NASCAR Phoenix 2019: Schedule, lineup, TV and weather information for TicketGuardian 500
It’s race day at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., and we've got all the information you need to get ready for Sunday's TicketGuardian 500, the fourth race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
START TIME: 3:30 p.m. ET. GREEN FLAG: 3:44 p.m. ET.
Bryan Derbyshire, Founder & CEO of TicketGuardian, will instruct drivers to start their engines at 3:37 p.m. ET.
TV: Fox. Pre-race broadcast begins at 3 p.m. ET.
RADIO: Motor Racing Network. STREAMING: Fox Sports Go.
RACE DISTANCE: 312 laps around the 1-mile track for a total of 312 miles — or 500 kilometers.
STAGE LENGTHS (laps per stage): Stage 1: 75, Stage 2: 75, Stage 3: 162.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Chevel Shephard, winner of Season 15 of "The Voice," will perform the anthem at 3:31 p.m. ET, followed by a flyover by two F-35s from the 61st Fighter Squadron of Luke Air Force Base in Maricopa County, Ariz.
WEATHER: The Weather Channel is forecasting partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low 70s and no chance of precipitation for Sunday's race.
LAST TIME: Kyle Busch led 117 laps and edged Brad Keselowski by 0.5 seconds to win the November playoff race. And one year ago, Kevin Harvick won his third consecutive race in early 2018 and extended his track record to nine wins after leading the final 22 laps in March.
COLUMN: Is it too soon for Hendrick Motorsports to panic?
LINEUP: Ryan Blaney earned his sixth career Cup Series pole and first of 2019. Chase Elliott qualified second and will start alongside Blaney on the front row.
Here is the lineup for the TicketGuardian 500 (car number in parentheses):
1. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
2. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
3. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota
5. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford
6. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
7. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
8. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford
9. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
10. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota
11. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet
12. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
13. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
14. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford
15. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
16. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
17. (21) Paul Menard, Ford
18. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford
19. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford
20. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
21. (47) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet
22. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet
23. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet
24. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford
25. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota
26. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford
27. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford
28. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford
29. (38) David Ragan, Ford
30. (36) Matt Tifft, Ford
31. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
32. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet
33. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
34. (51) Cody Ware, Chevrolet
35. (77) Quin Houff, Chevrolet
36. (52) Bayley Currey, Ford
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