Daniel Suarez led the way in single-lap speed in NASCAR Cup Series practice for Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Suarez turned a fast lap of 26.877 seconds (133.944 mph), which allowed him to top Carson Hocevar, his Spire Motorsports teammate, by 0.084 seconds.
Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain, and Austin Cindric rounded out the top-five fastest drivers in the practice session around the 1-mile oval.
Here are the complete results from NASCAR Cup Series practice at Phoenix Raceway:
Straight Talk Wireless 500 Practice Results
| Rank | Car | Driver | Team | Lap Time | Diff | Speed | Best Lap | Total Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 26.877 | -- | 133.944 | 2 | 34 |
| 2 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports MINER Chevrolet | 26.961 | 0.084 | 133.526 | 1 | 29 |
| 3 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 26.983 | 0.106 | 133.417 | 3 | 35 |
| 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Kubota Chevrolet | 26.996 | 0.119 | 133.353 | 2 | 35 |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Quaker State Ford | 27.000 | 0.123 | 133.333 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing AMPM Toyota | 27.026 | 0.149 | 133.205 | 2 | 38 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Dent Wizard Ford | 27.048 | 0.171 | 133.097 | 2 | 38 |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 27.060 | 0.183 | 133.038 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 27.075 | 0.198 | 132.964 | 3 | 37 |
| 10 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 27.093 | 0.216 | 132.876 | 2 | 35 |
| 11 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fry's / Artesano / Kraft Ford | 27.099 | 0.222 | 132.846 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing Wendy's Chevrolet | 27.139 | 0.262 | 132.650 | 3 | 40 |
| 13 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 27.147 | 0.270 | 132.611 | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 27.154 | 0.277 | 132.577 | 4 | 37 |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Bob's Discount Furniture Toyota | 27.176 | 0.299 | 132.470 | 2 | 35 |
| 16 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Robinhood Toyota | 27.182 | 0.305 | 132.441 | 4 | 41 |
| 17 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Zone Jalapeno Lime Chevrolet | 27.184 | 0.307 | 132.431 | 3 | 31 |
| 18 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 27.185 | 0.308 | 132.426 | 2 | 30 |
| 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 27.204 | 0.327 | 132.333 | 2 | 37 |
| 20 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Super.com Chevrolet | 27.213 | 0.336 | 132.290 | 2 | 29 |
| 21 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Raptor Chevrolet | 27.219 | 0.342 | 132.261 | 2 | 37 |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet | 27.223 | 0.346 | 132.241 | 2 | 27 |
| 23 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 27.229 | 0.352 | 132.212 | 3 | 27 |
| 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Pylon Aviation Chevrolet | 27.240 | 0.363 | 132.159 | 3 | 38 |
| 25 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's Rent to Own Ford | 27.241 | 0.364 | 132.154 | 3 | 32 |
| 26 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 27.242 | 0.365 | 132.149 | 2 | 35 |
| 27 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Body Guard Ford | 27.291 | 0.414 | 131.912 | 3 | 27 |
| 28 | 33 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing United Rentals Chevrolet | 27.326 | 0.449 | 131.743 | 2 | 36 |
| 29 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial / Best Friends Chevrolet | 27.328 | 0.451 | 131.733 | 3 | 35 |
| 30 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 27.334 | 0.457 | 131.704 | 2 | 27 |
| 31 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | 27.339 | 0.462 | 131.680 | 2 | 29 |
| 32 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Campers Inn RV Chevrolet | 27.341 | 0.464 | 131.670 | 2 | 27 |
| 33 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing eero Ford | 27.349 | 0.472 | 131.632 | 2 | 31 |
| 34 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Consumer Cellular Ford | 27.381 | 0.504 | 131.478 | 3 | 22 |
| 35 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Mobil 1 Toyota | 27.472 | 0.595 | 131.043 | 2 | 33 |
| 36 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Straight Talk Wireless Ford | 27.493 | 0.616 | 130.942 | 2 | 28 |
| 37 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Chevrolet | 27.508 | 0.631 | 130.871 | 2 | 34 |
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