This week, Phoenix Raceway hosts the Shriners Children’s 500 NASCAR event, the fourth race in the 2024 Cup Series schedule and a major Arizona sports betting event. The green flag is scheduled to fall at 12:30 p.m. Arizona time (3:30 Eastern). Kyle Larson comes in as the most recent series winner. The Hendrick Motorsports driver dominated the field in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas on Sunday, winning both stages and the race for his first victory this season.
He was the favorite at DraftKings AZ at +400 odds in Vegas last week and led 181 of 267 laps.
NASCAR Odds at Phoenix Raceway: Shriners Children’s 500
Larson also enters the Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway as the favorite. He is listed at +600 with DraftKings, just ahead of defending series champion Ryan Blaney (+700) and Larson’s Hendrick teammate, Daytona 500 winner William Byron (+750).
Bettors at Arizona sports betting apps might want to keep an eye on odds for two drivers who have won three times apiece in Phoenix, Joey Logano (+1400) and Kyle Busch (+1200). They appear to be two pretty good value bets entering this weekend as does Denny Hamlin (+900) who snagged the pole for Sunday's race.
NASCAR Phoenix Starting Lineup
Qualifying for the Shriners Children's 500 is officially in the books and the field is set. Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 car for Joe Gibbs Racing, was the fastest not only in Group A qualifying but in the final 10-driver round. His teammate Ty Gibbs qualified second.
The past two winners at Phoenix Raceway, William Byron and Ross Chastain, each qualified fifth and 12th, respectively. Defending NASCAR Cup Series Champion and the runner-up in the last two Phoenix races Ryan Blaney will roll off in 16th place.
| Starting Position | Driver | Lap Speed |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin (#11) | 27.138 |
| 2 | Ty Gibbs (#54) | 27.226 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott (#9) | 27.243 |
| 4 | Erik Jones (#43) | 27.249 |
| 5 | William Byron (#24) | 27.269 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick (#45) | 27.270 |
| 7 | Noah Gragson (#10) | 27.332 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe (#14) | 27.363 |
| 9 | Michael McDowell (#34) | 27.440 |
| 10 | Carson Hocevar (#77) | 27.497 |
| 11 | Martin True Jr. (#19) | 27.205 |
| 12 | Ross Chastain (#1) | 27.206 |
| 13 | Christopher Bell (#20) | 27.206 |
| 14 | Chris Buescher (#17) | 27.189 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez (#99) | 27.230 |
| 16 | Ryan Blaney (#12) | 27.202 |
| 17 | Kyle Larson (#5) | 27.243 |
| 18 | Brad Keselowski (#6) | 27.203 |
| 19 | John Hunter Nemechek (#42) | 27.278 |
| 20 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (#47) | 27.277 |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric (#31) | 27.290 |
| 22 | Bubba Wallace (#23) | 27.303 |
| 23 | Joey Logano (#22) | 27.309 |
| 24 | Harrison Burton (#21) | 27.341 |
| 25 | Alex Bowman (#48) | 27.311 |
| 26 | Derek Kraus (#16) | 27.388 |
| 27 | Ryan Preece (#41) | 27.390 |
| 28 | Zane Smith (#71) | 27.400 |
| 29 | Todd Gilliland (#38) | 27.398 |
| 30 | Austin Dillon (#3) | 27.455 |
| 31 | Kyle Busch (#8) | 27.422 |
| 32 | Kaz Grala (#15) | 27.582 |
| 33 | Justin Haley (#51) | 27.479 |
| 34 | Austin Cindric (#2) | 27.622 |
| 35 | Corey Lajoie (#7) | 27.877 |
| 36 | Josh Berry (#4) | 38.424 |
Recent NASCAR Phoenix Results: Blaney, Logano Top Active Drivers Since Feb. 2021
Out of the drivers entering Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series races at Phoenix, Blaney has been the best in recent times, with an average finish of fourth in six races at the one-mile oval since 2021.
He clinched his series title there with a second-place run last November. Here is our form chart for Phoenix since 2021 — note that nine-time Phoenix winner Kevin Harvick, who is second in best average finish in the past six Cup races there, has retired as an active competitor. Those taking advantage of Arizona sports betting promos can find many ways to bet on the race, including prop wagers at some sites.
NASCAR TV Schedule for Phoenix This Weekend
NASCAR Phoenix 2024 Q&As
NASCAR returns to the Valley of the Sun again this season on the weekend of March 8-10 for the Shriners Children’s 500. The NASCAR Cup Series Championship finale will also take place at Phoenix Raceway in November.
The NASCAR Cup Series event, the Shriners Children’s 500, takes place at Phoenix Raceway at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time (12:30 Arizona time) on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
The top 5 starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway is as follows: Denny Hamlin, Ty Gibbs, Chase Elliott, Erik Jones, and William Byron. Hamlin sits on the pole with a lap speed of 27.138 MPH.
A new winner at Phoenix Raceway will be crowned on Sunday, March 10. The most recent winner in Phoenix was Ross Chastain at the NASCAR Cup Series Championship in November 2023.
Kyle Larson has the best odds to win the Shriners Children’s 500 at +600 on DraftKings Sportsbook, followed by Ryan Blaney (+700) and William Byron (+750).
The defending winner of the NASCAR spring race at Phoenix race is William Byron. The last Cup Series race at Phoenix took place last November where Ross Chastain won the season finale. Ryan Blaney, the defending series champion, finished second in both Phoenix races in 2023.
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Jim Tomlin has 30-plus years of experience writing and editing stories about sports, gambling and the intersection of those two industries. He has worked at the Tampa Bay Times, FanRag, Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition and now lends his expertise to BetArizona.com, among other sites.
