Pole sitter Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin will start from the front row for Sunday’s Can-Am 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
Five drivers remain eligible for the one remaining vacancy for the Championship 4 round field for next week’s season-ending and championship-deciding Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 19.
Blaney and Hamlin are among the five remaining championship contenders. Chase Elliott will start on the second row in fourth position, Jimmie Johnson will start 12th in the sixth row and Brad Keselowski will start 16th in the eighth row.