NASCAR 2024: Here’s what Saturday’s Championship Race schedule at Phoenix Raceway looks like

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series Championship weekend are scheduled on the one-mile-long track on Saturday, November 9. The action of the Championship weekend continues at Phoenix Raceway.

The NASCAR Cup Series drivers will participate in qualifying sessions before hitting the track for the Championship Race on Sunday, November 10.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series teams will compete in the qualifying session, concluding the day with the Xfinity Series Championship Race.

Ryan Blaney and Cole Custer are the defending winners of the Cup and Xfinity Championship Race at the Phoenix, respectively.

The weather forecast on Saturday in Phoenix predicts mainly sunny with a high temperature of 75 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity title-deciding race.

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Full NASCAR’s Saturday schedule at Phoenix Raceway

Below is the complete schedule for Saturday’s on-track action of the Xfinity and Cup Championship Race at the Phoenix Raceway:

Saturday, November 9, 2024

Garage Open

11 am ET: Xfinity Series

11:30 am ET – 7: 30 pm ET: Cup Series

Track activity

4 pm ET - 4:50 pm ET: Xfinity Series qualifying

5:05 pm ET – 6:30 pm ET: Cup Series qualifying

7:30 pm ET: Xfinity Series race (200 laps and 200 miles)

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Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway: Qualifying Order

Here’s the qualifying order for the Cup Series Championship Race at the Phoenix Raceway:

Group A:

1. Jeb Burton - 42.750
2. Chad Finchum - 41.050
3. John Hunter Nemechek - 32.550
4. Corey LaJoie - 29.550
5. Derek Kraus - 29.200
6. Chris Buescher - 26.200
7. Zane Smith - 25.200
8. Daniel Hemric - 24.450
9. Todd Gilliland - 24.200
10. Ty Gibbs - 22.300
11. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. - 20.850
12. Daniel Suarez - 18.400
13. Austin Dillon - 17.300
14. Martin Truex, Jr. - 16.250
15. Chase Briscoe - 13.600
16. Alex Bowman - 12.300
17. Denny Hamlin - 9.250
18. Kyle Larson - 4.500
19. Tyler Reddick (P) - 19.400
20. William Byron (P) - 4.700

Group B:

1. Jimmie Johnson - 41.350
2. JJ Yeley(i) - 41,000
3. Kaz Grala # - 31.500
4. Justin Haley - 29.450
5. Harrison Burton - 26.450
6. Michael McDowell - 26.000
7. Kyle Busch - 24.900
8. Erik Jones - 24.300
9. Carson Hocevar - 23.300
10. Josh Berry - 21.800
11. Noah Gragson - 18.400
12. Ryan Preece - 17.600
13. Bubba Wallace - 17.250
14. Ross Chastain - 13.950
15. Christopher Bell - 13.350
16. Brad Keselowski - 11.450
17. Austin Cindric - 8.400
18. Chase Elliott - 3.900
19. Joey Logano (P) - 9.750
20. Ryan Blaney (P) - 2.500