NASCAR Cup Series | |
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Venue | Phoenix Raceway |
Location | Avondale, Arizona, United States |
Corporate sponsor | None |
First race | 1988 |
Distance | 312 mi (502.115 km) |
Laps | 312 Stage 1: 75 Stage 2: 115 Final stage: 122 |
Previous names | Checker 500 (1988, 1990) Autoworks 500 (1989) Pyroil 500 (1991) Pyroil 500K (1992) Slick 50 500 (1993–1994) Dura Lube 500 (1995–1996) Dura Lube 500 Presented by Kmart (1997) Dura Lube/Kmart 500 (1998) Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 (1999–2000) Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil (2001–2002, 2006–2007) Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Havoline (2003) Checker Auto Parts 500 (2004–2005) Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil (2008) Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 (2009) Kobalt Tools 500 (2010–2011) AdvoCare 500 (2012–2013) Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 (2014–2015) Can-Am 500 (2016–2018) Bluegreen Vacations 500 (2019) Season Finale 500 (2020) |
Most wins (driver) | Kevin Harvick (4) |
Most wins (team) | Hendrick Motorsports (8) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (16) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.022 mi (1.645 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.
It is one of five NASCAR races run with a length measured in kilometers; the Shriners Children's 500 (the other Cup Series race at Phoenix which is held in the spring) and three of the Cup Series' road course events (the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Go Bowling at The Glen and Bank of America Roval 400) are the others.
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After previously being the second-to-last race of the NASCAR Cup Series season for several years, the event became the last race of the season for the Cup Series starting in 2020, replacing the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and the fall race at Martinsville replaced this race as the second-to-last race of the season. [1] In 2020, the race did not have a title sponsor and was named the Season Finale 500. NASCAR has not used the name from 2021 onwards and is instead called the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race.[ citation needed ] However, the Season Finale 500 logo still appears on the race winner's trophy (not to be confused with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship trophy).
In its three of the last four years as the last race of the Cup Series season, the driver who won the championship also won the race: Chase Elliott in 2020, Kyle Larson in 2021 and Joey Logano in 2022. Ross Chastain is the defending winner of the event.
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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4 | Kevin Harvick | 2006, 2012–2014 |
3 | Jimmie Johnson | 2007–2009 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2003, 2004, 2015 | |
2 | Davey Allison | 1991, 1992 |
Jeff Burton | 2000, 2001 | |
Matt Kenseth | 2002, 2017 | |
Kyle Busch | 2005, 2018 | |
Joey Logano | 2016, 2022 |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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8 | Hendrick Motorsports | 1994, 2005, 2007-2009, 2015, 2020, 2021 |
5 | Roush Fenway Racing | 1993, 2000-2002, 2010 |
4 | Richard Childress Racing | 1990, 2006, 2012, 2013 |
Joe Gibbs Racing | 1999, 2017-2019 | |
3 | Robert Yates Racing | 1991, 1992, 1997 |
Team Penske | 1998, 2016, 2022 | |
2 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 2003, 2004 |
# Wins | Manufacturer | Years Won |
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16 | Chevrolet | 1990, 1994, 2003-2009, 2012-2015, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
14 | Ford | 1988, 1989, 1991-1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000-2002, 2010, 2016, 2022 |
4 | Toyota | 2011, 2017-2019 |
2 | Pontiac | 1996, 1999 |
# Wins | Sponsor | Years Won |
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5 | Budweiser | 2003, 2004, 2012-2014 |
3 | Lowe's | 2007-2009 |
2 | Havoline | 1991, 1992 |
Kellogg's | 1994, 2005 | |
Citgo | 2000, 2001 | |
Circle K | 2011, 2017 | |
Shell | 2016, 2022 | |
Pennzoil | 2016, 2022 |
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