The NASCAR Cup Series heads into round four with Shriners Children’s 500 at the iconic Phoenix Raceway, the same track where Joey Logano clinched the 2024 championship.
William Byron leads the Cup Series standings as he is followed by Ryan Blaney and Tyler Reddick in the second and third spot. The first three races of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series saw two different winners as Byron won at Daytona and Christopher Bell secured Atlanta and Austin.
When is the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend?
Saturday, March 8
2.05 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series - Practice
3.10 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series - Qualifying
Sunday, March 9
3.30 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series - Shriners Children's 500
How to watch NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children's 500?
The qualifying and practice session will be broadcast live on Prime. The race will be shown by FS1, MRN and SiriusXM.
What is the purse for the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway?
The purse for the national series including all payouts, all positions, contingency awards, year-end points fund, etc is set at a whopping $11,055,250 for the Cup Series Shriners Children's 500.
Previous winners who have won at Shriners Children's 500?
The Shriners Children's 500 has been a part of the NASCAR Cup Series since 2005. Kevin Harvick is the most celebrated driver in the events history as he has five wins to his name (2006, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018).
Here is the list of the previous drivers:
2005- Kurt Busch
2006 - Kevin Harvick
2007 - Jeff Gordon
2008 - Jimmie Johnson
2009 - Mark Martin
2010 - Ryan Newman
2011 - Jeff Gordon
2012 - Denny Hamlin
2013 - Carl Edwards
2014 - Kevin Harvick
2015 - Kevin Harvick
2016 - Kevin Harvick
2017 - Ryan Newman
2018 - Kevin Harvick
2019 - Kyle Busch
2020 - Joey Logano
2021 - Martin Truex Jr.
2022 - Chase Briscoe
2023 - William Byron
2024 - Christopher Bell