2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on November 10, 2024, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one mile oval, it is the 36th and final race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season and its the first Cup Series race following the death of Bobby Allison. Joey Logano won the race, clinching his third career Championship. Ryan Blaney finished 2nd, and William Byron finished 3rd. Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell rounded out the top five, and Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace, Chase Elliott, Chris Buescher, and Daniel Suárez rounded out the top ten.
The race was notably interrupted when the pace car crashed while trying to get off the track for a restart on lap 69 to begin the second stage. The driver of the car swerved to make the turn onto pit road at the last second, and the abrupt turn spun the car to the left into a brief slide towards the protective sand barrels at the end of the pit wall. The impact moved several barrels and scattered sand across the apron. The red flag was brought out for several minutes while the barrels were fixed and the track was cleaned, and the race resumed as normal soon after.
This was the final race for Stewart–Haas Racing, as the team reformed into Haas Factory Team from the 2025 season onwards. This was also the final race for 2017 champion Martin Truex Jr. as a full-time driver, as he announced his retirement from full-time racing on June 14, 2024.

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Background

Phoenix Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The raceway was originally constructed with a road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Championship drivers

Joey Logano was the first of four drivers to clinch a spot in the Championship 4, winning the first race of the Round of 8 at Las Vegas.
Tyler Reddick clinched the second spot in the Championship 4, winning the second race of the Round of 8 at Homestead.
Ryan Blaney clinched the third spot in the Championship 4, winning the final race of the Round of 8 at Martinsville.
William Byron clinched the final spot in the Championship 4, though only after original championship driver Christopher Bell was penalized in the preceding Xfinity 500 after making an illegal maneuver. As such, Byron inherited his place based on points.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.

' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. denotes championship contender.

Practice

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 27.174 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying

Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.618 and a speed of.

Race

Note: Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano, and William Byron were not eligible for stage points because of their participation in the Championship 4.

Race results

Stage results

Stage One
Laps: 60
Stage Two
Laps: 125

Final Stage results

Stage Three
Laps: 127

Race statistics

Lead changes: 16 among 8 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 4 for 33
Red flags: 1 for 5 minutes, and 47 seconds
Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes, and 16 seconds
Average speed:

Media

Television

NBC covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, two–time Phoenix winner Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

Radio

The race was broadcast on radio by the Motor Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon called the action from the broadcast booth when the field races down the front straightaway. This race was the final event for Jeff Striegle, who was retiring after a 28 year career with the network. Mike Bagley called the action from turns 1 & 2 and Tim Catalfamo called the action from turns 3 & 4. Pit Lane for MRN Radio was covered by MRN Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Dillon Welch, Jacklyn Drake and Chris Wilner.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	1,309
2	Ford	1,275
3	Toyota	1,259

Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.