2026 Straight Talk Wireless 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 36 in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
| Date | March 8, 2026 | ||
| Location | Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.000 miles (1.609 km) | ||
| Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km) | ||
| Average speed | 88.219 miles per hour (141.975 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 26.561 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 176 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Time | 27.402 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, Townsend Bell, and James Hinchcliffe (stage 2) | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.841 million | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Dan Hubbard (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4) | ||
The 2026 Straight Talk Wireless 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 8, 2026, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the 1.000 mi (1.609 km) oval, it was the fourth race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Ryan Blaney won the race. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Kyle Larson finished 3rd. Ty Gibbs and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five, and Bubba Wallace, William Byron, Tyler Reddick, Michael McDowell, and Erik Jones rounded out the top ten.