NASCAR: Driver Ratings for the 2023 United Rentals 500 at Phoenix Raceway

William Byron: 10
Byron is clearly on a roll, with two race winsꦅ, three stage wins, and 240 laps led in the last eight days.
Ryan Blaney: 9
Yet another runner-up result for Blaney, who is ꦆst😼ill searching for that elusive next race win.
Tyler Reddick: 9
This was a major shot in the arm for R🥃eddick, who has had a dreadful start to the season.

Kyle Larson: 10
Had the caution flag not come out with three laps to go, Larson had the win🅺 all but wrapped up.
Kevin Harvick: 9
His 10th Phoenix victory was in plain sight, but the ill-timed caution 𝓀(and four-tire pit stop) cost him the race.
Christopher Bell: 7
Bell’s consistent season marches on with another solid finish as he continues to cꦿarry the flag for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Chase Briscoe: 8
Things started out poorly but Brisco꧒e and the Stewart Haas Racing team were able to make consistent improvements throughout the afternoon to earn 🔥a 7th place finish.
Kyle Busch: 7
An issue on pit road tripped them up but they were st🐼ill able to regain their composure anꦆd earn another top-ten result.
Alex Bowman: 7
It was another mediocre day ꦚfor Bowman, while the rest of his teammates were able to excel in different ways.
Josh Berry: 9
Berry is proꦓbably still smiling, earning a top-ten finish in just his second career Cup start.
Joey Logano: 7
Considering how he dominated at this track last fall, an 11th place fܫinish is far better than Logano ran for most of the afternoon.
Ryan Preece: 9
After a shaky first few weeks, Preece was finally able to put together an entire race, and a solid finish 🌄to go along with it.
Michael McDowell: 8
This is McDowell’s home track, so earning a solid fini𒀰sh had to feel good.

Bubba Wallace: 7
It wasn’t the🌌 day that Bubba envisioned heading into the weeke𒈔nd but the team is improving.
Martin Truex Jr: 6
Penalties and c෴ontact on track🦄 made for a rough afternoon for the veteran JGR driver.
Brad Keselowski: 6
After🌄 qualifying in Row 2, an 18th place🧜 finish for Keselowski in the race seems like a punch in the gut.
Erik Jones: 6
He was able to lead 14 laps but when things cycled back✨ around, he was unable to stay inside the top 20.
Daniel Suarez: 5
Contact with other drivers and not showing the same speed that his teammate had mad🏅e for a frustrating afternoon for the driver of the No. 99 Chevrolet.
Denny Hamlin: 6
Hamlin spent the ma🍷jority of the race near the front of the field but contact with his good friend Ross Chastain on the final lap saw them both slide down the finishing order.
Ross Chastain: 6
See above. Chastain was primed for another top-five finish before he aꦦnd Hamlin got together.
Austin Cindric: 5
More penalties and not enough💦 speed for Cindric, who might be going🔯 through his sophomore slump.