NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race

The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
NASCAR Cup Series
VenuePhoenix Raceway
LocationAvondale, Arizona, United States
Corporate sponsorNone
First race1988
Distance312 mi (502.115 km)
Laps312
Stage 1: 75
Stage 2: 115
Final stage: 122
Previous namesChecker 500 (1988, 1990)
Autoworks 500 (1989)
Pyroil 500 (1991)
Pyroil 500K (1992)
Slick 50 500 (1993–1994)
Dura Lube 500 (1995–1996)
Dura Lube 500 Presented by Kmart (1997)
Dura Lube/Kmart 500 (1998)
Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 (1999–2000)
Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil (2001–2002, 2006–2007)
Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Havoline (2003)
Checker Auto Parts 500 (2004–2005)
Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil (2008)
Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 (2009)
Kobalt Tools 500 (2010–2011)
AdvoCare 500 (2012–2013)
Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 (2014–2015)
Can-Am 500 (2016–2018)
Bluegreen Vacations 500 (2019)
Season Finale 500 (2020)
Most wins (driver)Kevin Harvick (4)
Most wins (team)Hendrick Motorsports (8)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (15)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.022 mi (1.645 km)
Turns4

It is one of five NASCAR races run with a length measured in kilometers; the Ruoff Mortgage 500 (the other Cup Series race at Phoenix which is held in the spring) and three of the Cup Series' road course events (the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Go Bowling at The Glen and Bank of America Roval 400) are the others.

History
The race logo in 2020 when it was called the Season Finale 500

After previously being the second-to-last race of the NASCAR Cup Series season for several years, the event became the last race of the season for the Cup Series starting in 2020, replacing the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and the fall race at Martinsville replaced this race as the second-to-last race of the season.[1] In 2020, the race did not have a title sponsor and was named the Season Finale 500. NASCAR did not use that name again in 2021 and instead called it the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race.

In its three years as the last race of the Cup Series season, the driver who won the championship also won the race: Chase Elliott in 2020, Kyle Larson in 2021 and Joey Logano in 2022.

Past winners
Year Date No. Driver Team Sponsor Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)		 Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1988 November 6 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Zerex Ford 312 312 (502.115) 3:26:57 90.457 Report [2]
1989 November 5 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Coors Ford 312 312 (502.115) 2:57:08 105.683 Report [3]
1990 November 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 312 312 (502.115) 3:13:25 96.786 Report [4]
1991 November 3 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Havoline Ford 312 312 (502.115) 3:15:31 95.746 Report [5]
1992 November 1 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Havoline Ford 312 312 (502.115) 3:00:12 103.885 Report [6]
1993 October 31 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Valvoline Ford 312 312 (502.115) 3:06:30 100.375 Report [7]
1994 October 30 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Kellogg's Chevrolet 312 312 (502.115) 2:54:12 107.463 Report [8]
1995 October 29 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Tide Ford 312 312 (502.115) 3:03:18 102.128 Report [9]
1996 October 27 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises STP Pontiac 312 312 (502.115) 2:50:38 109.709 Report [10]
1997 November 2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 312 312 (502.115) 2:48:55 110.824 Report [11]
1998 October 25 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Miller Lite Ford 257* 257 (413.601) 2:22:30 108.211 Report [12]
1999 November 7 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing The Home Depot Pontiac 312 312 (502.115) 2:38:28 118.132 Report [13]
2000 November 5 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Citgo Supergard Ford 312 312 (502.115) 2:58:13 105.041 Report [14]
2001 October 28 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Citgo Supergard Ford 312 312 (502.115) 3:02:26 102.613 Report [15]
2002 November 10 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing DeWalt Million Dollar Challenge Ford 312 312 (502.115) 2:44:25 113.857 Report [16]
2003 November 2 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Budweiser Chevrolet 312 312 (502.115) 3:19:11 93.984 Report [17]
2004 November 7 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Budweiser Chevrolet 315* 315 (506.943) 3:19:16 94.848 Report [18]
2005 November 13 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Kellogg's Chevrolet 312 312 (502.115) 3:02:23 102.641 Report [19]
2006 November 12 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Reese's Cookies Chevrolet 312 312 (502.115) 3:14:44 96.131 Report [20]
2007 November 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevrolet 312 312 (502.115) 3:01:46 102.989 Report [21]
2008 November 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevrolet 313* 313 (503.724) 3:12:01 97.804 Report [22]
2009 November 15 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevrolet 312 312 (502.115) 2:49:26 110.486 Report [23]
2010 November 14 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Aflac Ford 312 312 (502.115) 2:49:01 110.754 Report [24]
2011 November 13 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Team Red Bull/Circle K Toyota 312 312 (502.115) 2:45:47 112.918 Report [25]
2012 November 11 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Budweiser Chevrolet 319* 319 (513.381) 2:52:09 111.182 Report [26]
2013 November 10 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Budweiser Chevrolet 312 312 (502.115) 2:57:03 105.733 Report [27]
2014 November 9 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Budweiser Vintage Chevrolet 312 312 (502.115) 3:07:13 99.991 Report [28]
2015 November 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Nationwide Chevrolet 219* 219 (352.446) 2:03:22 106.512 Report [29]
2016 November 13 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Shell/Pennzoil Mosaic Ford 324* 324 (521.427) 3:08:59 102.866 Report [30]
2017 November 12 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Circle K Toyota 312 312 (502.115) 2:57:23 105.534 Report [31]
2018 November 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing M&M's Toyota 312 312 (502.115) 3:10:20 98.354 Report [32]
2019 November 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Ground Toyota 312 312 (502.115) 2:48:00 111.429 Report [33]
2020 November 8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 312 312 (502.115) 2:47:00 112.096 Report [34]
2021 November 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 312 312 (502.115) 3:06:33 100.348 Report [35]
2022 November 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Shell/Pennzoil Ford 312 312 (502.115) 2:58:42 104.757 Report [36]
2023 November 5 Report

Notes
  • 1998 & 2015: Race shortened due to rain.
  • 2004, 2008, 2012 & 2016: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime.

Multiple winners (drivers)
# Wins Driver Years Won
4 Kevin Harvick 2006, 2012-2014
3 Jimmie Johnson 2007-2009
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2003, 2004, 2015
2 Davey Allison 1991, 1992
Jeff Burton 2000, 2001
Matt Kenseth 2002, 2017
Kyle Busch 2005, 2018
Joey Logano 2016, 2022

Multiple winners (teams)
# Wins Team Years Won
8 Hendrick Motorsports 1994, 2005, 2007-2009, 2015, 2020, 2021
5 Roush Fenway Racing 1993, 2000-2002, 2010
4 Richard Childress Racing 1990, 2006, 2012, 2013
Joe Gibbs Racing 1999, 2017-2019
3 Robert Yates Racing 1991, 1992, 1997
Team Penske 1998, 2016, 2022
2 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 2003, 2004

Manufacturer wins
# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
15 Chevrolet 1990, 1994, 2003-2009, 2012-2015, 2020, 2021
14 Ford 1988, 1989, 1991-1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000-2002, 2010, 2016, 2022
4 Toyota 2011, 2017-2019
2 Pontiac 1996, 1999
# Wins Sponsor Years Won
5 Budweiser 2003, 2004, 2012-2014
3 Lowe's 2007-2009
2 Havoline 1991, 1992
Kellogg's 1994, 2005
Citgo 2000, 2001
Circle K 2011, 2017
Shell 2016, 2022
Pennzoil 2016, 2022

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