William Byron on pole for Cup Championship in Phoenix; full beginning grid

NASCAR Cup Collection Championship beginning grid

1. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
4. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
6. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
7. Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Membership Chevrolet
8. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
9. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
10. Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
11. Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12. Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
13. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
14. Todd Gilliland (38), Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
15. Ryan Blaney (12), Crew Penske Ford
16. Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
17. Joey Logano (22), Crew Penske Ford
18. Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
19. Michael McDowell (34), Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
20. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
21. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
22. Carson Hocevar (42), Legacy Motor Membership Chevrolet
23. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
25. Harrison Burton (21), Wooden Brothers Racing Ford
26. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
27. Austin Cindric (2), Crew Penske Ford
28. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
29. Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
30. Ryan Newman (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
31. Cole Custer (6), RFK Racing Ford
32. A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
33. Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
34. J.J. Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
35. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
36. BJ McLeod (78), Dwell Quick Motorsports Ford

The NASCAR Cup Collection will crown its 2023 champion on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.

Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, William Byron and 2021 sequence champion Kyle Larson will vie for the championship on the distinctive, dog-leg oval. Bell, Blaney and Larson all gained within the Spherical of 8 to advance, whereas Byron, who with six victories is the winningest driver within the sequence this yr, needed to sweat it out at Martinsville final week to level his means into the finale.

However factors don’t matter Sunday — the motive force who finishes finest amongst these 4 will hoist the Cup.

Right here’s what to know forward of the championship race:

NASCAR Cup Collection Championship TV/streaming schedule

All occasions Jap

Friday
8-9 p.m.: Observe (USA, NBC Sports activities app)

Saturday
4:30-5:30 p.m.: Qualifying (USA, NBC Sports activities app)

Sunday
3-6:30 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Collection Championship (NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports activities app)

NASCAR Cup Collection Championship particulars

Observe: Phoenix Raceway | 1-mile, low-banked dog-leg oval in Avondale, Arizona
Banking: Frontstretch dog-leg – 0-11 levels | Turns 1-2 – 8-9 levels | Backstretch – 3 levels | Turns 3-4 – 10-11 levels
Race size: 312 laps
Stage lengths: Stage 1 – 60 laps | Stage 2 – 125 laps | Stage 3 – 127 laps
2022 winner: Joey Logano (22), Crew Penske Ford

High drivers and finest bets for the NASCAR Cup Collection Championship

The championship quartet are the 4 drivers with the most effective odds to win the race, in response to BetMGM. In all 9 years underneath the present playoff format, the champion has gained the finale, which incorporates Kyle Larson’s 2021 crown. Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, took the primary of his six victories this season within the spring race at Phoenix.

Finest odds to win
• Kyle Larson +175
• Ryan Blaney +275
• William Byron +325
• Christopher Bell +450

Yahoo Sports activities’ Nick Bromberg broke down the title race odds earlier within the week, and along with backing the favorites, he likes not too long ago eradicated Denny Hamlin (+2000), who has the third-best common end of any driver within the area at Phoenix. If you happen to’re trying on the lengthy pictures, Kyle Busch (+5000) sports activities a good higher common end at Phoenix than Hamlin at 10.6.

Kevin Harvick’s remaining experience

Sunday will mark Kevin Harvick’s remaining race within the NASCAR Cup Collection.

Harvick introduced his retirement again in January. He’ll step away after 23 seasons by which he made 826 begins and scored 443 top-10s, 251 top-5s and 60 wins to this point. Harvick has 30 top-10s, together with 20 top-5s and 9 wins, in 41 profession begins at Phoenix, so including to at least one or all of these totals is a definite chance as he bids farewell.

The Bakersfield, California, native’s profession started underneath tragic circumstances, as he stepped into the legendary Dale Earnhardt’s automobile after the seven-time champion was tragically killed on the 2001 Daytona 500. Harvick famously gained in simply his third begin that season and has not appeared again.

NASCAR Cup Collection Championship entry record

Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Crew Penske Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Cole Custer (6), RFK Racing Ford
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Crew Penske Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
J.J. Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wooden Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Crew Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland (38), Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Carson Hocevar (42), Legacy Motor Membership Chevrolet
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Membership Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Ryan Newman (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
BJ McLeod (78), Dwell Quick Motorsports Ford
Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR Cup Collection Championship climate

The forecast requires daytime excessive temperatures within the excessive 80s, with little-to-no cloud cowl. That places issues squarely within the fingers of the drivers — significantly the Championship 4 — because the monitor might be slick and evolve because the day goes on.