NASCAR at Phoenix results: Martin Truex Jr. snaps long winless streak with Instacart 500 victory

Jordan Greer

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NASCAR at Phoenix results: Martin Truex Jr. snaps long winless streak with Instacart 500 victory image

Martin Truex Jr. surged into the lead on a late restart during Sunday's Instacart 500 and cruised to his first victory of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver took the checkered flag ahead of the field by 1.698 seconds to snap a 29-race winless streak and earn his first Cup Series win at Phoenix Raceway.

"Phoenix has been a tough one for us, and to come here and win this — I wish it was November, but hopefully we can come back here in November and have a shot at being in the final four," Truex told Fox's Jamie Little after the race. "But man, just so thankful, so proud of everybody at JGR and everybody that makes this possible."

With Truex's victory, there have now been five different winners through five Cup Series races this year. 

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Sporting News tracked live updates and highlights from NASCAR's race at Phoenix on Sunday. Check out all of the highlights you may have missed below.

NASCAR at Phoenix results

Position Driver
1 Martin Truex Jr.
2 Joey Logano
3 Denny Hamlin
4 Brad Keselowski
5 Chase Elliott
6 Kevin Harvick
7 Kyle Larson
8 William Byron
9 Christopher Bell
10 Ryan Blaney
11 Aric Almirola
12 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
13 Alex Bowman
14 Matt DiBenedetto
15 Kurt Busch
16 Bubba Wallace
17 Austin Dillon
18 Chris Buescher
19 Ross Chastain
20 Erik Jones
21 Daniel Suarez
22 Chase Briscoe
23 Michael McDowell
24 Justin Haley
25 Kyle Busch
26 Ryan Preece
27 Corey LaJoie
28 Ryan Newman
29 Tyler Reddick
30 BJ McLeod
31 Cole Custer
32 Quin Houff
33 James Davison
34 Garrett Smithley
35 Josh Bilicki
36 Cody Ware
37 Anthony Alfredo
38 Timmy Hill

NASCAR at Phoenix live updates, highlights from Instacart 500

(All times Eastern)

6:50 p.m. — Martin Truex Jr. wins the Instacart 500 Logano, picking up his 28th career NASCAR Cup Series victory. The top five: Truex, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski and Chase Elliott.

6:35 p.m. — A late caution as Kyle Busch goes through the spin cycle. 

6:25 p.m. — Stage 2 winner Joey Logano slides past Brad Keselowski and is the leader with 38 laps remaining.

6:20 p.m. — Tyler Reddick slams into the wall. The caution flag is out.

6 p.m. — Martin Truex Jr. is the new leader after scooting past Joey Logano. Only 87 laps to go.

5:55 p.m. — Whoa, close call there for Joey Logano.

5:40 p.m. — Joey Logano takes Stage 2. Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney round out the top five.

5:20 p.m. — Halfway through the Instacart 500, Joey Logano retakes the lead. Corey LaJoie is riding a few seconds behind Logano in second place.

4:50 p.m. — Another caution flag. Cody Ware gets into Anthony Alfredo, and now the No. 38 car is in bad shape.

4:30 p.m. — Ryan Blaney wins Stage 1 over Penske teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski.

4:15 p.m. — A caution flag comes out. It appears Alex Bowman made contact with Ross Chastain and Austin Dillon before spinning into the wall.

4:05 p.m. — The top five as we hit the competition caution: Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell and Joey Logano.

3:50 p.m. — And we're off. Denny Hamlin wastes no time in taking the lead from Brad Keselowski.

3:40 p.m. — Engines have been fired. The start of the Instacart 500 is coming soon.

3:20 p.m. — NASCAR, The Players Championship, Selection Sunday... yep, we're going to need multiple screens.

2:55 p.m. — Chase Elliott and Quin Houff are heading to the rear of the field.

2:45 p.m. — Kevin Harvick certainly enjoys driving at Phoenix Raceway. Where will he finish Sunday?

NASCAR race start time today

The green flag for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway, the Instacart 500, is scheduled to wave at 3:47 p.m. ET.

NASCAR starting lineup at Phoenix

Here is the complete starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR race at Phoenix Raceway, the Instacart 500:

Start pos. Driver Car No. Team
1 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske
2 Kyle Larson 5 Hendrick Motorsports
3 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing
4 Christopher Bell 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
5 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
6 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports
7 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
8 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske
9 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske
10 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports
11 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing
12 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing
13 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing
14 Erik Jones 43 Richard Petty Motorsports
15 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing
16 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports
17 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing
18 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing
19 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing
20 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing
21 Alex Bowman 48 Hendrick Motorsports
22 Ross Chastain 42 Chip Ganassi Racing
23 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing
24 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing
25 Bubba Wallace 23 23XI Racing
26 Chase Briscoe 14 Stewart-Haas Racing
27 Daniel Suarez 99 Trackhouse Racing Team
28 Anthony Alfredo 38 Front Row Motorsports
29 Justin Haley 77 Spire Motorsports
30 BJ McLeod 78 Live Fast Motorsports
31 Cody Ware 51 Rick Ware Racing
32 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing
33 Corey LaJoie 7 Spire Motorsports
34 JJ Yeley 53 Rick Ware Racing
35 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing
36 Josh Bilicki 52 Rick Ware Racing
37 Timmy Hill 66 MBM Motorsports
38 James Davison 15 Rick Ware Racing

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Jordan Greer has been with The Sporting News since 2015. He previously worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He is a graduate of Westminster College and Syracuse University.