After a Martinsville race, the 2024 NASCAR season heads to Phoenix Raceway Roval in Avondale, Arizona, for the Championship Race. The title-deciding race of the season will go live on NBC Sports at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 10.
The Phoenix Championship Race will be contested on a one-mile-long track. Thirty-nine drivers will compete over 312 laps to drive down victory lane. FOX Sports journalist Bob Pockrass tweeted the starting lineup for the 2024 Championship Race.
Who is on pole for Championship Race?
In Saturday’s (November 9) Cup Series qualifying, Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Martin Truex Jr. claimed his second straight pole in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season with a speed of 134.741 mph in the last race of his full-time Cup career. It marked Truex Jr.’s 25th pole of his career.
Team Penske driver and championship contender Joey Logano will share the front row with him after a lap of 134.690 mph.
The pair will be followed by Ross Chastain, Kyle Larson, and Chase Elliott in the top five. Ty Gibbs, Christopher Bell, William Byron, Harrison Burton, and Tyler Reddick completed the top 10.
Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney will start 17th on Sunday in the season's showdown.
2024 Championship Race starting line-up
Below is the complete starting lineup for the 39-car grid at Phoenix Championship Race:
- #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
Watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at the Phoenix Raceway for Sunday's title-deciding race.