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On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds. One noteworthy item: Josh Berry got loose during his qualifying run and hit the wall. The team said they will be fixing the primary car for the race on Sunday.
The first round was split into two groups, and the five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. In the second round, the drivers that advanced made a second attempt to determine starting positions 1st through 10th. From there, the speeds from round one determined the rest of the starting positions, with Group A drivers filling out the outside row with Group B drivers filling out the inside row.
The five fastest drivers that advanced out of the first group were: Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Erik Jones, Carson Hocevar, and Chase Elliott. In the second group, the five fastest advancing were: Michael McDowell, Tyler Reddick, Chase Briscoe, Ty Gibbs, and Noah Gragson.
Checked in with Rodney Childers and Josh Berry team will fix the primary. Rolling a bunch of parts off the hauler. pic.twitter.com/n6Av5BqZ92
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) March 9, 2024
Phoenix Shriners Children's 500 Starting Lineup
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| Pos | Driver | Finish Pos. | Average Pos |
| 1. | Denny Hamlin | 27.138 | 132.655 |
| 2. | Ty Gibbs | 27.226 | 132.227 |
| 3. | Chase Elliott | 27.243 | 132.144 |
| 4. | Erik Jones | 27.249 | 132.115 |
| 5. | William Byron | 27.269 | 132.018 |
| 6. | Tyler Reddick | 27.270 | 132.013 |
| 7. | Noah Gragson | 27.332 | 131.714 |
| 8. | Chase Briscoe | 27.363 | 131.565 |
| 9. | Michael McDowell | 27.440 | 131.195 |
| 10. | Carson Hocevar | 27.497 | 130.923 |
| 11. | Martin Truex Jr. | 27.205 | 132.329 |
| 12. | Ross Chastain | 27.161 | 132.543 |
| 13. | Christopher Bell | 27.206 | 132.324 |
| 14. | Chris Buescher | 27.189 | 132.406 |
| 15. | Daniel Suarez | 27.230 | 132.207 |
| 16. | Ryan Blaney | 27.202 | 132.343 |
| 17. | Kyle Larson | 27.243 | 132.144 |
| 18. | Brad Keselowski | 27.203 | 132.338 |
| 19. | John Hunter Nemechek | 27.278 | 131.974 |
| 20. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 27.277 | 131.979 |
| 21. | Daniel Hemric | 27.290 | 131.916 |
| 22. | Bubba Wallace | 27.303 | 131.854 |
| 23. | Joey Logano | 27.309 | 131.825 |
| 24. | Harrison Burton | 27.341 | 131.670 |
| 25. | Alex Bowman | 27.311 | 131.815 |
| 26. | Derek Kraus | 27.388 | 131.444 |
| 27. | Ryan Preece | 27.390 | 131.435 |
| 28. | Zane Smith | 27.400 | 131.387 |
| 29. | Todd Gilliland | 27.398 | 131.396 |
| 30. | Austin Dillon | 27.455 | 131.124 |
| 31. | Kyle Busch | 27.422 | 131.281 |
| 32. | Kaz Grala | 27.582 | 130.520 |
| 33. | Justin Haley | 27.479 | 131.009 |
| 34. | Austin Cindric | 27.622 | 130.331 |
| 35. | Corey LaJoie | 27.877 | 129.139 |
| 36. | Josh Berry | 38.424 | 93.691 |
