# 2024 Shriners Children's 500

The 2024 Shriners Children's 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 10, 2024, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, and it was the fourth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Christopher Bell won the race. Chris Buescher finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top five, and Ross Chastain, Martin Truex Jr., Michael McDowell, Chase Briscoe, and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top ten.

## Report
### Background

Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 27.446 seconds and a speed of 131.167 mph (211.093 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 27.446 | 131.167 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.464 | 131.081 |
| 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 27.467 | 131.066 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.138 and a speed of 132.655 mph (213.488 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.022 | 27.138 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.160 | 27.226 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.137 | 27.243 |
| 4 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 27.116 | 27.249 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.106 | 27.269 |
| 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 27.096 | 27.270 |
| 7 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 27.176 | 27.332 |
| 8 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 27.133 | 27.363 |
| 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 27.091 | 27.440 |
| 10 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.133 | 27.497 |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.205 | — |
| 12 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 27.161 | — |
| 13 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.206 | — |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 27.189 | — |
| 15 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 27.230 | — |
| 16 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 27.202 | — |
| 17 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.243 | — |
| 18 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 27.203 | — |
| 19 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 27.278 | — |
| 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 27.277 | — |
| 21 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27.290 | — |
| 22 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 27.303 | — |
| 23 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 27.309 | — |
| 24 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 27.341 | — |
| 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.311 | — |
| 26 | 16 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27.388 | — |
| 27 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 27.390 | — |
| 28 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.400 | — |
| 29 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 27.398 | — |
| 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.455 | — |
| 31 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.422 | — |
| 32 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 27.582 | — |
| 33 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 27.479 | — |
| 34 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 27.622 | — |
| 35 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.877 | — |
| 36 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 38.424 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 127
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 13 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 312 | 50 |
| 2 | 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 312 | 36 |
| 3 | 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 312 | 43 |
| 4 | 18 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 312 | 35 |
| 5 | 16 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 312 | 41 |
| 6 | 12 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | 31 |
| 7 | 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 312 | 37 |
| 8 | 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 312 | 32 |
| 9 | 8 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 312 | 30 |
| 10 | 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 312 | 46 |
| 11 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 312 | 42 |
| 12 | 7 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 312 | 28 |
| 13 | 15 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | 24 |
| 14 | 17 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | 23 |
| 15 | 10 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | 22 |
| 16 | 22 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 312 | 21 |
| 17 | 29 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 312 | 20 |
| 18 | 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | 31 |
| 19 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | 28 |
| 20 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 312 | 17 |
| 21 | 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | 16 |
| 22 | 31 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 311 | 15 |
| 23 | 27 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 311 | 14 |
| 24 | 33 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 311 | 13 |
| 25 | 19 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 311 | 12 |
| 26 | 36 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 310 | 11 |
| 27 | 24 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 310 | 10 |
| 28 | 21 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 310 | 9 |
| 29 | 28 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 309 | 8 |
| 30 | 32 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 309 | 7 |
| 31 | 4 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 305 | 13 |
| 32 | 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 304 | 5 |
| 33 | 35 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 4 |
| 34 | 23 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 203 | 3 |
| 35 | 26 | 16 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 2 |
| 36 | 34 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 6 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 10 among 6 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 6 for 40 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 45 seconds
* Average speed: 103.568 miles per hour (166.677 km/h)

## Media
### Television

Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Phoenix Raceway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and nine-time Phoenix winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
Fox :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

MRN covered the radio action for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former crew chief Todd Gordon called the race when the field races past the start/finish line. Dan Hubbard called the action from turns 1 & 2, and Kyle Rickey called the action from turns 3 & 4. Pit lane was manned by Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Jacklyn Drake.
MRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon | Turns 1 & 2: Dan Hubbard Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey | Steve Post Kim Coon Jacklyn Drake |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 151 |
| 1 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 141 (–10) |
| | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 141 (–10) |
| | 4 | William Byron | 134 (–17) |
| 7 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 130 (–21) |
| 3 | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 130 (–21) |
| 2 | 7 | Ross Chastain | 129 (–22) |
| 2 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 129 (–22) |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 123 (–28) |
| 2 | 10 | Daniel Suárez | 114 (–37) |
| 5 | 11 | Kyle Busch | 110 (–41) |
| 9 | 12 | Christopher Bell | 102 (–49) |
| | 13 | Alex Bowman | 99 (–52) |
| | 14 | Bubba Wallace | 97 (–54) |
| 4 | 15 | Austin Cindric | 87 (–64) |
| 7 | 16 | Chris Buescher | 86 (–65) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 151 |
| 2 | Toyota | 141 (–10) |
| 3 | Ford | 132 (–19) |