Stock car races in theNASCAR Cup Series are held at thePhoenix Raceway inAvondale, Arizona.
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| NASCAR Cup Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Phoenix Raceway |
| Location | Avondale, Arizona,United States |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.022 mi (1.645 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
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| Corporatesponsor | Straight Talk |
|---|---|
| First race | 2005 |
| Distance | 312 mi (502.115 km) |
| Laps | 312 Stage 1: 60 Stage 2: 125 Final stage: 127 |
| Previous names | Subway 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) Shriners Children’s 500 (2024–2025) |
| Most wins (driver) | Kevin Harvick (5) |
| Most wins (team) | Stewart–Haas Racing (6) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (12) |
TheStraight Talk Wireless 500 is aNASCAR Cup Series race held at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.Christopher Bell is the defending race winner.
As part of the 2005schedule 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 nowXfinity 500 atMartinsville), 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.[citation needed]
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 (tyingDale 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 pmEastern 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 asPacific 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, replacingthe race atAuto Club Speedway. Jeff Gordon would win the race again that year, snapping a 66-race winless streak (the longest of his career) and tiedCale 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 theFood City 500 atBristol 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 atLas Vegas and Fontana, providing cost efficiencies to the teams. (The race atAtlanta became the second race of the season in 2015, replacing Phoenix.[3])
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] In 2026, the race became the Straight Talk Wireless 500.
| # Wins | Driver | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 2006, 2014–2016, 2018 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 2007, 2011 |
| Ryan Newman | 2010, 2017 | |
| Christopher Bell | 2024, 2025 |
| # Wins | Team | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Stewart–Haas Racing | 2010, 2014–2016, 2018, 2022 |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | 2007–2009, 2011, 2023 |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 2012, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025 | |
| 2 | Roush Fenway Racing | 2005, 2013 |
| Richard Childress Racing | 2006, 2017 |
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chevrolet | 2006–2011, 2014–2017, 2023 |
| 5 | Ford | 2005, 2013, 2018, 2020, 2022 |
| Toyota | 2012, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025 |
| Corporatesponsor | Freeway Insurance |
|---|---|
| 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) NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (2021–2025) |
| Most wins (driver) | Kevin Harvick (4) |
| Most wins (team) | Hendrick Motorsports (8) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet,Ford (16) |
It is one of five NASCAR races run with a length measured in kilometers; the Shriners 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 (the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Go Bowling at The Glen and Bank of America Roval 400) are the others.
This race ran from 1998 to 2019, as the date went to the NASCAR championship race in 2020.[27] The date returned in 2026 as a non-championship race.
| # Wins | Driver | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 2006, 2012–2014 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 2007–2009 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2003, 2004, 2015 | |
| Joey Logano | 2016, 2022, 2024 | |
| 2 | Davey Allison | 1991, 1992 |
| Jeff Burton | 2000, 2001 | |
| Matt Kenseth | 2002, 2017 | |
| Kyle Busch | 2005, 2018 |
| # Wins | Team | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hendrick Motorsports | 1994, 2005, 2007–2009, 2015, 2020, 2021 |
| 5 | Roush Fenway Racing | 1993, 2000–2002, 2010 |
| Team Penske | 1998, 2016, 2022, 2024, 2025 | |
| 4 | Richard Childress Racing | 1990, 2006, 2012, 2013 |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 1999, 2017–2019 | |
| 3 | Robert Yates Racing | 1991, 1992, 1997 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 2003, 2004 |
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chevrolet | 1990, 1994, 2003–2009, 2012–2015, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| Ford | 1988, 1989, 1991–1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000–2002, 2010, 2016, 2022, 2024, 2025 | |
| 4 | Toyota | 2011, 2017–2019 |
| 2 | Pontiac | 1996, 1999 |
| Previous race: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix | NASCAR Cup Series TBA | Next race: Pennzoil 400 |