Following Christopher Bell's win at COTA - his second straight in the season's first three races - the NASCAR Cup Series shifts its focus to Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona for the running of the Shriners Children's 500. Daytona 500 winner William Byron, though, brought plenty of speed to the Arizona desert on Saturday and is in a great position to answer Bell's last two performances.
This week's stop at the one-mile Arizona venue is the fourth race of the season and will be the first time the series has visited a traditional race track after the wild-card stretch at drafting-style tracks and a road course to begin the season.
So let's dive right into the Shriners Children's 500 with the starting lineup after qualifying as well as all of the info about the TV broadcast, start time and more that fans need to know ahead of the green flag.
Shriners Children's 500 starting lineup: Full NASCAR qualifying results
Here's a look at the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying results at Phoenix and the Shriners Children's 500 starting lineup as a result.
Shriners Children's 500 Starting Position | NASCAR Cup Series Driver |
|---|---|
1st | William Byron |
2nd | Joey Logano |
3rd | Carson Hocevar |
4th | Josh Berry |
5th | Erik Jones |
6th | Chase Elliott |
7th | Michael McDowell |
8th | Justin Haley |
9th | Tyler Reddick |
10th | Denny Hamlin |
11th | Christopher Bell |
12th | Ryan Blaney |
13th | Chris Buescher |
14th | Austin Cindric |
15th | Kyle Busch |
16th | AJ Allmendinger |
17th | Kyle Larson |
18th | Riley Herbst |
19th | Bubba Wallace |
20th | Brad Keselowski |
21st | Austin Dillon |
22nd | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
23rd | Cole Custer |
24th | Ross Chastain |
25th | Ty Dillon |
26th | Zane Smith |
27th | Todd Gilliland |
28th | Ryan Preece |
29th | Shane van Gisbergen |
30th | Chase Briscoe |
31st | Daniel Suarez |
32nd | Alex Bowman |
33rd | Noah Gragson |
34th | Ty Gibbs |
35th | Cody Ware |
36th | John Hunter Nemechek |
37th | Katherine Legge |
William Byron is on pole position for Sunday's race at Phoenix, the 14th pole of his career. He enters Phoenix as the points-leader ahead of Ryan Blaney (-2) and Tyler Reddick (-5). Two-time winner Bell is fourth (-21).
Blaney and Bell share Row 6 while Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Chase Briscoe (30th) and Ty Gibbs (34th) have some work to do. Hendrick Motorsports' Alex Bowman will roll off 32nd and Katherine Legge, the first female to make a Cup Series start since Danica Patrick in 2018, will start last in the field (37th).
NASCAR race start time today: When does the Shriners Children's 500 green flag wave?
Sunday's race at Phoenix will begin at 3:30 p.m. ET for the Shriners Children's 500. The temperature is forecasted to be in the 70s and sunny throughout the entirety of the race, making for ideal race conditions for the second stop on the three-race west coast swing.
Shriners Children's 500 stages explained
Here is what the stage breakdown looks like based on the number of laps being run in the Shriners Children's 500:
Shriners Children's 500 Stage | Lap Number When Points Awarded |
|---|---|
Stage 1 | 60 |
Stage 2 | 185 |
Final Stage | 312 |
For those that don't know, most of the points for the season-long NASCAR Cup Series standings will be awarded for the final stage. Stage 1 and 2, though, give teams two additional opportunities to score points, as well as extra breaks for pit stops, and for the TV product, commercial breaks. Ten points go the stage winners with the remainder of the Top 10 receiving points in decreasing order with the 10th-place finisher getting one point. The stage victories and additional points can prove valuable throughout the season as drivers try to qualify for the 10-race playoffs that begin at Darlington Raceway on Aug. 31
Shriners Children's 500 TV channel, broadcast and streaming info
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix on Sunday will be broadcast on FS1 with the pre-race coverage of the Shriners Children's 500 beginning at 2 p.m. ET and the race starting at 3:30 p.m. ET. Fans can also catch the race on MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio and streaming on Max.