Denny Hamlin called Phoenix Raceway “by far his weakest oval” on Friday but on Saturday he was fastest when it counted most.
Hamlin ended up fastest in Round 1 of Saturday’s qualifying and repeated the effort in the final round, earning the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race with an average lap speed of 132.655 mph. Hamlin, who was second fastest in Friday’s practice, will be joined on the front row by his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs . The Toyota front row ended a streak of Fords winning the pole in the first three races of the 2024 season. “It feels great.
Truex JrJOE GIBBS RACING 19 Toyota 1 +0.114 27.205 0.029 132.329 7 C. BellJOE GIBBS RACING 20 Toyota 1 +0.115 27.206 0.001 132.324 8 D. SuarezTRACKHOUSE RACING 99 Chevrolet 1 +0.139 27.230 0.024 132.207 9 K. LarsonHENDRICK MOTORSPORTS 5 Chevrolet 1 +0.152 27.243 0.013 132.144 10 J. NemechekLEGACY MOTOR CLUB 42 Toyota 1 +0.187 27.278 0.035 131.974 11 D. HemricKAULIG RACING 31 Chevrolet 1 +0.199 27.290 0.012 131.916 12 J. LoganoTEAM PENSKE 22 Ford 1 +0.218 27.309 0.019 131.825 13 A.
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