NASCAR 2022: Starting lineup for NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway

After nine action-packed playoff races, the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series arrived at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona for the final race of the 2022 season. Fans were also eagerly awaiting the start of yet another exciting race, this Sunday, November 6th, 2022. The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race will be live on NBC and MRN at 3:00 pm ET.

The 36th race of the 2022 NASCAR season will be contested on a one-mile-long oval track. 36 NASCAR drivers, including the final four drivers, will compete for over 312 laps in the season finale race to secure a chance at driving down Victory Lane. The race will see the winner of the 2022 season.

Motorsport journalist Bob Pockrass shared the starting line-up for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on his official Twitter account:

In Saturday’s qualifying races, Team Penske driver Joey Logano held off Ryan Blaney to win his fourth pole of the season at a speed of 134.389 mph. It was his 26th career pole and will look to win his second Cup title. Meanwhile, Blaney will share the front row with Logano after turning a lap of 134.373 mph.

They will be followed by Chase Briscoe, Kyle Larson, and Chase Elliott rounding out the top five.

Harrison Burton, Kevin Harvick, William Byron, Cole Custer, and Ty Gibbs completed the top 10.

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2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway starting line-up

Here are the starting positions of the 36-car grid at Phoenix Raceway:

1. #22 - Joey Logano
2. #12 - Ryan Blaney
3. #14 - Chase Briscoe
4. #5 - Kyle Larson
5. #9 - Chase Elliott
6. #21 - Harrison Burton (R)
7. #4 - Kevin Harvick
8. #24 - William Byron
9. #41 - Cole Custer
10. #23 - Ty Gibbs
11. #8 - Tyler Reddick
12. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
13. #10 - Aric Almirola
14. #2 - Austin Cindric (R)
15. #3 - Austin Dillon
16. #16 - A.J. Allmendinger
17. #20 - Christopher Bell
18. #6 - Brad Keselowski
19. #17 - Chris Buescher
20. #34 - Michael McDowell
21. #11 - Denny Hamlin
22. #18 - Kyle Busch
23. #45 - Bubba Wallace
24. #48 - Alex Bowman
25. #1 - Ross Chastain
26. #31 - Justin Haley
27. #7 - Corey LaJoie
28. #99 - Daniel Suarez
29. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
30. #43 - Erik Jones
31. #38 - Todd Gilliland (R)
32. #42 - Ty Dillon
33. #78 - B.J. McLeod
34. #51 - Cody Ware
35. #15 - Garrett Smithley
36. #77 - Landon Cassill