United Rentals Work United 500 highlights: William Byron wins Stage 1

There’s a party in Arizona!

The March NASCAR Cup Series schedule continues Sunday with the United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway, and we’re bringing you all the action from start to finish, exclusively on FOX and the FOX Sports app.

The 312-mile race consists of three stages: an opening stage of 75 laps, followed by 115 laps in the second stage and ending with a third and final stage of 122 laps.

Everything happens in front of you sold out crowd at Phoenix Raceway, which is the backdrop for NASCAR’s unveiling of a new aerodynamic package for short tracks and road courses.

Here are the best moments!

seeing green

Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson has had the fastest car all weekend in practice and started Sunday on the pole after being up to three-tenths faster than the rest of the field in qualifying.

Early Contact

Martin Truex Jr. and Joey Logano collided exiting Turn 2, but both escaped unscathed.

Elsewhere, William Byron opened up a three-second lead over Larson, while Denny Hamlin was third.

Making a statement

Stage 1 went to Byron after he took the lead and never looked back. He was followed by Larson, Christopher Bell, Hamlin and Tyler Reddick rounding out the top five in the opening stage.

Moving

Larson took the lead off pit road, while AJ Allmendinger and Ty Dillon received speeding penalties.

follow the leader

As the second stage began, Larson was able to hold off Byron, who unsuccessfully attempted a crossover to overtake his HMS teammate.

Elsewhere, BJ McLeod’s career ended early with an apparent fuel pump problem.

Stay tuned for updates!

PRECURSE:

Setting the scene

Ahead of Sunday’s action, FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass broke down what to watch in Arizona.