Alex Bowman and the Unfortunate Art of Missing Races
Vertigo knocks the Hendrick driver out of Phoenix, leaving Anthony Alfredo in the car and Bowman watching from the sidelines at a time he’d rather be proving a point.
Vertigo knocks the Hendrick driver out of Phoenix, leaving Anthony Alfredo in the car and Bowman watching from the sidelines at a time he’d rather be proving a point.
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Friday, March 6
7 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Practice and Qualifying at Phoenix Raceway, The CW App
Saturday, March 7
Noon ET, NASCAR Cup Series: Practice and Qualifying at Phoenix Raceway, Prime Video
6:30 p.m., NASCAR Countdown Live, The CW
7:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: GOVX 200 at Phoenix Raceway, The CW
Sunday, March 8
3 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay, FS1
3:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway, FS1

Straight Talk Wireless 500
Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, AZ
Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
TV: FS1
Green Flag: 3:30 PM ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM
Laps: 312
Miles: 312
Track: 1.000 mile paved oval
2024 Winner: Christopher Bell
DuraMax Grand Prix
Winner: Tyler Reddick
Average Speed of Race Winner: 76.474 mph
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 58 Mins, 53 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 3.944 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 3 for 10 laps
Lead Changes: 14 among 9 drivers
Stage 1 Top 10: 1,97,71,17,16,54,48,9,77,11
Stage 2 Top 10: 54,16,7,34,45,23,12,41,24,97
Fastest Lap: #1 lap 81/ 99.68
| # | Driver | Pts | Behind | |
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 186 | 0 |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 116 | -70 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 114 | -72 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | -86 |
| 5 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 90 | -96 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | 90 | -96 |
| 7 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | 87 | -99 |
| 8 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 86 | -100 |
| 9 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 83 | -103 |
| 10 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 82 | -104 |