NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race

NASCAR Cup Series
Venue	Phoenix Raceway
Location	Avondale, Arizona,United States
Corporatesponsor	None
First race	1988
Distance	312 mi (502.115 km)
Laps	312 Stage 1: 60 Stage 2: 125 Final stage: 127
Previous names	Checker 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 (16)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.022 mi (1.645 km)
Turns	4

TheNASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is aNASCAR Cup Seriesstock car race held atPhoenix Raceway inAvondale, Arizona.Joey Logano is the defending winner of the event.

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

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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, replacingthe race atHomestead-Miami Speedway, and thefall 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 theSeason Finale 500. NASCAR has not used the name from 2021 onwards and is instead called theNASCAR Cup Series Championship Race.^{[citation needed]} However, the Season Finale 500 logo still appears on the race winner's trophy. In 2023,Ross Chastain won the event, when he became the first non-eligible championship driver to win the final race of the season sinceDenny Hamlin won the2013 Ford EcoBoost 400.

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

• Phoenix Raceway race results at Racing-Reference

• 1988 establishments in Arizona
• NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway
• NASCAR Cup Series races
• Recurring sporting events established in 1988
• Annual sporting events in the United States

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