NASCAR at Phoenix 2025 Qualifying Results: Full Starting Lineup and Reaction

William Byron earned his first pole of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season on Saturday, securing the inside position in Row 1 for Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway.

Byron, who won the season-opening Daytona 500 and finished second at the Circuit of the Americas last week, now has 14 career Cup Series poles.

Here is a full rundown of Saturday's qualifying results and the starting order for Sunday's race, courtesy of NASCAR.com (lap time in seconds):

1. William Byron: 26.930

2. Joey Logano: 27.028

3. Carson Hocevar: 27.043

4. Josh Berry: 27.088

5. Erik Jones: 27.091

6. Michael McDowell: 27.099

7. Chase Elliott: 27.099

8. Justin Haley: 27.111

9. Tyler Reddick: 27.113

10. Denny Hamlin: 27.150

11. Christopher Bell: 27.153

12. Ryan Blaney: 27.157

13. Chris Buescher: 27.168

14. Austin Cindric: 27.170

15. Kyle Busch: 27.189

16. A.J. Allmendinger: 27.221

17. Kyle Larson: 27.222

18. Riley Herbst: 27.226

19. Bubba Wallace: 27.258

20. Brad Keselowski: 27.284

21. Austin Dillon: 27.322

22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 27.334

23. Cole Custer: 27.340

24. Ross Chastain: 27.350

25. Ty Dillon: 27.364

26. Zane Smith: 27.372

27. Todd Gilliland: 27.458

28. Ryan Preece: 27.464

29. Shane van Gisbergen: 27.480

30. Chase Briscoe: 27.520

31. Daniel Suárez: 27.555

32. Alex Bowman: 27.647

33. Noah Gragson: 27.660

34. Ty Gibbs: 27.681

35. Cody Ware: 27.826

36. John Hunter Nemechek: 27.842

37. Katherine Legge: 28.060

Byron said after his qualifying run that although his car was loose at times, its pure speed made up for it and was enough to get him into the pole position:

The 27-year-old has finished third in the Cup Series point standings in each of the past two seasons, but he may quickly be establishing himself as the championship favorite, as he will enter Sunday's race in first place in the standings.

Byron was the last driver to attempt to qualify Saturday, making for a dramatic moment when his lap beat out reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano for the pole.

Despite Byron taking the pole, Logano may be the driver to beat Sunday, as he has won four times at Phoenix in his Cup Series career, including the 2024 season finale, which clinched him a championship.

However, Byron won at Phoenix in 2023, and he has been consistent presence inside the top 10 at Phoenix in recent years, per NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola:

Other recent Phoenix winners in the field include Christopher Bell (qualified 11th), Ross Chastain (24th), Chase Briscoe (30th), Kyle Larson (17th) and Chase Elliott (seventh).

Aside from a host of drivers vying for the win, the most intriguing storyline during Sunday's race may be the performance of Katherine Legge.

Legge, who qualified last in the field of 37, will make her Cup Series debut on Sunday. She will also be the first woman to compete in a Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in 2018.

While the 44-year-old from England has never run a Cup Series race, she has qualified for the Indianapolis 500 four times and run 19 IndyCar races overall, as well as five races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

The Shriners Children's 500 will begin Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET, and it will air on FS1.