NASCAR杯系列赛今日凤凰城开跑 布兰尼夺下杆位
位于亚利桑那州马里科帕县的凤凰城市，NASCAR杯系列赛"Freeway Insurance 500"今日（10月18日，周日）在亚利桑那州埃文代尔的凤凰赛道（Phoenix Raceway）举行，美东时间下午3点挥动绿旗，USA Network全程转播。比赛共312圈、312英里，分三个赛段（60圈、125圈、127圈）。
排位赛中，瑞安·布兰尼（Ryan Blaney）拿下杆位，潘斯克车队队友乔伊·洛加诺（Joey Logano）占据头排发车位。积分榜领头羊凯尔·拉尔森（Kyle Larson）排位不佳，将从第22位发车，领先第二名丹尼·哈姆林（Denny Hamlin）49分。本场之后，季后赛还剩塔拉德加、马丁斯维尔和霍姆斯特德三站，争冠形势将进一步明朗。季后赛（Chase）进入后半程，凤凰城站之后还剩塔拉德加、马丁斯维尔和霍姆斯特德三站。
气象方面，国家气象局预计赛道一带以多云转晴为主、最高气温约83华氏度，开赛时应为干地。值得一提的是，本周六晚小将杰西·洛夫（Jesse Love）已在同一条赛道赢下O'Reilly系列赛，横扫两个赛段后以0.128秒优势夺冠，在积分榜上领先3 6分，状态正佳。
NASCAR Cup Series Races at Phoenix Today; Blaney Takes the Pole
Phoenix is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. The NASCAR Cup Series "Freeway Insurance 500" runs today, Sunday, Oct. 18, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, with the green flag at 3 p.m. Eastern and live coverage on USA Network. The race covers 312 laps and 312 miles in three stages (60, 125 and 127 laps).
In qualifying, Ryan Blaney took the pole, with Penske teammate Joey Logano alongside on the front row. Points leader Kyle Larson qualified poorly and will start 22nd, leading second-place Denny Hamlin by 49 points. After this race, three playoff rounds remain — Talladega, Martinsville and Homestead — and the title picture will sharpen further.
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy turning sunny around the track, with a high near 83°F and dry conditions expected at the start. On Saturday night at the same track, young driver Jesse Love won the O'Reilly Series race, sweeping both stages to win by 0.128 seconds and extending his points lead to 36, in fine form.
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图片来源：图：凤凰赛道（资料图）。照片：Marine 69-71／Wikimedia Commons（CC BY-SA 4.0）。Phoenix Raceway (file photo). Photo: Marine 69-71 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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