NASCAR announces second race at Phoenix Raceway in 2025, Shriner’s Children’s 500 in March

Two NASCAR weekends are coming to Phoenix Raceway in 2025.

NASCAR announced Thursday that the track in Avondale will host the Shriners Children’s 500 on Sunday, March 9.

It had previously announced that NASCAR Championship Weekend would return to Phoenix Raceway Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2025, the sixth straight year the track will host the title weekend.

“This is an incredible win for our fans,” Phoenix Raceway President Latasha Causey said in a statement. “There’s no better place to be in March and November than Phoenix Raceway, as our fans continue to show their overwhelming support of NASCAR racing in The Valley.”

The first weekend will also include a NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday, March 8.

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Phoenix Raceway is also set to hold the 2024 NASCAR Championship Weekend Nov. 8-10, which includes the ARCA Menards Series West championship race, the Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100, and the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race on Friday, Nov. 8 and the Xfinity Series Championship Race on Saturday, Nov. 9 before the main event, the 2024 Cup Series Championship Race, on Sunday, Nov. 10.

Phoenix Raceway announced that tickets for the 2025 NASCAR races at the track are now on sale, as are a few remaining tickets for the 2024 NASCAR Championship Weekend.

Tickets are available at phoenixraceway.com.

Christopher Bell won the 2024 Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway this year. Ross Chastain won the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at the track in 2024, with Ryan Blaney finishing second, but Blaney took home the NASCAR Cup Series Championship.

It was the first time in 10 years of the elimination playoff format that the NASCAR Cup Series champion failed to win the title race.

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