2025 Shriners Children's 500
| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
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| Race 4 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | March 9, 2025 | ||
| Location | Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.022 mi (1.645 km) | ||
| Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, TBA, and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dan Hubbard (1 & 2) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) | ||
The 2024 Shriners Children's 500 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on March 9, 2025, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, and will be the fourth race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
[edit]Background
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Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.
On January 22, 2025, NASCAR, along with Goodyear, announced the option tire will be used for the spring race at Phoenix, the option tire was previously used during the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race and the Richmond summer race.[4]
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Media
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Television
[edit]Fox Sports will cover the race at the Phoenix Raceway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and nine-time Phoenix winner Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds will provide insight on-site during the race.
| FS1 | ||
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick |
Jamie Little Regan Smith |
Larry McReynolds |
Radio
[edit]MRN will cover the radio action for the race which will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, TBA, and former crew chief Todd Gordon will call the race when the field races past the start/finish line. Dan Hubbard will call the action from turns 1 & 2, and Kyle Rickey will call the action from turns 3 & 4. Pit lane will be manned by Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Jacklyn Drake.
| MRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon |
Turns 1 & 2: Dan Hubbard Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey |
Steve Post Kim Coon Jacklyn Drake |
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "Phoenix International Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ Sturniolo, Zach (August 29, 2024). "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "Goodyear option tire returns to Cup Series for Phoenix spring race". January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
