Ryan Blaney is back in victory lane at Phoenix.
After a pair of pit-road issues, Blaney worked through the field and passed Ty Gibbs with nine laps to go to win the Straight Talk Wireless 500 NASCAR Cup Series race on March 8 at Phoenix Raceway.
Tyler Reddick didn't go 4-for-4 to start the season, but he did record a top-10 finish in 8th.
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NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix live updates, highlights, live leaderboard for the Straight Talk Wireless 500
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Recap | Results | Winners and losers | Points standings | Joey Logano's long day
- 1. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
- 2. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- 3. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- 4. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- 5. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- 6. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
- 7. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- 8. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
- 9. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- 10. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Ryan Blaney holds off Christopher Bell to win at Phoenix by a margin of 0.399 seconds!
Great call, Jonathan!" Blaney tells his team. "Way to persevere."
Lap 307: Christopher Bell now P2, 1 second behind
Christopher Bell takes second and has six laps to make up a 1-second deficit.
Lap 304: Ryan Blaney to the lead
Ryan Blaney takes the lead under Ty Gibbs. Christopher Bell is trying to pass Gibbs and Kyle Larson, but it may take a lap or two.
Lap 301: Ty Gibbs vs. Ryan Blaney for the lead
Ryan Blaney looks below and gets alongside Ty Gibbs for the lead. Christopher Bell is only up to 4th on fresher tires.
Lap 295: Caution for Zane Smith, Ty Dillon, John Hunter Nemechek
Zane Smith gets turned on the backstretch, with Ty Dillon and John Hunter Nemechek also collecting significant damage.
Ty Gibbs takes the lead off pit road with two-tire stop
Ty Gibbs and crew wins the race off of pit road. Ryan Blaney is 2nd. Christopher Bell opted for four tires and is 8th.
Lap 289: Caution is out after RCR tire failures
After an Austin Hill tire failure a lap before, Austin Dillon also cuts a tire down and gets into the wall. Caution is out. One more pit stop to come.
Lap 284: Ryan Blaney to P2
Ryan Blaney slides past Ty Gibbs for second with 30 laps to go. 3-second gap from Christopher Bell to Blaney.
Lap 274: Ryan Blaney finally works past Reddick, Larson for 3rd
Ryan Blaney spends a few hard laps to work around Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick for third. He has nearly 3 seconds to make up with 40 laps to go.
Lap 264: Christopher Bell clears for the lead as Ryan Blaney struggles
Christopher Bell clears Ty Gibbs for the lead as Ryan Blaney shuffles back to 5th behind Gibbs, Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick.
Lap 254: Joey Logano crashes hard
Joey Logano makes contact with AJ Allmendinger and spins through the dogleg, making hard contact with Josh Berry and Daniel Suarez.
Logano also gets into the wall. He'll be done for the day.
Chase Elliott and Shane van Gisbergen also has damage.
Shane van Gisbergen spins, right in front of Austin Dillon. Not sure if there was contact.
Caution is out. Final full round of pit stops upcoming.
Lap 235: Chase Elliott last car on lead lap
Chase Elliott restarted in 2nd, got washed to the outside lane on the restart and fell back all the way to 31st, one lap down.
That was a miss for Alan Gustafson and crew. Josh Berry also stayed out during the same sequence, and he fell back to 18th.
Lap 225: Christopher Bell leads Ryan Blaney
We may get the Bell vs. Blaney battle now. Christopher Bell takes the lead on the restart, with Ryan Blaney behind.
Chase Elliott and Josh Berry, who stayed out during the last pit stop, quickly dropped out of the top 10 on old tires.
