372, -0.066
6) Alex Bowman(i), No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 28.069, 128.255, 3, 30, -0.384, -0.012
7) Brandon Jones, No. 20 Menards/Pelonis Toyota, 28.081, 128.201, 3, 28, -0.396, -0.012
8) Aric Almirola, No. 19 Younglife Toyota, 28.089, 128.164, 4, 33, -0.404, -0.008
9) William Sawalich #, No. 18 Soundgear Toyota, 28.110, 128.068, 3, 37, -0.425, -0.021
10) Connor Zilisch #, No. 88 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet, 28.143, 127.918, 3, 32, -0.458, -0.033
11) Jesse Love, No. 2 Samsara Chevrolet, 28.151, 127.882, 6, 29, -0.466, -0.008
12) Nick Sanchez #, No. 48 Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, 28.160, 127.841, 3, 22, -0.475, -0.009
13) Sammy Smith, No. 8 Pilot Chevrolet, 28.173, 127.782, 3, 35, -0.488, -0.013
14) Harrison Burton, No. 25 DEX Imaging Ford, 28.191, 127.700, 3, 32, -0.506, -0.018
15) Sam Mayer, No. 41 Audibel Ford, 28.199, 127.664, 5, 35, -0.514, -0.008
16) Dean Thompson #, No. 26 MCM Transportation Toyota, 28.228, 127.533, 6, 33, -0.543, -0.029
17) Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Pit Boss Ford, 28.252, 127.425, 4, 38, -0.567, -0.024
18) Christian Eckes #, No. 16 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 28.282, 127.289, 4, 28, -0.597, -0.030
19) Brennan Poole, No. 44 Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet, 28.300, 127.208, 2, 26, -0.615, -0.018
20) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Bommarito.com Chevrolet, 28.302, 127.199, 4, 28, -0.617, -0.002
21) Daniel Dye #, No. 10 bproauto Chevrolet, 28.305, 127.186, 6, 36, -0.620, -0.003
22) Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, 28.327, 127.087, 4, 31, -0.642, -0.022
23) Kyle Sieg, No. 28 TAP and Sons Electric Inc. Ford, 28.333, 127.060, 4, 31, -0.648, -0.006
24) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Alliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet, 28.352, 126.975, 2, 24, -0.667, -0.019
25) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 28.377, 126.863, 5, 29, -0.692, -0.025
26) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet, 28.385, 126.828, 2, 22, -0.700, -0.008
27) Dawson Cram, No. 74 Save22 Chevrolet, 28.422, 126.662, 5, 5, -0.737, -0.037
28) Mason Massey, No. 45 Mongoose Power Solutions Chevrolet, 28.469, 126.453, 4, 9, -0.784, -0.047
29) Josh Bilicki, No. 91 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, 28.543, 126.125, 5, 23, -0.858, -0.074
30) Josh Williams, No. 11 Call811.com Chevrolet, 28.567, 126.020, 3, 27, -0.882, -0.024
31) Thomas Annunziata, No. 70 Bayshore/Ashurst Honey Chevrolet, 28.586, 125.936, 4, 34, -0.901, -0.019
32) Blaine Perkins, No. 31 easycare Chevrolet, 28.676, 125.541, 2, 26, -0.991, -0.090
33) Ryan Ellis, No. 71 Rolling Plains Construction Chevrolet, 28.721, 125.344, 3, 25, -1.036, -0.045
34) Kris Wright, No. 5 First National Bank Corp Chevrolet, 28.738, 125.270, 8, 25, -1.053, -0.017
35) Garrett Smithley, No. 14 DozerWinchParts.com Chevrolet, 28.811, 124.952, 5, 18, -1.126, -0.073
36) Joey Gase, No. 53 NFPA Chevrolet, 28.976, 124.241, 5, 18, -1.291, -0.165
37) Nick Leitz, No. 07 Warped Tour Chevrolet, 29.077, 123.809, 3, 32, -1.392, -0.101
38) Greg Van Alst, No. 35 Prescott Tire Pros Chevrolet, 29.370, 122.574, 6, 22, -1.685, -0.293
(i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 2, 11, 128.248 mph
2) Carson Kvapil #, No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, 2, 11, 127.755
3) Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 FunkAway Chevrolet, 1, 10, 127.213
4) Alex Bowman(i), No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 2, 11, 127.106
5) Connor Zilisch #, No. 88 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet, 1, 10, 126.942
6) Jesse Love, No. 2 Samsara Chevrolet, 1, 10, 126.732
7) Sam Mayer, No. 41 Audibel Ford, 1, 10, 126.654
8) Sammy Smith, No. 8 Pilot Chevrolet, 2, 11, 126.608
9) Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Pit Boss Ford, 2, 11, 126.554
10) Dean Thompson #, No. 26 MCM Transportation Toyota, 2, 11, 126.508
11) William Sawalich #, No. 18 Soundgear Toyota, 1, 10, 126.501
12) Kyle Sieg, No. 28 TAP and Sons Electric Inc. Ford, 2, 11, 126.458
13) Daniel Dye #, No. 10 bproauto Chevrolet, 2, 11, 126.344
14) Aric Almirola, No. 19 Younglife Toyota, 7, 16, 126.302
15) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Bommarito.com Chevrolet, 1, 10, 126.068
16) Harrison Burton, No. 25 DEX Imaging Ford, 7, 16, 125.890
17) Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, 1, 10, 125.858
18) Brandon Jones, No. 20 Menards/Pelonis Toyota, 10, 19, 125.427
19) Josh Williams, No. 11 Call811.com Chevrolet, 6, 15, 124.486
20) Kris Wright, No. 5 First National Bank Corp Chevrolet, 4, 13, 123.869
21) Christian Eckes #, No. 16 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 17, 26, 123.777
22) Thomas Annunziata, No. 70 Bayshore/Ashurst Honey Chevrolet, 17, 26, 123.240
23) Nick Leitz, No. 07 Warped Tour Chevrolet, 20, 29, 121.407
Must run 10 consecutive laps.

Qualifying: GOVX 200, Phoenix Raceway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) 
Alex Bowman(i), No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 27.276 sec, 131.984 mph, 1, 1, ---, ---
2) 
Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Pit Boss Ford, 27.359, 131.584, 1, 1, 0.083, 0.083 sec
3) 
Sammy Smith, No. 8 Pilot Chevrolet, 27.415, 131.315, 1, 1, 0.139, 0.056
4) 
Connor Zilisch #, No. 88 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet, 27.455, 131.124, 1, 1, 0.179, 0.040
5) 
Jesse Love, No. 2 Samsara Chevrolet, 27.517, 130.828, 1, 1, 0.241, 0.062
6) 
William Sawalich #, No. 18 Soundgear Toyota, 27.560, 130.624, 1, 1, 0.284, 0.043
7) 
Nick Sanchez #, No. 48 Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, 27.586, 130.501, 1, 1, 0.310, 0.026
8) 
Aric Almirola, No. 19 Younglife Toyota, 27.592, 130.473, 1, 1, 0.316, 0.006
9) 
Taylor Gray #, No. 54 Operation 300 Toyota, 27.604, 130.416, 1, 1, 0.328, 0.012
10) 
Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, 27.639, 130.251, 1, 1, 0.363, 0.035
11) 
Jeb Burton, No. 27 Bommarito.com Chevrolet, 27.685, 130.034, 1, 1, 0.409, 0.046
12) 
Dean Thompson #, No. 26 MCM Transportation Toyota, 27.693, 129.997, 1, 1, 0.417, 0.008
13) 
Sam Mayer, No. 41 Audibel Ford, 27.756, 129.702, 1, 1, 0.480, 0.063
14) 
Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 27.776, 129.608, 1, 1, 0.500, 0.020
15) 
Josh Williams, No. 11 Call811.com Chevrolet, 27.838, 129.320, 1, 1, 0.562, 0.062
16) 
Brandon Jones, No. 20 Menards/Pelonis Toyota, 27.840, 129.310, 1, 1, 0.564, 0.002
17) 
Daniel Dye #, No. 10 bproauto Chevrolet, 27.878, 129.134, 1, 1, 0.602, 0.038
18) 
Blaine Perkins, No. 31 easycare Chevrolet, 27.893, 129.065, 1, 1, 0.617, 0.015
19) 
Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Alliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet, 27.901, 129.028, 1, 1, 0.625, 0.008
20) 
Christian Eckes #, No. 16 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 27.916, 128.958, 1, 1, 0.640, 0.015
21) 
Harrison Burton, No. 25 DEX Imaging Ford, 27.929, 128.898, 1, 1, 0.653, 0.013
22) 
Josh Bilicki, No. 91 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, 27.940, 128.848, 1, 1, 0.664, 0.011
23) 
Brennan Poole, No. 44 Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet, 28.012, 128.516, 1, 1, 0.736, 0.072
24) 
Carson Kvapil #, No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, 28.021, 128.475, 1, 1, 0.745, 0.009
25) 
Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Dude Wipes Chevrolet, 28.026, 128.452, 1, 1, 0.750, 0.005
26) 
Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 FunkAway Chevrolet, 28.092, 128.150, 1, 1, 0.816, 0.066
27) 
Thomas Annunziata, No. 70 Bayshore/Ashurst Honey Chevrolet, 28.114, 128.050, 1, 1, 0.838, 0.022
28) 
Ryan Ellis, No. 71 Rolling Plains Construction Chevrolet, 28.187, 127.718, 1, 1, 0.911, 0.073
29) 
Nick Leitz, No. 07 Warped Tour Chevrolet, 28.197, 127.673, 1, 1, 0.921, 0.010
30) 
Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 28.199, 127.664, 1, 1, 0.923, 0.002
31) 
Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet, 28.212, 127.605, 1, 1, 0.936, 0.013
32) 
Kyle Sieg, No. 28 TAP and Sons Electric Inc. Ford, 28.367, 126.908, 1, 1, 1.091, 0.155
33) 
Kris Wright (OP), No. 5 First National Bank Corp Chevrolet, 28.375, 126.872, 1, 1, 1.099, 0.008
34) 
Mason Massey (OP), No. 45 Mongoose Power Solutions Chevrolet, 28.880, 124.654, 1, 1, 1.604, 0.505
35) 
Dawson Cram (OP), No. 74 Save22 Chevrolet, 29.000, 124.138, 1, 1, 1.724, 0.120
36) 
Garrett Smithley (OP), No. 14 DozerWinchParts.com Chevrolet, 29.100, 123.711, 1, 1, 1.824, 0.100
37) 
Joey Gase (OP), No. 53 NFPA Chevrolet, 29.207, 123.258, 1, 1, 1.931, 0.107
38) 
Greg Van Alst (OP), No. 35 Prescott Tire Pros Chevrolet, 29.547, 121.840, 1, 1, 2.271, 0.340 
(OP)
Top 30 in Owner Points, (i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie

Starting Line Up GOVX 200, Phoenix Raceway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) Alex Bowman(i), No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 27.276 sec, 131.984 mph
2) Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Pit Boss Ford, 27.359, 131.584
3) Sammy Smith, No. 8 Pilot Chevrolet, 27.415, 131.315
4) Connor Zilisch #, No. 88 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet, 27.455, 131.124
5) Jesse Love, No. 2 Samsara Chevrolet, 27.517, 130.828
6) William Sawalich #, No. 18 Soundgear Toyota, 27.560, 130.624
7) Nick Sanchez #, No. 48 Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, 27.586, 130.501
8) Aric Almirola, No. 19 Younglife Toyota, 27.592, 130.473
9) Taylor Gray #, No. 54 Operation 300 Toyota, 27.604, 130.416
10) Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, 27.639, 130.251
11) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Bommarito.com Chevrolet, 27.685, 130.034
12) Dean Thompson #, No. 26 MCM Transportation Toyota, 27.693, 129.997
13) Sam Mayer, No. 41 Audibel Ford, 27.756, 129.702
14) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 27.776, 129.608
15) Josh Williams, No. 11 Call811.com Chevrolet, 27.838, 129.320
16) Brandon Jones, No. 20 Menards/Pelonis Toyota, 27.840, 129.310
17) Daniel Dye #, No. 10 bproauto Chevrolet, 27.878, 129.134
18) Blaine Perkins, No. 31 easycare Chevrolet, 27.893, 129.065
19) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Alliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet, 27.901, 129.028
20) Christian Eckes #, No. 16 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 27.916, 128.958
21) Harrison Burton, No. 25 DEX Imaging Ford, 27.929, 128.898
22) Josh Bilicki, No. 91 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, 27.940, 128.848
23) Brennan Poole, No. 44 Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet, 28.012, 128.516
24) Carson Kvapil #, No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, 28.021, 128.475
25) Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Dude Wipes Chevrolet, 28.026, 128.452
26) Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 FunkAway Chevrolet, 28.092, 128.150
27) Thomas Annunziata, No. 70 Bayshore/Ashurst Honey Chevrolet, 28.114, 128.050
28) Ryan Ellis, No. 71 Rolling Plains Construction Chevrolet, 28.187, 127.718
29) Nick Leitz, No. 07 Warped Tour Chevrolet, 28.197, 127.673
30) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 28.199, 127.664
31) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet, 28.212, 127.605
32) Kyle Sieg, No. 28 TAP and Sons Electric Inc. Ford, 28.367, 126.908
33) Kris Wright, No. 5 First National Bank Corp Chevrolet, Owner Points, 
34) Mason Massey, No. 45 Mongoose Power Solutions Chevrolet, Owner Points, 
35) Dawson Cram, No. 74 Save22 Chevrolet, Owner Points, 
36) Garrett Smithley, No. 14 DozerWinchParts.com Chevrolet, Owner Points, 
37) Joey Gase, No. 53 NFPA Chevrolet, Owner Points, 
38) Greg Van Alst, No. 35 Prescott Tire Pros Chevrolet, Owner Points,
(i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie

Track Qualifying Record: Kyle Busch 11/14/15 25.992 138.504

Track Race Record: Elliott Sadler 03/03/12 01:43:10 116.317

John Davison

Long-time RIS staffer, beginning in the mid-80s. Charlotte, NC area local contact.

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