Phoenix Preview

RACE INFO

DATE: Sunday, March 8, 2026

RACE: Straight Talk Wireless 500

TRACK: Phoenix Raceway (Avondale, AZ)

TRACK LENGTH: 1 mile

TV: FOX Sports 1 (3:30 p.m. ET)

RADIO: MRN Radio / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (3:30 p.m. ET)

JOE GIBBS RACING

JGR AT PHOENIX: Joe Gibbs Racing owns nine NASCAR Cup Series victories at Phoenix Raceway. In 167 combined starts at the one-mile track, the organization has tallied 48 top-five finishes, 87 top-10s, nine pole awards, and 3,377 laps led. Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart and Martin Truex Jr. have all driven JGR entries to victory lane at Phoenix.

CHASE BRISCOE

No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry XSE

BRISCOE AT PHOENIX: Chase Briscoe returns to the site of his first NASCAR Cup Series win this weekend at Phoenix Raceway. In 2022, Briscoe led 101 laps en route to his first career win in just his 40th Cup Series start. Overall, Briscoe has 10 Cup Series starts at the track with four top-10 finishes. In the championship race last fall, Briscoe finished 18th after suffering multiple tire failures.

COTA RECAP: Briscoe qualified third last weekend at Circuit of the Americas and led the first eight laps of the race. He spent most of the race in the top five before a mechanical issue took him out of third-place and ultimately left the No. 19 team with a 37th-place finish.

MEET CHASE BRISCOE: Briscoe will sign autographs for 150 fans at the Bass Pro Shops in Glendale, Arizona (9380 W Glendale Ave, Glendale, AZ 85305) Friday, March 6, at 6 p.m. local time. A wristband is required and will be distributed starting Friday morning at 9 a.m.

JAMES SMALL: 2026 is James Small’s seventh season leading the No. 19 team and his second year with Briscoe behind the wheel. The first five years of his tenure as crew chief were spent with Martin Truex Jr. In 220 races atop the pit box, Small has led his drivers to 11 wins, 61 top-five finishes, 107 top-10s, 13 pole awards, and 4,735 laps led.

BASS PRO SHOPS: Bass Pro Shops is North America’s premier outdoor and conservation company. Under the visionary conservation leadership of Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Shops is a national leader in protecting habitat and introducing families to the outdoors and has been named by Newsweek as “America’s Most Trusted Retailer for Outdoor Gear". For more information or to shop online, visit www.basspro.com.