Carson Hocevar was the fastest man in the desert on Saturday. The second-year Cup Series driver laid down a lap of 27.16 seconds in Saturday's practice session at Phoenix Raceway and was atop the speed chart when the lone 45-minute practice session of the weekend ended.

Spire Motorsports teammates Carson Hocevar and Michael McDowell set the pace for NASCAR Cup Series practice at Phoenix Raceway right at the start of the session, and no one could beat it. The two

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight races in the NextGen car, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds to win the second-closest race in Phoenix Raceway history.