NASCAR Cup Series<\/p>\n
Next Race: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race<\/p>\n
The Place: Phoenix Raceway<\/p>\n
Track Length: 1 Mile Asphalt Oval<\/p>\n
The Date: Sunday, Nov. 2<\/p>\n
The Time: 3 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
The Purse: $12,394,135<\/p>\n
TV: NBC & Peacock, 2 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)<\/p>\n
Distance: 312 miles (312 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60),<\/p>\n
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 185), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 312)<\/p>\n
NASCAR Xfinity Series<\/p>\n
Next Race: NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race<\/p>\n
The Place: Phoenix Raceway<\/p>\n
Track Length: 1 Mile Asphalt Oval<\/p>\n
The Date: Saturday, Nov. 1<\/p>\n
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
The Purse: $2,151,939<\/p>\n
TV: CW, 6:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)<\/p>\n
Distance: 200 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),<\/p>\n
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)<\/p>\n
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series<\/p>\n
Next Race: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race<\/p>\n
The Place: Phoenix Raceway<\/p>\n
Track Length: 1 Mile Asphalt Oval<\/p>\n
The Date: Friday. October 31<\/p>\n
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
The Purse: $1,160,400<\/p>\n
TV: FS1, 7:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)<\/p>\n
Distance: 150 miles (150 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),<\/p>\n
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 150)<\/p>\n
Where To Watch NASCAR This Week:<\/p>\n
Friday, Oct. 31<\/p>\n
NCTS Practice & Kennametal Pole Qualifying (FS2 at 3:30 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n
NXS Final Practice (CW App at 4:30 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n
NCS Final Practice (truTV, MRN, SiriusXM at 5:30 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n
NCTS Race: NCTS Championship Race (FS1, NRN, SiriusXM at 7:30 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n
Saturday, Nov. 1<\/p>\n
NXS Kennametal Pole Qualifying (CW App at 3:30 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n
NCS Busch Light Pole Qualifying (truTV, MRN, SiriusXM at 5 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n
NXS Race: NXS Championship Race (CW, MRN, SiriusXM at 7:30 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n
Sunday, Nov. 2<\/p>\n
NCS Race: NCS Championship Race (NBC & Peacock, MRN, SiriusXM at 3 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n
NASCAR Cup Series<\/p>\n
Phoenix Raceway Storylines and Insights:<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This weekend marks the 59th running of a NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2025 is the sixth season that Phoenix hosted the Championship round (2020-2025)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Larson is the only former Cup champion in the Championship 4<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 William Byron is the only Championship 4 drivers who also raced for a Championship at Phoenix last year<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chase Briscoe is the only driver in the Championship 4 for the first time<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Larson is the only Championship 4 driver without a Playoff win, twice the Champion won the Championships without a playoff win in the first nine races of elimination style playoffs (Kyle Busch in 2015 and 2019 who won both the race of the Championship)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tony Stewart in 2005 is the only Champion who went winless in the Playoffs<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is the second time two teams had multiple cars in the Championship 4 \u2013 Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing had two cars each in 2021 with Hendrick Motorsports winning the Championship with Kyle Larson<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Denny Hamlin finished 2nd at Phoenix in March, Kyle Larson 3rd, William Byron 6th & Chase Briscoe 35th<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15 of the 35 races in 2025 were won by the four Championship 4 drivers, all four have at least three wins and Denny Hamlin has a series-best six<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Each of the Championship 4 drivers has a Cup win at Phoenix, Denny Hamlin is the only driver with multiple wins but hasn\u2019t won there since 2019<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 William Byron leads all drivers in laps run in the top-five at Phoenix in the Next Gen car (1,618), and laps run in the top-10 at Phoenix in the Next Gen car (1,975)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Denny Hamlin would become the third-oldest Cup champion at 44 years, 11 months, 15 days old, and the oldest since Bobby Allison in 1983<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Larson\u2019s 10 top-five finishes at Phoenix are his most at a track, his 14 top-10 finishes are tied for his most at a track with Las Vegas<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Busch will become the 14th driver to make 750 Cup starts this weekend, the best finish for a driver in their 750th start was 2nd by Mark Martin at Dover in September 2009<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ricky Stenhouse Jr will make his 400th consecutive Cup start this weekend, the 3rd longest active streak<\/p>\n
NASCAR Xfinity Series<\/p>\n
Phoenix Raceway Storylines and Insights:<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This weekend marks the 48th running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phoenix has been on the Xfinity Series schedule every year since inaugural race in 1999<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This will be the 6th time Phoenix hosted the Xfinity Series Championship 4 race, every year since 2020<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The highest finishing Championship 4 driver will win the 2025 championship: #88 Connor Zilisch, #7 Justin Allgaier, #2 Jesse Love & #1 Carson Kvapil<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The highest finish Championship 4 car win the 2025 Car Owner Championship: #7 JRM, #19 JGR, #21 RCR, #88 JRM<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Two teams are represented in Championship 4: JR Motorsports (3) and Richard Childress Racing (1)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Connor Zilisch and Carson Kvapil could each become the fourth rookie to win Xfinity Series championship<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Connor Zilisch was highest finishing of Championship 4 drivers in 17 of 32 races this season; Allgaier \u2013 7, Love \u2013 4, Kvapil \u2013 4<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Connor Zilisch, at the Roval, is the only Championship 4 driver with a Playoff win this season<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Justin Allgaier finished 5th at Phoenix in March, the highest of the Championship 4 drivers<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At 25 years, 5 months, 25 days, this is the second-youngest Championship 4 in series history<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When Justin Allgaier made Xfinity Series debut in 2008, the other three Championship 4 drivers were 5-years-old or younger: Kvapil \u2013 5, Love \u2013 3, Zilisch \u2013 2<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe Gibbs Racing\u2019s #19 (Almirola) and Richard Childress Racing\u2019s #21 (A. Hill) are in owner\u2019s Championship 4 along with JR Motorsports\u2019 #88 (Zilisch) and #7 (Allgaier)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Non-Playoff drivers won seven of the last 13 Playoff races<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Love finished top-10 in all three Phoenix starts including a runner-up in March 2024<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe Gibbs Racing won four of six Playoffs races this season with three different drivers but don\u2019t have a driver represented in the Championship 4 (driver point standings)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The last two Phoenix races featured last-lap pass for the win<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NASCAR suspended Sam Mayer for one race after intentionally wrecking Jeb Burton after checkered flag at Martinsville; Ryan Sieg will drive #41 for Haas Factory Team at Phoenix, while Kyle Sieg will move to RSS Racing\u2019s #39<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Connor Zilisch\u2019s ten wins this season is the record for most wins by a rookie<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Connor Zilisch leads series with 10 wins, 19 Top 5s, 22 Top 10s, 986 laps led, an 8.2 avg finish & eight poles<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Connor Zilisch won Fastest Lap Award seven times this season, Justin Allgaier is second with six<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Justin Allgaier leads the series with 14 stage wins this season<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JR Motorsports won 17 races this season with a series-record six different drivers (does not include Parker Kligerman who won in relief role at Daytona)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Justin Allgaier\u2019s 28 career wins are 9th on the all-time wins list and one away from tying Matt Kenseth<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chevrolet led 3,773 of 5,123 laps this season (74%)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Sieg is making his 400th NXS start this weekend at Phoenix<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts will replace Xfinity as title sponsor starting in 2026 becoming the fifth different title sponsor of the series: Budweiser, Busch, Nationwide, Xfinity & O\u2019Reilly<\/p>\n
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series<\/p>\n
Phoenix Raceway Storylines and Insights:<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This week marks the 35th running of a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Phoenix Raceway.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is the sixth consecutive season Phoenix will host the Championship race (2020-2025)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phoenix is one of only two tracks to host a Truck Series race in every year of its existence (Martinsville)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The regular season champion went on to win the championship twice, Corey Heim won regular season championship in 2025<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corey Heim and Ty Majeski are the only two Championship 4 drivers who have appeared in the Championship 4 before<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corey Heim finished top 3 in the last 10 races, the first driver in series history to accomplish this feat<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corey Heim is 6 laps led away from tying the all-time single season laps led record (Mike Skinner, 1533 laps \u2013 1996). He\u2019s led 68 laps in three starts at Phoenix, including 16 last year.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corey Heim has led over 40% of the laps raced in 2025, the highest percentage ever in a season<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corey Heim led 25 consecutive races, the longest streak in Truck Series history.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corey Heim led in every race in 2025 and could become the first driver to lead in every race of a season<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corey Heim finished top-5 in all six Playoff races in 2025, no driver finished top-5 in every race of the playoffs in a season<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20 races this season were won by drivers aged 25 or younger, the most ever in a single Truck Series season<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ThorSport Racing remains winless after 24 races in 2025, the deepest into a season the organization has gone without a win since 2007, the last time they were winless in a season<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chevrolet has not won in 12 races (Rajah Caruth \u2013 Nashville in May), after winning six of the first 12 races of 2025, tied for the brand\u2019s longest winless streak in Truck Series history.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TRICON Garage won seven of the last eight races. No team has ever won eight out of nine races.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TRICON Garage won the last four races. The Truck Series record is five consecutive wins by one team, which occurred four previous times, most recently Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2021<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toyota will win their 14th career manufacturers championship<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Three of the five Phoenix Championship races went into overtime. The 2023 Championship race required three overtime attempts and 29 extra laps, the longest overtime in series history<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In every Phoenix Championship race with overtime, the pass for the win came in overtime<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In every Phoenix Championship race with overtime, the pass for the Championship happened in overtime<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ty Majeski and Corey Heim combined to lead 148 of the 150 laps in last year\u2019s Phoenix finale<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kaden Honeycutt can become the first Truck Series champion to have driven for multiple teams in his title-winning season<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kaden Honeycutt could become the first Truck series Champion without a series win. Matt Crafton won the 2019 Championship without winning a race that season but he had prior career wins<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ford teams won the last three NCTS Driver Championships<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ThorSport Racing won three of the last four and the last two NTS Driver Championships<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The last Toyota team to win the Championship was ThorSport Racing in 2021<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Every truck series Champion was born prior to the year 2000. Corey Heim (2002), Tyler Ankrum (2001), Kaden Honeycutt (2003) were all born in the current millennium. (Ty Majeski was born in 1994)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The average age of the Championship 4 is 25 years, 4 months, 20 days the youngest ever<\/p>\n
NASCAR & Phoenix, Etc.<\/p>\n
Historical & Significant Events at Phoenix Raceway:<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Construction was completed on Phoenix Raceway in January of 1964. The facility was built by Richard Hogue, an amateur sports car racer. The facility was built in the foothills of the Estrella Mountains and originally consisted of a one-mile oval, a quarter mile drag strip and a 2.5-mile road course.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The first race held at Phoenix Raceway was in January of 1968 and the event was run on the 2.5-mile road course and won by Don White.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In October of 1970 Hollywood giant Steve McQueen wins the 17 lap \u2018Winter Sprint\u2019 sports car race on the track\u2019s road course in Porsche 908 from pole position, setting a new lap record of 1:41.09<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On Nov. 25, 1973 Phoenix Raceway holds its first USAC Midget race and the event was won by Billy Englehart.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The first NASCAR race held at Phoenix Raceway was on November 27, 1977 and it was a NASCAR Winston West Series (now ARCA Menards Series West) race won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sept. 15 1985 \u2013 Emmett \u2018Buddy\u2019 Jobe purchases Phoenix Raceway from Dennis Wood. At the time, the track featured less than 10,000 reserved seats.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 April of 1987 \u2013 Lightning strikes the track\u2019s main grandstand, burning the majority of the structure to the ground. Reconstruction begins.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 October of 1988 \u2013 Construction of a three-story suite building is completed outside Turn 1. Reserved seating capacity is increased to 30,000 at Phoenix Raceway.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NASCAR Hall of Famer Alan Kulwicki won the first NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway on November 6, 1988. Kulwicki performed his \u2018Polish Victory Lap\u2019 following the event.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 June of 1991 \u2013 During the summer months, the infield course is redesigned to a new configuration with 11 turns and 1.51 miles of track.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 April of 1997 \u2013 International Speedway Corporation (now NASCAR) purchases Phoenix Raceway from Emmett \u2018Buddy\u2019 Jobe.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 June of 2003 \u2013 Upgrades to Phoenix \u2013 Turn Two is modified for safety while a tunnel is installed under Turn Four.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 November of 2004 \u2013 Phoenix Raceway installs track lights, which will change the way racing is seen at Phoenix. The lights create 146 million lumens (a typical table lamp is 25 lumens), for a total of 1.5 million watts of power per hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 April of 2005 \u2013 Phoenix Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber announces the expansion of the Bobby Allison Grandstand, one of the most extensive construction projects in the history of the track.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The first spring NASCAR Cup Series race was held on April 23, 2005 and was also the first night race, which was won by Kurt Busch driving for Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The track underwent its first repave in 2011. The construction began in March and concluded in September of that year. The following changes were made during the construction period (March \u2013 Sept. 2011):<\/p>\n
Widened the frontstretch from 52 to 62 feet and reconfigured pit road with the installation of concrete pit stallsPushed the dog-leg curve between Turn 2 and Turn 3 out 95 feet and tightened the turn radius of the dog-leg from 800 to 500 feetImplemented banking, including 11-degree banking between Turn 1 and Turn 2; 10-11-degree banking in the apex of the dog-leg; and 9-degree banking in Turns 3 and 4.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 1, 2013 \u2013 Abraham Calderon captures the checkered flag in the inaugural stateside running of the NASCAR Mexico Series at Phoenix Raceway.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2014 \u2013 Phoenix Raceway celebrated its 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Following the spring race in 2015 the track added SAFER barrier. The outer wall around the entire track is completely protected by SAFER barrier, the longest stretch of new barrier was on the front stretch which still had portions of brick wall from when the track first opened in 1964.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monument Hill a.k.a. \u201cRattlesnake Hill\u201d, a part of the Estrella Mountain range, overlooks turns 1 and 2.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Following the 2017 season, the track was renamed from Phoenix Raceway to ISM Raceway. Then in 2019 the track was renamed from ISM Raceway back to Phoenix Raceway.<\/p>\n
Phoenix Raceway underwent a $178 million modernization following the Spring race of 2018.\u00a0 Upgrades included:Relocating the start\/finish line to what was previously Turn 2 area and reconfigured pit road.Four new escalators, nine new elevators, 51 new and upgraded lounge style suites, 11 garage offices, and three garage suites, new pedestrian tunnel, new infield experience with garage access, media center, driver\u2019s meeting area and victory lane.Extension of the grandstands around turn 2 and the demolition of previous front stretch grand stands.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 26, 2019 \u2013 The Valley of the Sun will play host to a new championship sporting event as NASCAR announced that the NASCAR Championship Weekend will be held at Phoenix Raceway, November 6-8, 2020, for the first time in the sport\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
Latest News at Phoenix Raceway:<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phoenix Raceway is turning up the volume for NASCAR\u2019s biggest weekend of the year. Multi-platinum, award-winning country music artist Jordan Davis will headline the pre-race concert ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Sunday, November 2, bringing his signature blend of personal storytelling and southern sound to the championship stage. Known for pushing the boundaries of country music, Davis has captivated fans with hits like \u201cBuy Dirt,\u201d \u201cNext Thing You Know,\u201d and the chart-topping \u201cI Ain\u2019t Sayin\u2019,\u201d which recently reached No. 1 on U.S. country radio. Now, he\u2019s bringing the energy of his highly anticipated new album, Learn the Hard Way, to Phoenix Raceway for a performance fans won\u2019t forget.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phoenix Raceway is revving up the high-octane excitement for NASCAR Championship Weekend with an all-new Phoenix Raceway Fan Fest, set for Thursday, October 30. This free, family-friendly event will run from 4-7 p.m. at Civic Space Park in downtown Phoenix and serve as the official kickoff to a thrilling weekend of championship racing and entertainment at Phoenix Raceway, Oct. 31-Nov. 2.<\/p>\n
Fan Fest Highlights Include:Driver appearances, including NASCAR Cup Series star Daniel Suarez, offering autograph opportunitiesLive entertainment on stage throughout the evening, including a concert presented by Straight Talk Wireless, and a live DJKid-friendly games, and interactive experiencesPhoto ops with show cars and the NASCAR Cup Series championship trophyLocal food and beverage partners serving up Phoenix favoritesOfficial merchandise and ticketing booths for fans to gear up and grab their seats for race weekendSponsor and partner showcases, featuring exclusive giveaways and moreNASCAR fans in the Valley for NASCAR Championship Weekend are in for a one-of-a-kind pit stop \u2014 a 10-acre NASCAR Championship Weekend Corn Maze at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek. Before engines roar at Phoenix Raceway, visitors can take a scenic detour through the 3 miles of twists, turns, and photo ops inside Schnepf Farms\u2019 legendary Pumpkin and Chili Party, open through October 31. It\u2019s the perfect way to gear up for a weekend full of fast cars, big moments, and championship glory.Raja, a 7-year-old Sumatran tiger, is wild about William Byron\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series championship chances. During a ceremony on Tuesday at the Phoenix Zoo, the beloved beast predicted that the driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet will win the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.<\/p>\n
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