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The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season has arrived at Phoenix Raceway for the Championship Race. A total of 38 drivers will contest the season’s title-deciding race over the 312 laps at the one-mile-long track.Last year, it was Joey Logano who took the checkered flag at Phoenix Raceway after beating Ryan Blaney. The #22 Penske driver failed to make the Championship 4 appearance this year. He will start from the 10th position for Sunday’s (November 2) main event.What is the green flag time for the NASCAR race today?The green flag for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix will be waved at 3:34 p.m. ET on Sunday.The live coverage of the Championship Race will be available on NBC Sports, while MRN and SiriusXM Radio will provide the radio broadcast in the United States.Denny Hamlin is on the pole for the Championship Race at PhoenixDenny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, took the early upper hand in qualifying and will start on the pole to lead the field to the green flag for Sunday’s Championship Race. He won the pole with a time of 26.914 and a speed of 133.759 mph during Sunday’s Cup Series qualifying session.William Byron will start alongside him on the front row on Sunday. Meanwhile, Kyle Larson and Austin Cindric will start from the second row.NASCAR Championship Race starting lineupHere is the Cup Series Phoenix Championship race lineup:#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 will be able to watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at Phoenix Raceway for Sunday’s Championship Race live on the USA Network.
