NASCAR 2025: Qualifying order for Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway

The Phoenix Raceway is ready to host the 38th annual Championship Race this weekend. The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series’ 36th race, a 312-lap contest, kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 2.

The Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, boasts a one-mile-long track. It hosted the first Championship Race in 2020. The Phoenix track has nine degrees of banking in the frontstretch, three degrees of banking in the backstretch, nine degrees of banking in turns 1 and 2, and 11 degrees of banking in turns 3 and 4.

The Phoenix Raceway will also host the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series championship races this weekend. In addition, it’s a second appearance on the Cup Series calendar in 2025.

The Championship Race will feature 37 drivers. Like the other NASCAR Cup Series racetracks, practice sessions will open the Cup weekend on Friday (October 31) at 5:35 p.m. ET, followed by qualifying on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. It will determine the starting positions for the Phoenix Championship race.

NASCAR qualifying order for the 2025 Championship Race at the Phoenix Raceway

FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass has shared the qualifying order for the 2025 Championship Race, which will be held this weekend at the Phoenix Raceway.

The Cup Series qualifying session kicks off with JJ Yeley leading Group A and Kyle Busch leading Group B. Below is a complete qualifying order for the 2025 Championship Race:

Group A: Driver – Metric Score

1. JJ Yeley - 41.300
2. Riley Herbst - 35.700
3. Casey Mears - 34.800
4. Cody Ware - 33.200
5. Erik Jones - 31.600
6. Noah Gragson - 31.200
7. Carson Hocevar - 28.600
8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr - 27.900
9. Ty Dillon - 27.800
10. AJ Allmendinger - 27.100
11. Zane Smith - 25.600
12. Chris Buescher - 25.400
13. Daniel Suarez - 24.100
14. Michael McDowell - 23.100
15. Justin Haley - 22.600
16. John Hunter Nemechek - 21.900
17. Cole Custer - 21.800
18. Brad Keselowski - 20.000
19. Alex Bowman - 20.000

Group B: Driver – Metric Score

1. Kyle Busch - 15.700
2. Austin Dillon - 15.700
3. Bubba Wallace - 15.600
4. Todd Gilliland - 14.700
5. Austin Cindric - 14.700
6. Ty Gibbs - 14.100
7. Shane van Gisbergen - 13.400
8. Josh Berry - 11.800
9. Tyler Reddick - 9.800
10. Ryan Preece - 9.600
11. Joey Logano - 8.000
12. Christopher Bell - 6.400
13. Ross Chastain - 6.100
14. Chase Elliott - 4.800
15. Ryan Blaney - 3.200
16. Chase Briscoe - 26.200
17. Denny Hamlin - 25.100
18. Kyle Larson - 4.700
19. William Byron - 1.600

Watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers in action at the Phoenix Raceway on Saturday and Sunday on NBC Sports and Peacock.

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Edited by Yash Soni