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The NASCAR Cup Series closes out its 2021 season and the overall NASCAR calendar on Sunday with the Championship race at Phoenix Raceway. The green flag drops at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. The day before, qualifying is taking place to determine the starting lineup. Qualifying gets started at 7 p.m. and will air on TV at CNBC and via live stream at NBC Sports Live.
Kyle Larson is the favorite to win the race at DraftKings Sportsbook. He is installed at +190, and is followed by Chase Elliott (+340), Denny Hamlin (+400), and Martin Truex, Jr. (+450). The next closest driver is William Byron at +1400. Larson, Elliott, Hamlin, and Truex are the Championship 4 competing for the season-ending playoff title, so the odds split is not surprising. The rest of the field will compete to win, but if we’re looking at a close finish between the four title contenders, we could see some of the rest of the field backing off a bit
Here is the full entry list for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. We’ll update the qualifying results as they come in.
2021 NASCAR Cup Series Championship, entry list
| Pos. | Driver | Car # | Team | Qualifying time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Car # | Team | Qualifying time |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Rick Hendrick | 26.116 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Rick Hendrick | 26.289 |
| 3 | William Byron | 24 | Rick Hendrick | 26.307 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi | 26.315 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Roger Penske | 26.315 |
| 6 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart Haas Racing | 26.327 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Roger Penske | 26.432 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs | 26.433 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 22 | Roger Penske | 26.436 |
| 10 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs | 26.464 |
| 11 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers | 26.469 |
| 12 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs | 26.494 |
| 13 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart Haas Racing | 26.514 |
| 14 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Rick Hendrick | 26.544 |
| 15 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart Haas Racing | 26.544 |
| 16 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chip Ganassi | 26.544 |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Trackhouse Racing | 26.558 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs | 26.565 |
| 19 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Jack Roush | 26.568 |
| 20 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 47 | JTG-Daugherty Racing | 26.576 |
| 21 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress | 26.592 |
| 22 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart Haas Racing | 26.594 |
| 23 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Spire Motorsports | 26.623 |
| 24 | Erik Jones | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports | 26.652 |
| 25 | Justin Haley | 77 | Spire Motorsports | 26.665 |
| 26 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Jack Roush | 26.683 |
| 27 | Anthony Alfredo | 38 | Bob Jenkins | 26.722 |
| 28 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Bob Jenkins | 26.811 |
| 29 | Ryan Preece | 37 | JTG-Daugherty Racing | 26.812 |
| 30 | B.J. McLeod | 78 | B.J. McLeod | 26.906 |
| 31 | Cody Ware | 51 | Rick Ware | 26.921 |
| 32 | Joey Gase | 53 | Rick Ware | 27.181 |
| 33 | Quin Houff | 0 | StarCom Racing | 27.56 |
| 34 | David Starr | 13 | 27.716 | |
| 35 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Rick Ware | 27.861 |
| 36 | Garrett Smithley | 15 | Rick Ware | 27.874 |
| 37 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress | 27.887 |
| 38 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing | 28.243 |
| 39 | Timmy Hill | 66 | Carl Long | No Time |