The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series drivers are scheduled to be on the one-mile-long tri-oval track on Friday (March 10) as the action of the season’s fourth-weekend kick-offs at the Phoenix Raceway.
The 36 Cup Series drivers will take part in a 50-minute practice session on Friday at 6:35 pm ET ahead of Saturday’s qualifying race and Sunday’s United Rentals Work United 500.
Meanwhile, ARCA Menards Series drivers will participate in practice at 5:00 pm ET. This will be followed by a qualifying race at 6:00 pm and a 150-lap main event at 8:00 pm ET.
NASCAR full Friday schedule at Phoenix Raceway
Here’s the complete schedule for Friday’s on-track action across the NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway:
Friday, March 10th, 2023
Garage open
11:00 am ET: ARCA Menards Series garage opens
3:00 pm ET – 8:00 pm ET: Xfinity Series
3:30 pm ET – 10:00 pm ET: Cup Series
Track activity
5:00 pm ET – 5:45 pm ET: ARCA group practice
6:00 pm ET: 6:20 pm ET: ARCA group qualifying
6:35 pm ET – 7:25 pm ET: Cup Series practice
8:00 pm ET: ARCA Menard Series race (150 laps, 150 miles)
All Friday’s track activity will be broadcast on FS1, Motor Racing Network (MRN), and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Qualifying order for United Rentals Work United 500
Here’s the qualifying order for Sunday’s 312-mile race at Phoenix Raceway:
Group A: Order - Driver – Metric score
- Ty Dillon - 35.250
- Zane Smith(i) - 33.950
- Cody Ware - 33.400
- Noah Gragson - 30.200
- Harrison Burton - 26.550
- Michael McDowell - 24.450
- Erik Jones - 23.700
- Tyler Reddick - 21.450
- Corey LaJoie - 19.300
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 18.150
- Justin Haley - 16.150
- Brad Keselowski - 15.200
- Austin Cindric - 12.550
- Kevin Harvick - 9.000
- Denny Hamlin - 8.650
- Bubba Wallace - 8.350
- Martin Truex, Jr. - 6.450
- William Byron - 5.200
Group B: Order - Driver – Metric score
- BJ McLeod - 34.200
- JJ Yeley - 33.750
- Chase Briscoe – 30.200
- Ryan Preece – 26.900
- Austin Dillon – 26.100
- Josh Berry – 24.450
- Joey Logano – 21.750
- Ty Gibbs – 20.750
- AJ Allmendinger – 18.700
- Aric Almirola – 17.800
- Chris Buescher – 15.800
- Ryan Blaney – 13.250
- Kyle Busch – 10.700
- Daniel Suarez – 8.950
- Ross Chastain – 8.600
- Christopher Bell – 6.600
- Kyle Larson – 6.200
- Alex Bowman – 2.650