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The NASCAR Cup Series wraps up the 2021 season on Sunday with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway. The green flag drops at 3 p.m. ET and the race will air on NBC. A live stream will be available at NBC.com/live and NBC Sports Live.
The day before, NASCAR is returning to its qualifying process for the race. Qualifying will take place at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday and air on CNBC. It will include the same live stream options as Sunday’s race.
Qualifying has been limited to seven tracks this season and this weekend marks the eighth. NASCAR cut back on traditional qualifying due to COVID-19 and instead used a performance-metric formula to determine starting lineups most weekends.
Kyle Larson is the favorite to win Sunday’s race at DraftKings Sportsbook. Heading into qualifying, Larson is +190 to win. He’s followed by Chase Elliott (+350), Denny Hamlin (400), Martin Truex, Jr. (450), and William Byron (1400). Larson leads the Cup Series with nine wins and has taken the checkered flag at four of the nine playoff races to date.
Entry list
2021 NASCAR Cup Series Championship, entry list
| Pos. | Driver | Car # | Team | Qualifying time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Car # | Team | Qualifying time |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Rick Hendrick | 26.116 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Rick Hendrick | 26.289 |
| 3 | William Byron | 24 | Rick Hendrick | 26.307 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi | 26.315 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Roger Penske | 26.315 |
| 6 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart Haas Racing | 26.327 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Roger Penske | 26.432 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs | 26.433 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 22 | Roger Penske | 26.436 |
| 10 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs | 26.464 |
| 11 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers | 26.469 |
| 12 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs | 26.494 |
| 13 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart Haas Racing | 26.514 |
| 14 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Rick Hendrick | 26.544 |
| 15 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart Haas Racing | 26.544 |
| 16 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chip Ganassi | 26.544 |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Trackhouse Racing | 26.558 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs | 26.565 |
| 19 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Jack Roush | 26.568 |
| 20 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 47 | JTG-Daugherty Racing | 26.576 |
| 21 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress | 26.592 |
| 22 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart Haas Racing | 26.594 |
| 23 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Spire Motorsports | 26.623 |
| 24 | Erik Jones | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports | 26.652 |
| 25 | Justin Haley | 77 | Spire Motorsports | 26.665 |
| 26 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Jack Roush | 26.683 |
| 27 | Anthony Alfredo | 38 | Bob Jenkins | 26.722 |
| 28 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Bob Jenkins | 26.811 |
| 29 | Ryan Preece | 37 | JTG-Daugherty Racing | 26.812 |
| 30 | B.J. McLeod | 78 | B.J. McLeod | 26.906 |
| 31 | Cody Ware | 51 | Rick Ware | 26.921 |
| 32 | Joey Gase | 53 | Rick Ware | 27.181 |
| 33 | Quin Houff | 0 | StarCom Racing | 27.56 |
| 34 | David Starr | 13 | 27.716 | |
| 35 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Rick Ware | 27.861 |
| 36 | Garrett Smithley | 15 | Rick Ware | 27.874 |
| 37 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress | 27.887 |
| 38 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing | 28.243 |
| 39 | Timmy Hill | 66 | Carl Long | No Time |