Phoenix Raceway is set to host the first of its two annual races this Sunday afternoon after the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season got underway with back-to-back superspeedway races at Daytona International Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway and a road course race at Circuit of the Americas.
Sunday's 312-lap Shriners Children's 500 around the four-turn, 1.022-mile (1.645-kilometer) Avondale, Arizona oval is considered the first "regular" race of the year, so it could give us a good indication as to where teams and drivers truly stack up against one another moving forward.
And with Phoenix set to host of the Championship 4 for the sixth year in a row, Sunday's race is extremely important for drivers and teams with championship aspirations; it is arguably more important than any other regular season race, even with the title decider still eight months away.
Hendrick Motorsports' William Byron took the pole position in Saturday afternoon's qualifying session, and Team Penske's Joey Logano is set to start alongside him on the front row.
A full starting lineup is available here.
NASCAR at Phoenix: Stage 1 results
1st - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2nd - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
3rd - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
4th - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5th - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
6th - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
7th - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8th - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
9th - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10th - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
NASCAR at Phoenix: Stage 2 results
1st - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2nd - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
3rd - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4th - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
5th - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
6th - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
7th - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
8th - Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
9th - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10th - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
NASCAR at Phoenix: Race results
1st - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2nd - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3rd - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4th - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
5th - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
6th - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
7th - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8th - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9th - Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
10th - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
11th - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
12th - Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
13th - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
14th - John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
15th - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
16th - Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17th - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
18th - Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
19th - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
20th - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
21st - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
22nd - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
23rd - Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
24th - Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
25th - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
26th - Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
27th - Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
28th - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
29th - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
30th - Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
31st - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
32nd - Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
33rd - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
34th - Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
35th - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
36th - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
37th - Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
The fifth race on the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Pennzoil 400, which is scheduled to take place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 16. Fox Sports 1 is set to provide live coverage beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET. Start a free trial of FuboTV and don't miss it!