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| Venue | Phoenix Raceway |
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| Location | Avondale, Arizona, United States |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1 mi (1.6 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
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.
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| Venue | Homestead–Miami Speedway |
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| Location | Homestead, Florida, United States |
| First race | 2004 |
| Last race | 2019 |
| Distance | 400.5 miles (644.542 km) |
| Laps | 267 |
| Previous names | Ford 400 (2004–2011) Ford EcoBoost 400 (2012–2019) |
| Most wins (driver) | Greg Biffle (3) |
| Most wins (team) | RFK Racing (5) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Ford (6) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
In 2002, the race was made the final race in the NASCAR Cup Series season, a position it would hold until 2019, during which it was also the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs from 2004 to 2019. As the season finale, it was also part of the NASCAR Championship Weekend, which consisted of two other races: the Ford EcoBoost 300 (now the Hard Rock Bet 300) for the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the Ford EcoBoost 200 (now the Baptist Health 200) for the NASCAR Truck Series. In 2020, the race was moved from November to March meaning it no longer served as the championship race. The fall race at Phoenix Raceway, which had been the second-to-last race of the season, became the new championship race for the Cup Series. [1]
On May 5, 2025, it was announce that Homestead would become the championship race in 2026, replacing Phoenix. [2]
| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) | Report | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | November 21 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 271* | 406.5 (654.198) | 3:50:55 | 105.623 | Report | [3] | |
| 2005* | November 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:02:50 | 131.932 | Report | [4] | |
| 2006 | November 19 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 268* | 402 (646.956) | 3:12:23 | 125.375 | Report | [5] | |
| 2007 | November 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:02:12 | 131.888 | Report | [6] | |
| 2008 | November 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:05:36 | 129.472 | Report | [7] | |
| 2009 | November 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:06:18 | 126.986 | Report | [8] | |
| 2010 | November 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:09:50 | 126.585 | Report | [9] | |
| 2011 | November 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:29:00 | 114.976 | Report | [10] | |
| 2012 | November 18 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:48:56 | 142.245 | Report | [11] | |
| 2013 | November 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:03:52 | 130.693 | Report | [12] | |
| 2014 | November 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:16:31 | 122.28 | Report | [13] | |
| 2015 | November 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:02:23 | 131.755 | Report | [14] | |
| 2016 | November 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 268* | 402 (646.956) | 3:07:10 | 128.869 | Report | [15] | |
| 2017 | November 19 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:02:11 | 131.9 | Report | [16] | |
| 2018* | November 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:00:36 | 133.056 | Report | [17] | |
| 2019 | November 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:48:47 | 142.654 | Report | [18] | |
| 2020 – 2025 | Not held | |||||||||||
| 2026 | November 8 | |||||||||||
| # of wins | Driver | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Greg Biffle | 2004–2006 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 2009, 2013 |
| Carl Edwards | 2008, 2010 | |
| Kyle Busch | 2015, 2019 |
| # of wins | Team | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1999, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2023 |
| 7 | RFK Racing | 2002, 2004–2008, 2010 |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | 2012, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2025 |
| 2 | Stewart-Haas Racing | 2011, 2014 |
| # of wins | Manufacturer | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ford | 2004–2008, 2010, 2018 |
| 5 | Toyota | 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
| Chevrolet | 2003, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
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| Venue | Phoenix Raceway |
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| Location | Avondale, Arizona, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | None |
| First race | 2020 |
| Last race | 2025 |
| Distance | 312 mi (502.115 km) |
| Laps | 312 Stage 1: 60 Stage 2: 125 Final stage: 127 |
| Previous names | Season Finale 500 (2020) |
| Most wins (driver) | Joey Logano (2) |
| Most wins (team) | Hendrick Motorsports/Team Penske (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (3) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.022 mi (1.645 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
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.
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. [19] 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. 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.
| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | Report | Ref | |
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| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
| 2020 | November 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | 312 (502.115) | 2:47:00 | 112.096 | Report | [20] |
| 2021 | November 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | 312 (502.115) | 3:06:33 | 100.348 | Report | [21] |
| 2022 | November 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 312 | 312 (502.115) | 2:58:42 | 104.757 | Report | [22] |
| 2023 | November 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | 312 (502.115) | 2:52:01 | 108.827 | Report | [23] |
| 2024 | November 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 312 | 312 (502.115) | 2:56:16 | 106.203 | Report | [24] |
| 2025 | November 2 | Report | |||||||||
| # Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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| 2 | Joey Logano | 2016, 2022, 2024 |
| # Wins | Team | Years Won |
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| 2 | Hendrick Motorsports | 2020, 2021 |
| Team Penske | 2022, 2024 |
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Years Won |
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| 3 | Chevrolet | 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| 2 | Ford | 2022, 2024 |