NASCAR 2024: Here’s what Friday’s schedule at Phoenix Raceway looks like

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series and ARCA Menards Series teams are scheduled to be on the 1-mile-long low-banked tri-oval shaped track on Friday (March 8) as the action of the season’s fourth weekend kicks off at Phoenix Raceway.

The NASCAR ARCA Menards Series teams will take part in practice, qualifying sessions, and will conclude the day with the main event on Friday at 8 pm ET. The NASCAR Cup Series will practice on Friday before hitting the track on Saturday for qualifying.

The weather forecast on Friday predicted mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 72 degrees and a 6% chance of rain at the start of the ARCA Menards Series race.

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Full NASCAR’s Friday schedule at Phoenix Raceway

Here’s the complete schedule for Friday’s on-track action across the NASCAR Cup Series and ARCA races at Phoenix Raceway:

Friday, March 8, 2024

Garage open

10 am ET: ARCA Menards Series

2 pm ET – 12:30 am ET: Cup Series

3:30 pm ET – 8:30 pm ET: Xfinity Series

Track Activity

3:30 pm ET – 4:15 pm ET: ARCA Menards Series practice

4:30 pm ET – 4:50 pm ET: ARCA Menards Series qualifying

5:05 pm ET – 5:55 pm ET: Cup Series practice

8 pm ET: ARCA Menards Series race (150 laps and 150 miles)

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Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway: Entry list

Here’s the entry list for the Phoenix Cup race:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Josh Berry
5. #5 - Kyle Larson
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Corey LaJoie
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott
10. #10 - Noah Gragson
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney
13. #14 - Chase Briscoe
14. #15 - Kaz Grala
15. #16 - Derek Kraus
16. #17 - Chris Buescher
17. #19 - Martin Truex, Jr.
18. #20 - Christopher Bell
19. #21 - Harrison Burton
20. #22 - Joey Logano
21. #23 - Bubba Wallace
22. #24 - William Byron
23. #31 - Daniel Hemric
24. #34 - Michael McDowell
25. #38 - Todd Gilliland
26. #41 - Ryan Preece
27. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
28. #43 - Erik Jones
29. #45 - Tyler Reddick
30. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
31. #48 - Alex Bowman
32. #51 - Justin Haley
33. #54 - Ty Gibbs
34. #71 - Zane Smith
35. #77 - Carson Hocevar
36. #99 - Daniel Suarez