William Byron secured the NASCAR Cup Series pole position at Phoenix Raceway with a dramatic final qualifying lap of 133.680mph (26.930s). Despite describing his lap as "ragged" and "sideways," the Hendrick Motorsports driver claimed his 14th career pole and first at Phoenix.

Joey Logano will start second after posting a 133.195mph (27.028s) lap, while Carson Hocevar qualified third at 27.043s. Josh Berry and Erik Jones rounded out the top five.

Notable qualifying results:

• Chase Elliott: 6th
• Michael McDowell: 7th
• Justin Haley: 8th
• Tyler Reddick: 9th
• Denny Hamlin: 10th
• Christopher Bell: 11th (seeking third consecutive Cup Series win)
• Kyle Larson: 17th
• Brad Keselowski: 20th
• Ross Chastain: 24th

Spire Motorsports had an impressive showing with all three drivers (Hocevar, McDowell, and Haley) qualifying in the top 10.

The Shriners Children's 500 is scheduled for Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET, where Byron will lead the field to green as he seeks his first Phoenix victory.

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