Fantasy NASCAR Asterisk Mark Report – Phoenix #1 2026

Joey Logano – This spring at Phoenix, Joey Logano was top five good but finished an asterisk mark 31st after two wrecks in the last Stage. In the race, Logano won the pole, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2, led 73 laps but then in the last Stage he had multiple problems. His first accident was on lap 217 during a restart when he got aggressive (was in 3rd prior to that caution) and his second was on lap 253 when he spun and wrecked which cemented him to his poor result. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Logano was tied for being the 2nd fastest.

Chase Briscoe – Chase Briscoe looked great this spring at Phoenix and was a top five contender but finished an asterisk mark 37th. In the race, Briscoe started 20th, finished 11th in Stage #1, was up to 4th on lap 131 but then he had a tire go down and got into the wall hard, leading to his misleading 37th.

Austin Cindric – Austin Cindric looked like a top five contender this spring at Phoenix but finished an asterisk mark 34th. In the race, Cindric started 3rd, finished 6th in both Stage #1 and #2, was in 4th on lap 208, dropped back to 11th on lap 216 following a caution and then the next lap he was caught up in a restart wrecked which destroyed the #2, leading to his 34th. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Cindric ranked 7th.

Carson Hocevar – This spring, Carson Hocevar looked like a top ten contender but finished an asterisk mark 20th. In the race, Hocevar started in the rear of the field for unapproved adjustments, finished 24th in Stage #1, finished 7th in Stage #2, ran in the top ten for much of the last Stage, was in 10th on lap 300 but then somehow over the last 10-laps, he faded back to finish 20th.