Is there a NASCAR race today? Shriners Children’s 500 Schedule, Start Time & TV Channel for Cup Series | 09-03-2025

The drivers of the NASCAR Cup Series are scheduled to be at the one-mile-long tri-oval low-banked track on Sunday, March 9, as the action at the season’s fourth points-paying weekend continues at the Phoenix Raceway.

In Saturday’s (March 8) NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) driver William Byron won the pole to lead the field to the green flag at the start of the 2025 Shriners Children’s 500, scheduled to begin on Sunday at 3:30 pm ET.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell, the defending winner of last year’s Shriners Children’s 500, will start 11th this weekend and look to win again.

The weather forecast for Sunday at Phoenix Raceway predicts sunny with a high temperature of 76 degrees and a zero percent chance of rain at the start of the Shriners Children’s 500.

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Is there a NASCAR race today?

Race: Shriners Children’s 500

Track: Phoenix Raceway

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NASCAR 2025 Sunday schedule at Phoenix Raceway

Below is the complete schedule for Sunday’s on-track action of the Cup Series fourth race of the season:

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Garage open

12:30 pm ET – 10:30 pm ET: Cup Series

Track activity

3:30 pm ET: Shriners Children’s 500 (312 laps & 312 miles)

Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series action in Avondale, Arizona, will be broadcast on FS1. The radio coverage will be available on MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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2025 Shriners Children’s 500: Starting Order

Below is the starting order for the 2025 Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway:

1. #24 - William Byron
2. #22 - Joey Logano
3. #77 - Carson Hocevar
4. #21 - Josh Berry
5. #43 - Erik Jones
6. #9 - Chase Elliott
7. #71 - Michael McDowell
8. #7 - Justin Haley
9. #45 - Tyler Reddick
10. #11 - Denny Hamlin
11. #20 - Christopher Bell
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney
13. #17 - Chris Buescher
14. #2 - Austin Cindric
15. #8 - Kyle Busch
16. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
17. #5 - Kyle Larson
18. #35 - Riley Herbst (R)
19. #23 - Bubba Wallace
20. #6 - Brad Keselowski
21. #3 - Austin Dillon
22. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
23. #41 - Cole Custer
24. #1 - Ross Chastain
25. #10 - Ty Dillon
26. #38 - Zane Smith
27. #34 - Todd Gilliland
28. #60 - Ryan Preece
29. #88 - Shane van Gisbergen (R)
30. #19 - Chase Briscoe
31. #99 - Daniel Suárez
32. #48 - Alex Bowman
33. #4 - Noah Gragson
34. #54 - Ty Gibbs
35. #51 - Cody Ware
36. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
37. #78 - Katherine Legge