2025 Shriners Children's 500

Background , the track where the race was held. Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR. On January 22, 2025, NASCAR, along with Goodyear, announced the option tire will be used for the spring race at Phoenix. The option tire was previously used during the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race and the Richmond summer race. Entry list • (R) denotes rookie driver. • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. ==Practice==

Carson Hocevar was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 27.163 seconds and a speed of . Practice results ==Qualifying==

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.930 and a speed of . Qualifying results ==Race==

Race results Stage Results Stage One Laps: 60 Stage Two Laps: 125 Final Stage Results Stage Three Laps: 127 Race statistics • Lead changes: 17 among 6 different drivers • Cautions/Laps: 10 for 73 • Red flags: 0 • Time of race: 3 hours, 23 minutes and 10 seconds • Average speed: ==Media==

Television Fox Sports covered the race at the Phoenix Raceway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and nine-time Phoenix winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race. Radio MRN covered the radio action for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and former crew chief Todd Gordon called the race when the field races past the start/finish line. Dan Hubbard called the action from turns 1 & 2, and Tim Catafalmo called the action from turns 3 & 4. Pit lane was manned by Lead MRN Pit Reporter Steve Post, Chris Wilner, and Jacklyn Drake. ==Standings after the race==

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. ==References==