Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona going into the Shriners Children‘s 500 on Sunday, March 10 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
2024 Top 30 In Points2024 Driver Playoff Outlook Following Race No. 3RankDriverPtsLdr.RankDriverPointsWinsStagesPlayoff PtsPts From Cutoff1Kyle Larson11801Kyle Larson118127In On Wins2Ryan Blaney110-82William Byron1031053Martin Truex Jr.104-143Daniel Suarez901054William Byron103-154Ryan Blaney110011445Ross Chastain98-205Martin Truex Jr.104000386Kyle Busch95-236Ross Chastain98000327Chase Elliott95-237Kyle Busch95000298Daniel Suarez90-288Chase Elliott95011299Ty Gibbs87-319Ty Gibbs870002110Denny Hamlin87-3110Denny Hamlin870002111Austin Cindric86-3211Austin Cindric860112012Tyler Reddick84-3412Tyler Reddick840001813Alex Bowman82-3613Alex Bowman820001614Bubba Wallace76-4214Bubba Wallace760001015Erik Jones71-4715Erik Jones71000516John H. Nemechek68-5016John H. Nemechek68000217Corey LaJoie66-5217Corey LaJoie66000-218Ricky Stenhouse Jr.64-5418Ricky Stenhouse Jr.64000-419Daniel Hemric58-6019Daniel Hemric58000-1020Chase Briscoe53-6520Chase Briscoe53000-1521Christopher Bell52-6621Christopher Bell52000-1622Michael McDowell52-6622Michael McDowell52011-1623Chris Buescher50-6823Chris Buescher50000-1824Joey Logano48-7024Joey Logano48000-2025Carson Hocevar #48-7025Carson Hocevar #48000-2026Harrison Burton43-7526Harrison Burton43000-2527Austin Dillon41-7727Austin Dillon41000-2728Brad Keselowski40-7828Brad Keselowski40000-2829Justin Haley39-7929Justin Haley39000-2930Josh Berry #37-8130Josh Berry #37000-31
PHOENIX RACEWAY-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
(Driver stats below are from 2005 — Present)
Christopher Bell (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
Four top 10sAverage Finish of 17.125, 12th-bestAverage Running Position of 15.251, 13th-bestDriver Rating of 80.4, 12th-best1,387 Laps in the Top 15 (55.4%), 13th-most
Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford)
Seven top fives, 11 top 10s; three polesAverage Finish of 11.313, sixth-bestAverage Running Position of 9.496, second-bestDriver Rating of 98.9, fourth-best4,166 Laps in the Top 15 (83.1%), series-most
Chase Briscoe (No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)
One win, two top fives, three top 10sAverage Finish of 15.500, 11th-bestAverage Running Position of 14.393, 12th-bestDriver Rating of 83.9, 11th-best1,066 Laps in the Top 15 (56.8%), 12th-most
Kyle Busch (No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)
Three wins, 12 top fives, 26 top 10s; four polesAverage Finish of 10.946, third-bestAverage Running Position of 10.315, fifth-bestDriver Rating of 101.3, third-best9,512 Laps in the Top 15 (82.3%), second-most
William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
One win, two top fives, seven top 10s; one poleAverage Finish of 11.250, fourth-bestAverage Running Position of 10.080, fourth-bestDriver Rating of 94.0, eighth-best3,002 Laps in the Top 15 (80.0%), third-most
Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
One win, five top fives, eight top 10s; one poleAverage Finish of 12.200, seventh-bestAverage Running Position of 9.330, series-bestDriver Rating of 104.3, second-best3,694 Laps in the Top 15 (78.6%), fifth-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
Two wins, 16 top fives, 22 top 10s; two polesAverage Finish of 10.811, second-bestAverage Running Position of 10.818, seventh-bestDriver Rating of 98.3, sixth-best8,688 Laps in the Top 15 (75.2%), seventh-most
Brad Keselowski (No. 6 RFK Racing Ford)
Eight top fives, 13 top 10s; one poleAverage Finish of 13.931, ninth-bestAverage Running Position of 12.336, ninth-bestDriver Rating of 91.5, ninth-best6,267 Laps in the Top 15 (69.2%), ninth-most
Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
One win, eight top fives, 12 top 10s; two polesAverage Finish of 11.263, fifth-bestAverage Running Position of 10.403, sixth-bestDriver Rating of 98.4, fifth-best4,462 Laps in the Top 15 (76.2%), sixth-most
Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)
Three wins, eight top fives, 16 top 10s; two polesAverage finish of 12.800, eighth-bestAverage Running Position of 11.325, eighth-bestDriver Rating of 95.0, seventh-best6,770 Laps in the Top 15 (72.3%), eighth-most
Tyler Reddick (No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota)
Two top fives, two top 10sAverage Finish of 18.875, 13th-bestAverage Running Position of 14.173, 11th-bestDriver Rating of 77.4, 13th-best1,445 Laps in the Top 15 (57.7%), 11th-most
Martin Truex Jr. (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
One win, six top fives, 15 top 10s; two polesAverage Finish of 15.333, 10th-bestAverage Running Position of 13.467, 10th-bestDriver Rating of 90.0, 10th-best7,764 Laps in the Top 15 (69.1%), 10th-most
The NASCAR Cup Series 2024 Top 16 in the Driver Standings at Phoenix Raceway
DriverRacesPolesWinsTop FivesTop 10sDNFsAverage FinishDriver Rating1Kyle Larson1921812211.398.42Ryan Blaney1630711211.398.93Martin Truex Jr3621615515.390.04William Byron121127011.294.05Ross Chastain110133017.571.46Kyle Busch37431226110.9101.37Chase Elliott151158112.2104.38Daniel Suárez140003119.163.29Ty Gibbs20000024.559.810Denny Hamlin37221622110.898.311Austin Cindric40000023.857.312Tyler Reddick80022118.977.413Alex Bowman171002322.568.914Bubba Wallace120002120.259.815Erik Jones150014017.776.616John H. Nemechek30000026.052.8
* — Based on last 38 races at Phoenix Raceway (2005 — 2023).
Phoenix Raceway – Track Data
Season Race #: 04 of 36 (03-10-24)
Track Size: 1-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 9 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 11 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 3 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 9 degrees
Race Length: 312 laps / 312 Miles / 500 Kilometers
Stage 1 Length: 60 laps
Stage 2 Length: 125 laps (Ends on Lap 185)
Final Stage Length: 127 laps (Ends on Lap 312)
Phoenix Raceway Qualifying & Race Data:
Track Qualifying Record:
Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 143.158 mph, 25.147 secs., November 13, 2015
2023 Pole Winner (Spring):
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 130.237 mph, 27.642 secs., March 11, 2023
2022 Pole Winner (Spring):
Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford, 132.709 mph, 27.127 secs., March 12, 2022
Track Race Record:
Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac, 118.132 mph, (02:38:28), November 7, 1999
2023 Race Winner (Spring):
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 105.491 mph, (03:00:18), March 12, 2023
2022 Race Winner (Spring):
Chase Briscoe, Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, 100.339 mph, (03:06:34), March 13, 2022
Phoenix Raceway Stats & Tidbits:
HISTORY
Construction was completed on Phoenix Raceway in January of 1964. The facility consisted of a one-mile oval and a 2.5-mile road course.NASCAR Hall of Famer Alan Kulwicki won the first NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway on November 6, 1988.The first spring NASCAR Cup Series race was held on April 23, 2005 and was also the first night race, which was won by Kurt Busch driving for Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing.The track underwent its first repave in 2011. The construction began in March and concluded in September of that year. The following changes were made during the construction period (March — Sept. 2011):
o Widened the frontstretch from 52 to 62 feet and reconfigured pit road with the installation of concrete pit stalls
o Pushed the dog-leg curve between Turn 2 and Turn 3 out 95 feet and tightened the turn radius of the dog-leg from 800 to 500 feet
o Implemented banking, including 11-degree banking between Turn 1 and Turn 2; 10-11-degree banking in the apex of the dog-leg; and 9-degree banking in Turns 3 and 4.
Following the 2017 season, the track was renamed from Phoenix Raceway to ISM Raceway. Then in 2019 the track was renamed from ISM Raceway back to Phoenix Raceway.Phoenix Raceway underwent reconstruction following the Spring race of 2018, with many new fan amenities added to the track, as well as the track itself being reconfigured so that the start/finish line is now just before the dog leg.In total, Phoenix Raceway has hosted 55 NASCAR cup Series races, one per season from 1988-2004 and two each season since.
STARTS
In total 243 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway; 185 have competed in more than one Cup race at Phoenix.Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Phoenix Raceway with 42 starts from 2001-2023.Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch lead all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Phoenix Raceway with 37 starts each. A total of 25 different drivers have made their first NASCAR Cup Series start at Phoenix Raceway (in descending chronological order).Pos.DriversDate of First StartPos.DriversDate of First Start1Bayley CurreySunday, March 10, 201914Jack SpragueSunday, October 27, 19962Quin HouffSunday, March 10, 201915Lance HooperSunday, October 27, 19963Tanner BerryhillSunday, November 11, 201816Ernie CopeSunday, October 29, 19954D.J. KenningtonSunday, November 13, 201617Rich Woodland JrSunday, October 31, 19935Ryan EllisSunday, November 15, 201518Wayne JacksSunday, October 31, 19936Matt DiBenedettoSunday, March 15, 201519Jeff DavisSunday, November 1, 19927Cole WhittSunday, November 13, 201120Mike WallaceSunday, November 3, 19918Sam Hornish JrSunday, November 11, 200721Brent KaedingSunday, November 4, 19909Brandon WhittSunday, November 12, 200622Mark ReedSunday, November 4, 199010Jerry RobertsonSunday, November 13, 200523Bill SedgwickSunday, November 5, 198911Clint BowyerSaturday, April 23, 200524Bobby HamiltonSunday, November 5, 198912Christian FittipaldiSunday, November 10, 200225Gary CollinsSunday, November 6, 198813Ryan NewmanSunday, November 5, 2000 Of the 25 different drivers to make their first NASCAR Cup Series career start at Phoenix Raceway, Clint Bowyer on April 23, 2005 posted the best finish in his series debut with a 22nd-place result.Ryan Blaney leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Phoenix Raceway with a 6.125 in 16 starts.
Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Phoenix Raceway (All-Time & Active)
RankAll-Time DriversAvg StartRacesRankActive DriversAvg StartRaces1Ryan Blaney6.125161Ryan Blaney6.125162Kyle Larson6.263192Kyle Larson6.263193Chase Elliott6.533153Chase Elliott6.533154Rusty Wallace8.053194Denny Hamlin9.486375Alan Kulwicki8.60055Christopher Bell10.37586Denny Hamlin9.486376William Byron10.417127Christopher Bell10.37587Joey Logano10.500308William Byron10.417128Kyle Busch10.865379Joey Logano10.500309Martin Truex Jr11.8893610Jeff Gordon10.7943410Ty Gibbs12.5002
POLES
A total of 27 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won the pole at Phoenix Raceway; 16 of the 27 have won multiple Cup poles at Phoenix.Ryan Newman (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008) and Kyle Busch (2006, 2012, 2016, 2019) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Phoenix Raceway with four each.Eleven of the 27 NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix Raceway pole winners are active this weekend:RankActive Phoenix Pole WinnersPolesSeasons1Kyle Busch42019. 2016, 2012, 20062Ryan Blaney32022, 2019, 20173Denny Hamlin22014, 20054Joey Logano22022, 20175Kyle Larson22023, 20216Martin Truex Jr22018, 20097AJ Allmendinger120108Alex Bowman120169Brad Keselowski1201410Chase Elliott1202011William Byron12023Geoffrey Bodine won the first NASCAR Cup Series pole at Phoenix Raceway in 1988 at a speed of 123.203 mph (29.220 secs.) in a Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.Youngest Phoenix Raceway Cup pole winner: Kyle Busch (April 22, 2006 — 20 years, 11 months, 20 days).Oldest Phoenix Raceway Cup pole winner: Mark Martin (March 3, 2013 — 54 years, 1 month, 22 days).Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards are the only drivers to win consecutive poles at Phoenix Raceway. Newman won three-straight (2002-04), Gordon won in the Fall of 2006 and the Spring of 2007. Edwards won in the Fall of 2010 and Spring of 2011.Four drivers have won their first career NASCAR Cup Series pole at Phoenix Raceway: Casey Atwood (October 2001), Denny Hamlin (November 2005), A.J. Allmendinger (April 2010) and Alex Bowman (November 2016).A total of 17 different organizations have won a pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway.RankOrganizationsPolesSeasons1Hendrick Motorsports152023 sweep, ’21, ’20, ’16, ’15, ’13, ’09, ’08, ’07, ’06 sweep, ’05, ’89, ’882Team Penske112022 sweep, ’19, ’17, ’14, ’08, ’04, ’03, ’02, ’00, ’923Joe Gibbs Racing62019, ’16, ’14, ’12, ’05, ’964RFK Racing42011 sweep, ’10, ’075Stewart-Haas Racing22018, ’156Michael Waltrip Racing22013, ’127Petty Enterprises21999, ’978Junior Johnson & Associates21993, ’919Furniture Row Racing1201810Wood Brothers Racing1201711Richard Petty Motorsports1201012Earnhardt Ganassi Racing1200913Evernham Motorsports1200114Andy Petree Racing1199815Elliott Racing1199516Morgan-McClure Motorsports1199417Blue Max Racing11990Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Phoenix Raceway with 15 poles among 10 drivers: Geoff Bodine (1988), Ken Schrader (1989), Jeff Gordon (2005, 2006, 2007), Kyle Busch (2006), Jimmie Johnson (2008, 2013, 2015), Mark Martin (2009), Alex Bowman (2016), Chase Elliott (2020), Kyle Larson (2021, 2023) and William Byron (2023).Five different manufacturers have won at least one pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway, led by Chevrolet with 21 poles; followed by Ford (17), Toyota (seven), Dodge (four) and Pontiac (four).Chevrolet has won the most consecutive NASCAR Cup Series poles at Phoenix Raceway with five straight from 2005-2007.
WINS
A total of 30 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Phoenix Raceway; 13 of the 30 race winners have won multiple times.Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Phoenix Raceway with nine victories (2006 sweep, 2012 Playoff race, 2013 Playoff race, 2014 sweep, 2015 Spring race, 2016 Spring race, 2018 Spring race).Kyle Busch (2005, 2018, 2019) and Joey Logano (2016, 2020, 2022) lead all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Phoenix Raceway with three each.Nine of the 30 NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix Raceway winners are active this weekend:Active Phoenix WinnersWinsSeasonsKyle Busch32019, 2018, 2005Joey Logano32022, 2020, 2016Denny Hamlin22019, 2012Ross Chastain12023William Byron12023Chase Briscoe12022Kyle Larson12021Martin Truex Jr12021Chase Elliott12020
The 13 drivers with multiple Cup wins at Phoenix Raceway are Kevin Harvick (nine), Jimmie Johnson (four), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (three), Kyle Busch (three), Joey Logano (three), Davey Allison (two), Jeff Burton (two), Jeff Gordon (two) Carl Edwards (two), Mark Martin (two), Matt Kenseth (two), Ryan Newman (two), Denny Hamlin (two).Six drivers have won consecutive NASCAR Cup Series races at Phoenix Raceway:
o Davey Allison (1991,1992)
o Jeff Burton (2000, 2001)
o Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003, 2004)
o Kevin Harvick (swept 2006, 2013 Playoff race, swept 2014 and 2015 spring race)
o Jimmie Johnson (fall race of 2007, swept 2008)
o Kyle Busch (2018 Playoff race, 2019)
Alan Kulwicki (November 6, 1988), Bobby Hamilton (October 29, 1996) and Chase Briscoe (March 13, 2022) are the only three drivers to post their first NASCAR Cup Series career win at Phoenix Raceway.
27 of the 30 NASCAR Cup Series drivers who have won at Phoenix Raceway participated in at least two or more races before visiting Victory Lane.Alan Kulwicki (11/6/1988) and Tony Stewart (11/7/1999) are the only two drivers to win at Phoenix in their first appearance.Jeff Gordon and Joey Logano competed at Phoenix Raceway 16 times before winning; the longest span of any the 30 winners.Youngest NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix Raceway winner: Kyle Busch (November 13, 2005 — 20 years, 6 months, 11 days).Oldest NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix Raceway winner: Mark Martin (April 18, 2009 — 50 years, 3 months, 9 days).A total of 23 different positions on the starting grid have produced winners in the NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway.The first and third starting positions are the two most proficient starting positions, producing more winners (eight each) than any other positions on the starting grid.Eight of the 55 NASCAR Cup Series races at Phoenix Raceway have been won from the pole or first starting position (14.55%): Jeff Gordon (Spring race of 2007), Jimmie Johnson (Playoff race of 2008), Mark Martin (Spring race of 2009), Carl Edwards (Playoff race of 2010), Kevin Harvick (Spring race of 2015), Chase Elliott (Championship finale 2020; started first due to Metric Qualifying), Kyle Larson (2021 Championship race) and Joey Logano (2022 Championship Race).11 of the 55 (20%) NASCAR Cup Series races at Phoenix Raceway have been won from the front row: eight from the pole or first starting position and three from the second starting position.Ricky Rudd won the 1995 Phoenix Raceway race from the 29th-place starting position, the furthest back a NASCAR Cup Series race winner has started at the 1-mile raceway.Kyle Busch won the 2005 Phoenix Raceway race from the 15th-place starting position, the furthest back an active NASCAR Cup Series race winner has started at Phoenix.
NASCAR Cup Series Wins by Starting Positions at Phoenix Raceway
Starting PositionWinsWinning %Starting PositionWinsWinning %1814.55%1359.09%235.45%1423.64%3814.55%1535.45%423.64%1711.82%511.82%1811.82%647.27%1923.64%723.64%2011.82%811.82%2111.82%923.64%2211.82%1023.64%2811.82%1123.64%2911.82%1211.82% StatsWinning %WinsWinning from the Pole:14.55%8Winning from the Front Row:20.00%11Winning from a Top-Five Starting Position:40.00%22Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position:60.00%33Winning After Starting Outside the Top 10:40.00%22Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20:7.27%4Of the 13 drivers with multiple Cup wins at Phoenix Raceway, four drivers have won in multiple manufacturers:
o Mark Martin – Ford (1993) and Chevrolet (2009).
o Kevin Harvick — Chevrolet (2006 sweep, 2012, 2013, 2014 sweep, 2015, 2016) and Ford (2018)
o Kyle Busch — Chevrolet (2005) and Toyota (2018, 2019)
o Matt Kenseth — Ford (2002) and Toyota (2017)
A total of 14 different organizations have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway.
RankOrganizationsWinsSeasons1Hendrick Motorsports132023, ’21, ’20, ’15, ’11, ’09 sweep, ’08 sweep, ’07 sweep, ’05, 942Stewart-Haas Racing72022, ’18, ’16, ’15, ’14 sweep, ’103Joe Gibbs Racing72021, ’19 sweep, ’18, ’17, ’12, ’994RFK Racing72013, ’10, ’05, ’02, ’01, ’00, ’935Richard Childress Racing62017, ’13, ’12, ’06 sweep, ’906Team Penske42022, ’20, ’16, ’987Robert Yates Racing31997, ’92, ’918Dale Earnhardt, Inc.22004, ’039Trackhouse Racing1202310Red Bull Racing1201111Petty Enterprises1199612Rudd Performance Motorsports1199513Melling Racing1198914AK Racing11988Hendrick Motorsports, with 13 victories among nine drivers, leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Phoenix Raceway — Terry Labonte (1994), Kyle Busch (2005), Jeff Gordon (2007, 2011), Jimmie Johnson (2007, 2008 sweep, 2009), Mark Martin (2009), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2015), Chase Elliott (2020), Kyle Larson (2021) and William Byron (2023).Hendrick Motorsports has also won the most consecutive Cup races at Phoenix Raceway with six straight victories from 2007-2009.Four different manufacturers have won at least one race in the NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway, led by Chevrolet with 27 victories; followed by Ford (19), Toyota (seven) and Pontiac (two).Chevrolet has won the most consecutive NASCAR Cup Series races at Phoenix Raceway taking 10 straight wins from 2005-2010.
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
Runner-Up Finishes
A total of 32 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished runner-up at Phoenix Raceway.NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin leads the NASCAR Cup Series in runner-up finishes at Phoenix Raceway with five second-place finishes. Kyle Busch leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers with four second-place finishes at Phoenix Raceway.
Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Phoenix Raceway (All-Time & Active)
RankAll-Time DriversRunner-UpsRankActive DriversRunner-Ups1Mark Martin51Kyle Busch42Kyle Busch42Ryan Blaney33Jimmie Johnson33Brad Keselowski2Kevin Harvick3 Martin Truex Jr2Ryan Blaney35Chase Elliott1Tony Stewart3 Denny Hamlin1 Joey Logano1 Kyle Larson1 Ross Chastain1
Top-Five Finishes
A total of 56 different drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series have finished inside the top-five at Phoenix Raceway.Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-five finishes at Phoenix Raceway with 19 top fives.Denny Hamlin leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in top-five finishes at Phoenix Raceway with 16 top-five finishes.
Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Phoenix Raceway (All-Time & Active)
RankAll-Time DriversTop FivesRankActive DriversTop Fives1Kevin Harvick201Kevin Harvick202Denny Hamlin162Denny Hamlin16Jimmie Johnson163Kyle Busch124Jeff Gordon124Brad Keselowski8Kyle Busch12Joey Logano8Mark Martin12 Kyle Larson8
Top-10 Finishes
A total of 93 different drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series have finished inside the top-10 at Phoenix Raceway.Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-10 finishes at Phoenix Raceway with 31 top 10s.Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in top-10 finishes at Phoenix Raceway with 26 top 10s.
Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Phoenix Raceway (All-Time & Active)
RankAll-Time DriversTop 10sRankActive DriversTop 10s1Kevin Harvick311Kyle Busch262Kyle Busch262Denny Hamlin223Jeff Gordon243Joey Logano164Denny Hamlin224Martin Truex Jr15Jimmie Johnson225Brad Keselowski13
Average Finishing Position
Alan Kulwicki (five starts) leads the series in average finishing position at Phoenix Raceway with a 5.200.Denny Hamlin (37 starts) leads all active drivers in average finishing position at Phoenix Raceway with an 10.811.
Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Phoenix (All-Time & Active)
RankAll-Time DriversAvg FinishRacesRankActive DriversAvg FinishRaces1Alan Kulwicki5.20051Denny Hamlin10.811372Kevin Harvick8.524422Kyle Busch10.946373Dale Earnhardt9.538133William Byron11.250124Mark Martin9.588344Kyle Larson11.263195Jimmie Johnson10.229355Ryan Blaney11.313166Jeff Gordon10.765346Chase Elliott12.200157Denny Hamlin10.811377Joey Logano12.800308Kyle Busch10.946378Brad Keselowski13.931299Davey Allison11.00059Martin Truex Jr15.3333610William Byron11.2501210Chase Briscoe15.5006
LAP LEADERS
A total of 97 different drivers have led at least one lap in the NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway.Kevin Harvick (40 starts) leads the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Phoenix Raceway with 1,722 laps led out of 13,095 laps completed (13%).Kyle Busch (37 starts) leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in laps led at Phoenix Raceway with 1,190 laps led out of 11,349 laps completed (10%).The most laps led in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway was 264 of the scheduled 312 laps (84.6%) by Kevin Harvick in November of 2014. He started third and won the event.The most laps led in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway by a driver that did not win was 237 of the scheduled 319 laps (74.3%) by Kyle Busch in November of 2012. He started first and finished third in the event.The fewest laps led in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway by the race winning driver was four laps of the scheduled 378 laps (1.05%) by Ryan Newman in April of 2010. He started 14th and won the event.
Top 10 All-Time Lap Leaders at Phoenix Raceway
RankAll-Time DriversRacesLedCompleted% Led1Kevin Harvick421,72213,09513%2Kyle Busch371,19011,34910%3Jimmie Johnson3599810,6199%4Mark Martin3491110,4779%5Joey Logano309089,03210%6Denny Hamlin3786811,4908%7Rusty Wallace198675,40616%8Kurt Busch3981812,0947%9Dale Earnhardt Jr305698,7347%10Tony Stewart285558,6906%
Top 10 Active Lap Leaders at Phoenix Raceway
RankActive DriversRacesLedCompleted% Led1Kyle Busch371,19011,34910%2Joey Logano309089,03210%3Denny Hamlin3786811,4908%4Chase Elliott155464,54712%5Ryan Blaney164314,6899%6Kyle Larson193825,5767%7Brad Keselowski292848,6773%8Martin Truex Jr3626010,4172%9Alex Bowman171954,9794%10William Byron121863,7505%
TRACK & EVENT STATS
Finishes
Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway was produced by the race on March 13, 2016, when Kevin Harvick beat Carl Edwards to the line by 0.010-second.
Top Five Closest Cup Series Margins of Victory at Phoenix Raceway
Margin of VictoryRace WinnerRunner-UpDate0.010Kevin HarvickCarl EdwardsSunday, March 13, 20160.130Ryan NewmanJeff GordonSaturday, April 10, 20100.170Mark MartinErnie IrvanSunday, October 31, 19930.250Kevin HarvickJimmie JohnsonSunday, November 12, 20060.276Joey LoganoKevin HarvickSunday, March 8, 2020Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the largest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway was produced by the race on March 4, 2012, when Denny Hamlin beat Kevin Harvick to the line by 7.315-seconds.
Top Five Largest Cup Series Margins of Victory at Phoenix Raceway
Margin of VictoryRace WinnerRunner-UpDate7.315Denny HamlinKevin HarvickSunday, March 4, 20127.002Jimmie JohnsonClint BowyerSaturday, April 12, 20084.770Carl EdwardsRyan NewmanSunday, November 14, 20103.090Terry LabonteMark MartinSunday, October 30, 19942.774Kevin HarvickTony StewartSaturday, April 22, 2006A total of 10 of the 55 NASCAR Cup Series races at Phoenix Raceway have ended with NASCAR Overtime (18.2%):DateScheduledActualOvertimeWinnerRunner-UpSunday, March 12, 20233123175William ByronRyan BlaneySunday, March 8, 20203123164Joey LoganoKevin HarvickSunday, March 19, 20173123142Ryan NewmanKyle LarsonSunday, November 13, 201631232412Joey LoganoKyle BuschSunday, March 13, 20163123131Kevin HarvickCarl EdwardsSunday, March 3, 20133123164Carl EdwardsJimmie JohnsonSunday, November 11, 20123123197Kevin HarvickDenny HamlinSaturday, April 10, 20103753783Ryan NewmanJeff GordonSunday, November 9, 20083123131Jimmie JohnsonKurt BuschSunday, November 7, 20043123153Dale Earnhardt JrRyan Newman
Weather/Postponements
Qualifying has never been cancelled due to weather at Phoenix Raceway.Qualifying has been cancelled twice due to the pandemic – The 2020 season finale and the 2021 Spring race at Phoenix Raceway had the starting lineups decided by Metric Qualifying due to pandemic restrictions.Only two of the 55 NASCAR Cup Series races at Phoenix Raceway have been shortened due to weather:DateScheduled LapsActual LapsFewer LapsWinnerRunner-UpSunday, November 15, 2015312219-93Dale Earnhardt JrKevin HarvickSunday, October 25, 1998312257-55Rusty WallaceMark Martin
Cautions
The most cautions in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway was 12 — and it has happened twice – November 9, 2014 and March 8, 2020.The fewest cautions in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway was two — and it has happened twice – November 7, 1999 and November 15, 2015.
Cautions Laps
The most caution laps in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway was 73 on March 8, 2020.The fewest caution laps in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway was 10 on November 7, 1999.
Leaders
The most different leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway were 15 on March 4, 2012.Five other Cup Series Phoenix races have produced the second-most lap leaders with 13 each — 1991, 1993, 2000, 2010 and 2013. Last season‘s March Phoenix race produced eight lap leaders.The fewest leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway was two on November 4, 1990.
Lead Changes
The most lead changes at Phoenix Raceway in a NASCAR Cup Series race were 28 on February 27, 2011.The fewest lead changes in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix was one lead change on November 4, 1990.
FEMALE COMPETITORS
Danica Patrick is the only female driver in the NASCAR Cup Series to compete at Phoenix Raceway. She made 11 starts at Phoenix Raceway in her series career posting a best finish of 16th in 2015.DateDriverStarting PositionFinishing PositionDriver RatingSunday, November 12, 2017Danica Patrick242548.2Monday, March 13, 2017Danica Patrick262252.8Sunday, November 13, 2016Danica Patrick162948.9Sunday, March 13, 2016Danica Patrick361960.3Sunday, November 15, 2015Danica Patrick211666.4Sunday, March 15, 2015Danica Patrick232659.6Sunday, November 9, 2014Danica Patrick322260.5Sunday, March 2, 2014Danica Patrick333651.7Sunday, November 10, 2013Danica Patrick323333.2Sunday, March 3, 2013Danica Patrick403944.2Sunday, November 11, 2012Danica Patrick371758.0AVERAGES29.125.853.1
NASCAR IN ARIZONA
There have been 140 NASCAR national series races among four tracks in the state of Arizona dating as far back as 1951.The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Arizona was a NASCAR Cup Series race at Arizona State Fairgrounds in 1951. Arizona State Fairgrounds is a 1-mile dirt track. The race was 150 laps and had 33 entries. Marshall Teague won the race in a 1951 Hudson.Track NameCityCupXfinityTruckCombinedFirst YearPhoenix RacewayAvondale5544331321988Arizona State FairgroundsPhoenix40041951Tucson Raceway ParkTucson00331995Tucson Rodeo GroundsTucson10011955Totals604436140
ARIZONA DRIVERS IN NASCAR
A total of 34 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Arizona.Of the 34 Arizona drivers, only two have won a NASCAR national series race.
Arizona NASCAR WinnersCupXfinityTruckCombinedAlex Bowman7108Michael McDowell2103Totals92011
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