NASCAR at Phoenix qualifying results, starting lineup: Denny Hamlin wins his first pole of 2024

Denny Hamlin won the pole for the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway, posting a lap of 27.138 (132.655 MPH) in the final round of qualifying to earn his first pole of the 2024 season and the 41st of his Cup career. This is also Hamlin's third career pole at Phoenix, where he won his very first Cup pole in the fall of 2005.

Race weekend in Phoenix featured an extended practice, with the entire field taking to the track for 50 minutes on Friday afternoon in order to get used to NASCAR's new aerodynamic package for shorter ovals and road courses in 2024. 

While practice offered an inconclusive look as to whether or not the new aero rules will make for better racing in traffic, it did suggest that cars have less grip and are more on edge: Daniel Hemric and Tyler Reddick both self-spun in practice, and Josh Berry did the same in qualifying after clipping the apron on the exit of turn 4.

Ultimately, qualifying ended with three different young drivers earning their career-best starting spots in the top 10. Ty Gibbs just missed out on his first career pole and will roll off second on Sunday, Noah Gragson matched his career-best starting spot with a seventh-place run, and rookie Carson Hocevar impressed yet again by making the final round of qualifying and earning the No. 10 starting spot.

Qualifying also saw one very notable streak broken, as Joey Logano missed the final round of qualifying and subsequently missed out on his fourth-straight front row starting spot to begin the year. Logano will roll off mid-pack on Sunday from the 23rd starting spot.

Shriners Children's 500 starting lineup

1. #11 - Denny Hamlin
2. #54 - Ty Gibbs
3. #9 - Chase Elliott
4. #43 - Erik Jones
5. #24 - William Byron
6. #45 - Tyler Reddick
7. #10 - Noah Gragson
8. #14 - Chase Briscoe
9. #34 - Michael McDowell
10. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
11. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
12. #1 - Ross Chastain
13. #20 - Christopher Bell
14. #17 - Chris Buescher
15. #99 - Daniel Suarez
16. #12 - Ryan Blaney
17. #5 - Kyle Larson
18. #6 - Brad Keselowski
19. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
20. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
21. #31 - Daniel Hemric
22. #23 - Bubba Wallace
23. #22 - Joey Logano
24. #21 - Harrison Burton
25. #48 - Alex Bowman
26. #16 - Derek Kraus
27. #41 - Ryan Preece
28. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
29. #38 - Todd Gilliland
30. #3 - Austin Dillon
31. #8 - Kyle Busch
32. #15 - Kaz Grala (R)
33. #51 - Justin Haley
34. #2 - Austin Cindric
35. #7 - Corey LaJoie
36. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
    

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