2024 Shriners Children's 500

The 2024 Shriners Children's 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 10, 2024, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, and it was the fourth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Christopher Bell won the race. Chris Buescher finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top five, and Ross Chastain, Martin Truex Jr., Michael McDowell, Chase Briscoe, and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top ten.

2024 Shriners Children's 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 4 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date March 10, 2024 (2024-03-10)
Location Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1.022 mi (1.645 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Average speed 103.568 miles per hour (166.677 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 27.138
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin
Tyler Reddick
Joe Gibbs Racing
23XI Racing
Laps 68
Winner
No. 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers Dan Hubbard (1 & 2) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

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Background

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Phoenix Raceway, the track where the race was held.

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.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Joey Logano was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 27.446 seconds and a speed of 131.167 mph (211.093 km/h).[9]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 27.446 131.167
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.464 131.081
3 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 27.467 131.066
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.138 and a speed of 132.655 mph (213.488 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.022 27.138
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.160 27.226
3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.137 27.243
4 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 27.116 27.249
5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.106 27.269
6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 27.096 27.270
7 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.176 27.332
8 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.133 27.363
9 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.091 27.440
10 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 27.133 27.497
11 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.205
12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 27.161
13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.206
14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 27.189
15 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 27.230
16 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 27.202
17 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.243
18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 27.203
19 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 27.278
20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 27.277
21 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.290
22 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 27.303
23 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 27.309
24 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.341
25 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.311
26 16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.388
27 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.390
28 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 27.400
29 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.398
30 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.455
31 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.422
32 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 27.582
33 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 27.479
34 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 27.622
35 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 27.877
36 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 38.424
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 10
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 7
5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 4
8 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 3
9 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 125

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 9
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 5
7 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 2
10 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 127

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 50
2 14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 312 36
3 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 43
4 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 312 35
5 16 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 312 41
6 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 312 31
7 11 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 37
8 9 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 312 32
9 8 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 30
10 6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 312 46
11 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 42
12 7 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 28
13 15 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 312 24
14 17 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 23
15 10 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 312 22
16 22 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 312 21
17 29 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 312 20
18 5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 31
19 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 28
20 25 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 17
21 20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 312 16
22 31 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 311 15
23 27 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 311 14
24 33 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 311 13
25 19 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 311 12
26 36 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 310 11
27 24 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 310 10
28 21 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 310 9
29 28 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 309 8
30 32 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 309 7
31 4 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 305 13
32 30 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 304 5
33 35 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 204 4
34 23 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 203 3
35 26 16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 203 2
36 34 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 6 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 10 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 6 for 40 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 45 seconds
  • Average speed: 103.568 miles per hour (166.677 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Phoenix Raceway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and nine-time Phoenix winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox
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

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MRN covered the radio action for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former crew chief Todd Gordon called the race when the field races past the start/finish line. Dan Hubbard called the action from turns 1 & 2, and Kyle Rickey called the action from turns 3 & 4. Pit lane was manned by Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Jacklyn Drake.

MRN
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

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Phoenix International Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Sturniolo, Zach (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". NASCAR. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "Shriners Children's 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (March 8, 2024). "Joey Logano leads Denny Hamlin in NASCAR Cup practice at Phoenix". Motorsport.com. Avondale, Arizona: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (March 9, 2024). "Denny Hamlin beats Ty Gibbs to Phoenix Cup pole in all-JGR front row". Motorsport.com. Avondale, Arizona: Motorsport Network.


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