Starting from 11th place Car 20 Christopher Bell Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota won the Shriners Children’s 500, his 12th win in 184 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 2nd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Phoenix Raceway. Bell is the first driver to win three straight races in the Next Gen car; last driver to win three straight was Kyle Larson in 2021. Bell is the second Joe Gibbs Racing driver to win at least three straight races (Kyle Busch in 2015) Bell is the fourth driver to win three times through four races (Kevin Harvick in 2018, Bill Elliott in 1992, Herb Thomas in 1954). Three of the four Cup Series races of 2025 have ended with a last lap pass, Bell has won two of the three. 2nd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, started from 10th place posted his 23rd Top 10 finish in 40 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 17th place posted his 14th Top 10 finish in 22 races at Phoenix Raceway.
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 09: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 09, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 21 Josh Berry Eero Ford, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fry’s/Thomas’/Philadelphia, started from 13th place. 6th Place Car 24 William Byron Z by HP Chevrolet, started from pole followed by 7th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Best Friends Chevrolet, started from 32nd place. 8th Place Car 8 Kyle Busch Zone/QuikTrip Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford, started from 26th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 6th place. Shane Van Gisbergen (31st) was the highest finishing rookie. William Byron leads the point standings by 13 points over Christopher Bell.
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 09: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, and crew celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 09, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The race had 10 Cautions for 73 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 5 for #78 Spin Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 11 for #4, 34, 41, 47 Crash on the Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 93 for #71 Incident Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 100 for #6, 77, 35, 7, 19, 41, 88, 3 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 216 for #78, 99 Crash on the Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 268 for Debris. 9th Caution on lap 291 for Possible Fluid On Track. 10th Caution on lap 306 for #54 Crash in Turn 4.
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 09: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, leads Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, and Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, to the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 09, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The race had 17 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; W. Byron 0; J. Logano 1; W. Byron 2-9; J. Logano 10-13; W. Byron 14-87; A. Cindric 88-93; W. Byron 94; C. Bell 95-128; J. Logano 129-177; C. Bell 178-189; J. Logano 190-216; C. Bell 217-235; R. Preece 236-269; C. Bell 270-294; D. Hamlin 295; C. Bell 296-309; D. Hamlin 310-311; C. Bell 312.
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 09: William Byron, driver of the #24 Z by HP Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 09, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 45, 60, 20, 12, 21, 77, 11, 9, 5
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 22, 24, 12, 45, 11, 2, 99, 5, 21
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 09: Ryan Preece, driver of the #60 Solomon Plumbing Ford, Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, and Justin Haley, driver of the #7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 09, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 09: A general view of racing from the grandstands during the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 09, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 4
Race Results for the Shriners Children’s 500 – Sunday, March 9, 2025
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 312 Laps – 312. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 3/9/2025 @ 07:24 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 11. Car 20 Christopher Bell Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota 312 Running
2. 10. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 312 Running
3. 17. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 312 Running
4. 4. Car 21 Josh Berry Eero Ford 312 Running
5. 13. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fry’s/Thomas’/Philadelphia Ford 312 Running
6. 1. Car 24 William Byron Z by HP Chevrolet 312 Running
7. 32. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Best Friends Chevrolet 312 Running
8. 15. Car 8 Kyle Busch Zone/QuikTrip Chevrolet 312 Running
9. 26. Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford 312 Running
10. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 312 Running
11. 24. Car 1 Ross Chastain Kubota Orange Days Sales Event Chevrolet 312 Running
12. 21. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet 312 Running
13. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 312 Running
14. 36. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 312 Running
15. 28. Car 60 Ryan Preece Solomon Plumbing Ford 312 Running
16. 25. Car 10 Ty Dillon Hybrid Light Chevrolet 312 Running
17. 27. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford 312 Running
18. 5. Car 43 Erik Jones Family Dollar Toyota 312 Running
19. 14. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Monster Ford 312 Running
20. 9. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Mobil 1 Toyota 312 Running
21. 22. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ram Self Storage Chevrolet 311 Running
22. 16. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 311 Running
23. 31. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 308 Running
24. 35. Car 51 Cody Ware Mighty Fire Breaker Ford 306 Running
25. 34. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 304 Accident
26. 33. Car 4 Noah Gragson Long John Silver’s Ford 303 Running
27. 7. Car 71 Michael McDowell Workforce Chevrolet 290 Running
28. 12. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Wurth Ford 289 Engine
29. 19. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Leidos Toyota 265 Accident
30. 37. Car 78 * Katherine Legge Droplight Chevrolet 210 Accident
31. 29. Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # WeatherTech Chevrolet 100 Accident
32. 23. Car 41 Cole Custer Hass/Andy’s Ford 99 Accident
33. 20. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Consumer Cellular Ford 99 Accident
34. 8. Car 7 Justin Haley Gainbridge Chevrolet 98 Accident
35. 30. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 98 Accident
36. 3. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Miner Docks Doors and more Chevrolet 98 Accident
37. 18. Car 35 Riley Herbst # Monster Energy Toyota 98 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: No. 71 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 23 Mins, 10 Secs. Average Speed: 92.141 MPH. Margin of Victory: .049 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 71 lap 274/27.02. Caution Flags: 10 for 73 laps. Lead Changes: 17 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 16, 2025 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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