NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race

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NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
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NASCAR Cup Series
Venue Phoenix Raceway
Location Avondale, Arizona, United States
Corporate sponsor None
First race1988
Distance312 mi (502.115 km)
Laps312
Stage 1: 60
Stage 2: 125
Final stage: 127
Previous namesChecker 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
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.022 mi (1.645 km)
Turns4

The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Joey Logano is the defending winner of the event.

Contents

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.

History

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 2023, Ross Chastain won the event, when he became the first non-eligible championship driver to win the final race of the season since Denny Hamlin won the 2013 Ford EcoBoost 400.

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 and 2024.

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamSponsorManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
1988 November 67 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Zerex Ford 312312 (502.115)3:26:5790.457 Report [2]
1989 November 59 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Coors Ford 312312 (502.115)2:57:08105.683 Report [3]
1990 November 43 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)3:13:2596.786 Report [4]
1991 November 328 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Havoline Ford 312312 (502.115)3:15:3195.746 Report [5]
1992 November 128 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Havoline Ford 312312 (502.115)3:00:12103.885 Report [6]
1993 October 316 Mark Martin Roush Racing Valvoline Ford 312312 (502.115)3:06:30100.375 Report [7]
1994 October 305 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Kellogg's Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)2:54:12107.463 Report [8]
1995 October 2910 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Tide Ford 312312 (502.115)3:03:18102.128 Report [9]
1996 October 2743 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises STP Pontiac 312312 (502.115)2:50:38109.709 Report [10]
1997 November 288 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 312312 (502.115)2:48:55110.824 Report [11]
1998 October 252 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Miller Lite Ford 257*257 (413.601)2:22:30108.211 Report [12]
1999 November 720 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing The Home Depot Pontiac 312312 (502.115)2:38:28118.132 Report [13]
2000 November 599 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Citgo Supergard Ford 312312 (502.115)2:58:13105.041 Report [14]
2001 October 2899 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Citgo Supergard Ford 312312 (502.115)3:02:26102.613 Report [15]
2002 November 1017 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing DeWalt Million Dollar Challenge Ford 312312 (502.115)2:44:25113.857 Report [16]
2003 November 28 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Budweiser Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)3:19:1193.984 Report [17]
2004 November 78 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Budweiser Chevrolet 315*315 (506.943)3:19:1694.848 Report [18]
2005 November 135 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Kellogg's Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)3:02:23102.641 Report [19]
2006 November 1229 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Reese's Cookies Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)3:14:4496.131 Report [20]
2007 November 1148 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)3:01:46102.989 Report [21]
2008 November 948 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevrolet 313*313 (503.724)3:12:0197.804 Report [22]
2009 November 1548 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)2:49:26110.486 Report [23]
2010 November 1499 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Aflac Ford 312312 (502.115)2:49:01110.754 Report [24]
2011 November 134 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Team Red Bull/Circle K Toyota 312312 (502.115)2:45:47112.918 Report [25]
2012 November 1129 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Budweiser Chevrolet 319*319 (513.381)2:52:09111.182 Report [26]
2013 November 1029 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Budweiser Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)2:57:03105.733 Report [27]
2014 November 94 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Budweiser Vintage Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)3:07:1399.991 Report [28]
2015 November 1588 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Nationwide Chevrolet 219*219 (352.446)2:03:22106.512 Report [29]
2016 November 1322 Joey Logano Team Penske Shell/Pennzoil Mosaic Ford 324*324 (521.427)3:08:59102.866 Report [30]
2017 November 1220 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Circle K Toyota 312312 (502.115)2:57:23105.534 Report [31]
2018 November 1118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing M&M's Toyota 312312 (502.115)3:10:2098.354 Report [32]
2019 November 1011 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Ground Toyota 312312 (502.115)2:48:00111.429 Report [33]
2020 November 89 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)2:47:00112.096 Report [34]
2021 November 75 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)3:06:33100.348 Report [35]
2022 November 622 Joey Logano Team Penske Shell/Pennzoil Ford 312312 (502.115)2:58:42104.757 Report [36]
2023 November 51 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet 312312 (502.115)2:52:01108.827 Report [37]
2024 November 1022 Joey Logano Team Penske Shell/Pennzoil Ford 312312 (502.115)2:56:16106.203 Report [38]

Notes

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
4 Kevin Harvick 2006, 2012–2014
3 Jimmie Johnson 2007–2009
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2003, 2004, 2015
Joey Logano 2016, 2022, 2024
2 Davey Allison 1991, 1992
Jeff Burton 2000, 2001
Matt Kenseth 2002, 2017
Kyle Busch 2005, 2018

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
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
Team Penske 1998, 2016, 2022, 2024
3 Robert Yates Racing 1991, 1992, 1997
2 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 2003, 2004

Manufacturer wins

# WinsManufacturerYears Won
16 Chevrolet 1990, 1994, 2003-2009, 2012-2015, 2020, 2021, 2023
15 Ford 1988, 1989, 1991-1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000-2002, 2010, 2016, 2022, 2024
4 Toyota 2011, 2017-2019
2 Pontiac 1996, 1999
# WinsSponsorYears Won
5 Budweiser 2003, 2004, 2012-2014
3 Lowe's 2007-2009
Shell 2016, 2022, 2024
Pennzoil 2016, 2022, 2024
2 Havoline 1991, 1992
Kellogg's 1994, 2005
Citgo 2000, 2001
Circle K 2011, 2017

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