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After the Championship Race, the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series is headed to the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, for the Championship Race. The title-deciding race of the season will go live on NBC Sports at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 2.The Phoenix championship race will be contested on a one-mile-long track. Thirty-eight drivers will compete over 312 laps to drive down Victory Lane at Phoenix.Who is on pole for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race?On Saturday, November 1, in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin won the Championship Race pole with a time of 26.914 and a speed of 133.759 mph. It marked his fifth pole of the 2025 NASCAR Cup season and the 48th of his career.Hamlin is set to lead the field to the green flag at the start of the 2025 Cup Series Championship race and will look to claim his first title. While Championship 4 driver William Byron will join him on the front row. Hendrick Motorsports posted the second-best speed of 133.551 mph.The pair will be followed in the top five by Kyle Larson, Austin Cindric, and Ryan Blaney.Carson Hocevar, Josh Berry, Alex Bowman, Chris Buescher, and the defending series champion Joey Logano complete the top 10. FOX Sports journalist Bob Pockrass shared the starting lineup at the Phoenix playoff on X.2025 Championship race starting line-upBelow is the complete starting lineup for the 38-car grid at Phoenix Raceway:#11 - Denny Hamlin (CC)#24 - William Byron (CC)#5 - Kyle Larson (CC)#2 - Austin Cindric#12 - Ryan Blaney#77 - Carson Hocevar#21 - Josh Berry#48 - Alex Bowman#17 - Chris Buescher#22 - Joey Logano#8 - Kyle Busch#19 - Chase Briscoe (CC)#1 - Ross Chastain#99 - Daniel Suárez#43 - Erik Jones#47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.#9 - Chase Elliott#4 - Noah Gragson#6 - Brad Keselowski#20 - Christopher Bell (P)#60 - Ryan Preece#38 - Zane Smith#23 - Bubba Wallace#45 - Tyler Reddick#54 - Ty Gibbs#3 - Austin Dillon#41 - Cole Custer#42 - John Hunter Nemechek#7 - Justin Haley#34 - Todd Gilliland#88 - Shane Van Gisbergen (R)#35 - Riley Herbst (R)#51 - Cody Ware#10 - Ty Dillon#44 - J. J. Yeley (i)#66 - Casey Mears (i)#71 - Michael McDowell#16 - A. J. AllmendingerFans can watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers in live action at the Phoenix Raceway for Sunday’s Championship Race on NBC Sports and Peacock.
