The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season has arrived at Phoenix Raceway for the season’s final, the Championship Race. The Phoenix Cup Series playoff race will be contested between 39 drivers for 312 laps at the one-mile-long track.
Two-time NASCAR Cup champions Joey Logano, defending champion Ryan Blaney, William Byron, and Tyler Reddick will lock horns against each other for the prestigious 2024 Cup Series Championship Race. The top-finishing drivers among them will be crowned as champions.
What is the green flag time for the NASCAR race today?
The green flag for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway is set to wave at 3:31 pm ET on Sunday (November 10).
The live-action of Sunday’s Phoenix Championship Race can be watched on NBC Sports, while radio coverage will be available at MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio in the United States.
Last year, Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain took the checkered flag at Phoenix, but it was Blaney who captured the championship after finishing second ahead of fellow title contenders.
Martin Truex Jr. is on the pole for Phoenix Championship race
NASCAR veteran Martin Truex Jr. secured the Busch Light Pole at Phoenix in his last race before retiring as a full-time Cup driver. He scored the pole with a time of 26.618 and a speed of 134.741 mph. He also had the second fastest car in the practice session with a speed of 132.324 mph.
Joey Logano will start alongside Truex Jr. in the front row.
Phoenix Championship race starting lineup:
- #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
- #22 - Joey Logano
- #1 - Ross Chastain
- #5 - Kyle Larson
- #9 - Chase Elliott
- #54 - Ty Gibbs
- #20 - Christopher Bell
- #24 - William Byron
- #21 - Harrison Burton
- #45 - Tyler Reddick
- #2 - Austin Cindric
- #14 - Chase Briscoe
- #7 - Justin Haley
- #11 - Denny Hamlin
- #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
- #48 - Alex Bowman
- #12 - Ryan Blaney
- #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
- #43 - Erik Jones
- #51 - Corey LaJoie
- #10 - Noah Gragson
- #31 - Daniel Hemric
- #84 - Jimmie Johnson
- #17 - Chris Buescher
- #8 - Kyle Busch
- #16 - Derek Kraus
- #6 - Brad Keselowski
- #71 - Zane Smith (R)
- #23 - Bubba Wallace
- #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- #15 - Kaz Grala (R)
- #38 - Todd Gilliland
- #41 - Ryan Preece
- #99 - Daniel Suarez
- #34 - Michael McDowell
- #3 - Austin Dillon
- #44 - J.J. Yeley
- #66 - Chad Finchum
- #4 - Josh Berry (R)
- #50 - Jeb Burton