Shriners Children's 500
NASCAR Cup Series
VenuePhoenix Raceway
LocationAvondale, Arizona, United States
Corporate sponsorShriners Hospitals for Children
First race2005
Distance312 mi (502.115 km)
Laps312
Stage 1: 60
Stage 2: 125
Final stage: 127
Previous namesSubway Fresh 500
(2005–2006)
Subway Fresh Fit 500
(2007–2009, 2011–2013)
Subway Fresh Fit 600
(2010)
The Profit on CNBC 500 (2014)
CampingWorld.com 500 (2015)
Good Sam 500 (2016)
Camping World 500 (2017)
TicketGuardian 500 (2018–2019)
FanShield 500 (2020)
Instacart 500 (2021)
Ruoff Mortgage 500 (2022)
United Rentals Work United 500 (2023)
Most wins (driver)Kevin Harvick (5)
Most wins (team)Stewart-Haas Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (12)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.022 mi (1.645 km)
Turns4

The Shriners Children's 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona since 2005. It is one of two Cup Series races at the track, the other being the Season Finale 500. William Byron is the defending race winner.

Race history

As part of the 2005 schedule changes, a second date was awarded to what was then Phoenix International Raceway in the spring. Subway would be the title sponsor of the new race. As there was already a race sponsored by Subway on the schedule (the now Xfinity 500 at Martinsville), the name "Subway Fresh 500" was devised to reduce confusion. Subway later added the word "Fit" to the sponsorship to promote its Fresh Fit combo choices.

In the 2007 race, Jeff Gordon won for the first time at Phoenix from the pole (the first winner from the pole at Phoenix), scoring his 76th Cup Series win (tying Dale Earnhardt). After the race, Gordon celebrated with a black flag with Earnhardt's famous No. 3 on it.[1]

With the new 2010 NASCAR start time rule change that starts races only at 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, and 7:30 pm Eastern Time, track officials were concerned that the new start time (45 minutes earlier than in the past) would put the majority of the race in the day instead of the planned night. At that time of year in Phoenix, sunset takes place at roughly 7:00 pm MST (because Arizona does not observe daylight saving time, this is the same as Pacific Daylight Time). As a result, the race was stretched to 600 km (372.8 mi) so that the extra 100 km (62.1 mi) would take place during the day, and most of the race would still take place at night as planned.[2]

The race saw three changes in 2011. After only 1 year as a 600 km race, the race returned to 500 km and 312 laps that year, it was moved from Saturday to Sunday, it was run entirely during the daytime for the first time, and it became the second race of the Cup Series season, replacing the race at Auto Club Speedway. Jeff Gordon would win the race again that year, snapping a 66-race winless streak (the longest of his career) and tied Cale Yarborough with his 83rd career win.

In 2013, Carl Edwards won the Subway-sponsored race in a Subway-sponsored car and snapped a 70-race winless streak.

In 2015, this race became the fourth race of the season, replacing the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway which was moved from March to April due to bad weather plaguing the spring Bristol race for numerous years. This move allowed for the creation of a three-race west coast swing with the Phoenix race now being between the races at Las Vegas and Fontana, providing cost efficiencies to the teams. (The race at Atlanta became the second race of the season in 2015, replacing Phoenix.[3])

Ruoff Mortgage was the title sponsor of the race in 2022

In 2023, United Rentals became the title sponsor of the race, replacing Ruoff Mortgage.[4] In 2024, Shriners Hospitals for Children replaced United Rentals as the race's title sponsor.[5]

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)		 Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2005 April 23 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools/Sharpie 312 312 (502.115) 3:02:16 102.707 Report [6]
2006 April 22 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 312 312 (502.115) 2:54:51 107.063 Report [7]
2007 April 21 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 312 312 (502.115) 2:53:48 107.71 Report [8]
2008 April 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 312 312 (502.115) 3:01:14 103.292 Report [9]
2009 April 18 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet CarQuest/Kellogg's 312 312 (502.115) 2:53:16 108.042 Report [10]
2010 April 10 39 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Tornados 378* 378 (608.332) 3:48:14 99.372 Report [11]
2011 February 27 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger/AARP 312 312 (502.115) 3:01:49 102.961 Report [12]
2012 March 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Office 312 312 (502.115) 2:50:35 110.085 Report [13]
2013 March 3 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Subway 316* 316 (508.553) 3:00:15 105.187 Report [14]
2014 March 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Jimmy John's 312 312 (502.115) 2:51:23 109.229 Report [15]
2015 March 15 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Jimmy John's 312 312 (502.115) 2:57:01 105.753 Report [16]
2016 March 13 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Jimmy John's 313* 313 (503.724) 2:45:53 113.212 Report [17]
2017 March 19 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Grainger 314* 314 (505.334) 3:00:41 104.271 Report [18]
2018 March 11 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Jimmy John's 312 312 (502.115) 2:53:13 108.073 Report [19]
2019 March 10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Skittles 312 312 (502.115) 3:04:05 101.693 Report [20]
2020 March 8 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Shell/Pennzoil 316* 316 (519.742) 3:20:50 94.407 Report [21]
2021 March 14 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats & ATVs 312 312 (502.115) 3:00:20 103.808 Report [22]
2022 March 13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mahindra Tractors 312 312 (502.115) 3:06:34 100.339 Report [23]
2023 March 12 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline 317 317 (510.161) 3:00:18 105.491 Report [24]
2024 March 10 Report

Notes

  • 2010, 2013, 2016–17, 2020, and 2023: These races were extended due to NASCAR overtime.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
5 Kevin Harvick 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
2 Jeff Gordon 2007, 2011
Ryan Newman 2010, 2017

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
6 Stewart-Haas Racing 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022
5 Hendrick Motorsports 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2023
3 Joe Gibbs Racing 2012, 2019, 2021
2 Roush Fenway Racing 2005, 2013
Richard Childress Racing 2006, 2017

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
11 Chevrolet 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023
5 Ford 2005, 2013, 2018, 2020, 2022
3 Toyota 2012, 2019, 2021
# Wins Sponsor Years Won
4 Jimmy John's 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Memorable Moments: Phoenix". NASCAR. November 7, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ "News & Media". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  3. ↑ "NASCAR reveals 2015 schedules for national series". NASCAR. August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "United Rentals to sponsor NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Phoenix Raceway's NASCAR Cup Series Race on March 10, 2024 Will Become the Shriners Children's 500". Shriners Hospitals for Children. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2005 Subway Fresh 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2006 Subway Fresh 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  11. ↑ "2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  12. ↑ "2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  13. ↑ "2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  14. ↑ "2013 Subway Fresh Fit 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  15. ↑ "2014 The Profit on CNBC 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  16. ↑ "2015 CampingWorld.com 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  17. ↑ "2016 Good Sam 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  18. ↑ "2017 Camping World 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  19. ↑ "2018 Ticket Guardian 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  20. ↑ "2019 Ticket Guardian 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  21. ↑ "2020 Fan Shield 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  22. ↑ "2021 Instacart 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  23. ↑ "2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  24. ↑ "2023 United Rentals Work United 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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