Winners: Ryan Blaney (Cup); Justin Allgaier (O'Reilly); plus Carson Brown (ARCA)
NASCAR Cup
Ryan Blaney Rallies Late to Claim Second Straight Win at Phoenix
Ryan Blaney seized control late and held off a hard-charging and dominant Christopher Bell to win Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
Ryan Blaney completed a Team Penske sweep on March 8 at Phoenix Raceway.
Blaney held off Christopher Bell to win his first race of the year, winning the Phoenix NASCAR race. It came a day after Hendersonville native Josef Newgarden won the IndyCar race at Phoenix for Penske.
It also marked the first win in 2026 by a driver not named Tyler Reddick, who won the first three NASCAR Cup Series races of the season.
A @Team_Penske SWEEP OF THE DESERT DOUBLE. Ryan @Blaney WINS at Phoenix! pic.twitter.com/4UiD0smO2Y
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) March 8, 2026
Pole: Joey Logano
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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 4:00 pm ET for the ‘Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube’ at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Justin Allgaier Overcomes Slow Stop to Win O’Reilly Series Race
JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier pushed forward when it mattered most, his No. 7 Chevrolet leading only the last 11 laps of Saturday night’s GOVX 200 at Phoenix Raceway to claim his third win at the 1-mile Arizona oval and take over the championship lead in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
Allgaier had to pass the night’s most dominant driver, Richard Childress Racing’s Jesse Love, to earn the trophy. Love came into the race with the best average finish in the last four Phoenix races and again proved how good he is in the desert, leading a race-best 114 of the 200 laps.
“So proud of this team,” said Allgaier, praising the team for overcoming a poor stop early. “It wasn’t for lack of adversity and it seems like those are the ones that are big for us. I cannot say enough about this team.
“It never gets old winning,” added Allgaier, who has now won at least one race for a record 10 consecutive seasons. “This team rallied and never gave up.”
Now it’s time to party! 🥳 pic.twitter.com/39z3EXoBZi
— NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts (@NASCAROReillyAP) March 8, 2026
Pole: Taylor Gray
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Next Race: The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series will return on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 5:30 pm ET for the ‘The LiUNA!’ at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Trucks
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is not Racing this Weekend
Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 7:30 pm ET for the ‘Buckle Up South Carolina 200’ at Darlington Raceway.
ARCA
Carson Brown Dominates at Phoenix, Wins his First National ARCA Menards Series Start
Carson Brown led almost every lap of the General Tire 150 prior to Dustin Hillenburg’s spin that brought out the final yellow of the day. The pressure of the situation did not phase Brown, who was thrilled to bring Pinnacle Racing Group back to Phoenix’s Victory Lane.
Brown withstood a charge from his teammate Tristan McKee to prevail in his maiden national ARCA Menards Series start, which also resulted in Pinnacle Racing Group’s first one-two finish with McKee following Brown across the start-finish line.
“All the guys back at PRG, [I have to give] a big thank you to them,” Brown said. “That green-white-checkered got a little hairy there. [McKee and I] made a little contact coming off [turn] two, but I thought I could kind of persevere there and make it to the finish line.
What a dominant day for Carson Brown! 🤩
— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) March 6, 2026
📺 @FS1 | @phoenixraceway | @RacePRG pic.twitter.com/uwmklcmkYn
Pole: Carson Brown
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Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. EST for the ‘Hickory 200’ at Hickory Motor Speedway.
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