Three NASCAR Series Set for Phoenix Weekend
NASCAR’s three national series head to Phoenix Raceway for their final Western stop of 2026, with the Cup Series Freeway Insurance 500 serving as the seventh of 10 Chase races. Christopher Bell and Ryan Blaney are co-favorites at +400; Bell has two Phoenix wins and strong recent flat-track results, while Blaney won the track’s fall 2025 and spring 2026 races. Chase Briscoe arrives after back-to-back victories but is priced at +900, while points leader Kyle Larson holds a 49-point advantage over Denny Hamlin and has slightly strengthened his title position. The 16-driver Chase has no elimination rounds, and every driver remains mathematically eligible, though contenders outside the top 10 face long odds. Josh Berry stands out as a fantasy dark horse after strong Phoenix results in 2025, while the spring race’s tire failures and restart crashes underscore the track’s potential for trouble.
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