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2024 Shriners Children's 500

2024 Shriners Children's 500

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 4 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	March 10, 2024 (2024-03-10)
Location	Phoenix RacewayinAvondale, Arizona
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.022 mi (1.645 km)
Distance	312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Average speed	103.568 miles per hour (166.677 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	27.138
Most laps led
Driver	Denny Hamlin Tyler Reddick	Joe Gibbs Racing 23XI Racing
Laps	68
Winner
No. 20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers	Dan Hubbard (1 &2) and Kyle Rickey (3 &4)

Motor car race

The 2024 Shriners Children's 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 10, 2024, at Phoenix RacewayinAvondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, and it was the fourth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Christopher Bell won the race. Chris Buescher finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top five, and Ross Chastain, Martin Truex Jr., Michael McDowell, Chase Briscoe, and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top ten.

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Background[edit]

Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

Entry list[edit]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice[edit]

Joey Logano was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 27.446 seconds and a speed of 131.167 mph (211.093 km/h).^[9]

Practice results[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.138 and a speed of 132.655 mph (213.488 km/h).^[10]

Qualifying results[edit]

Race[edit]

Race results[edit]

Stage Results[edit]

Stage One Laps:60

Stage Two Laps: 125

Final Stage Results[edit]

Stage Three Laps: 127

Race statistics[edit]

• Lead changes: 10 among 6 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 6 for 40 laps
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 45 seconds
• Average speed: 103.568 miles per hour (166.677 km/h)

Media[edit]

Television[edit]

Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Phoenix Raceway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and nine-time Phoenix winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Radio[edit]

MRN covered the radio action for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former crew chief Todd Gordon called the race when the field races past the start/finish line. Dan Hubbard called the action from turns 1 & 2, and Kyle Rickey called the action from turns 3 & 4. Pit lane was manned by Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Jacklyn Drake.

Standings after the race[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Ryan Blaney 151 1 2 Kyle Larson 141 (–10) 3 Martin Truex Jr. 141 (–10) 4 William Byron 134 (–17) 7 5 Tyler Reddick 130 (–21) 3 6 Ty Gibbs 130 (–21) 2 7 Ross Chastain 129 (–22) 2 8 Denny Hamlin 129 (–22) 2 9 Chase Elliott 123 (–28) 2 10 Daniel Suárez 114 (–37) 5 11 Kyle Busch 110 (–41) 9 12 Christopher Bell 102 (–49) 13 Alex Bowman 99 (–52) 14 Bubba Wallace 97 (–54) 4 15 Austin Cindric 87 (–64) 7 16 Chris Buescher 86 (–65) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 151 2 Toyota 141 (–10) 3 Ford 132 (–19) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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