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The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is scheduled for Sunday, November 2, at Phoenix Raceway. The 36th race of the season and the final title-deciding race of the season will be broadcast on NBC Sports from 3 p.m. ET.Held in Avondale, Arizona, the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is the final race of the season. It will see the Next Gen car in action for the eighth time at the Phoenix Raceway. The 312-lap race will be divided into three stages. Stage 1 ends on lap 60, Stage 2 consists of 125 laps, and the final stage consists of 127 laps.The one-mile-long track features nine degrees of banking in the frontstretch, three degrees of banking in the backstretch, nine degrees of banking in turns 1 and 2, and 11 degrees of banking in turns 3 and 4. Phoenix Raceway hosted its first NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race in 2020, and Chase Elliott won the inaugural Championship Race at Phoenix.It will be the sixth annual Championship Race, hosted by Phoenix Raceway. The 38 drivers entering this week’s Cup Series race will compete across 312 laps and 312 miles. #44 NY Racing Team’s J.J. Yeley and #66 Garage 66’s Casey Mears are the only two open drivers this weekend.The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season’s playoff weekend in Avondale, Arizona, will begin with a practice session on Friday, October 31, at 4:35 p.m. ET, followed by qualifying at 5 p.m. ET, which will determine the starting lineup for the main event on Sunday.Team Penske driver Joey Logano is the event's defending NASCAR Cup Series champion after securing the thrilling victory last year. He failed to advance to the final 4 this year after being knocked out in the Round of 8.Full weekend schedule for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix RacewayHere’s the complete practice, qualifying, and race schedule for this exciting weekend at Phoenix Raceway, as the event will be the season-finale race of the 2025 Cup Series playoffs:Thursday, October 30, 20257:35 pm ET: NASCAR Truck Series practiceFriday, October 31, 20252 pm ET: ARCA Menards Series West practice3 pm ET: ARCA Menards Series West qualifying3:35 pm ET: NASCAR Truck Series qualifying4:35 pm ET: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice5:35 pm ET: NASCAR Cup Series practice7:30 pm ET: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ChampionshipSaturday, November 1, 20251:30 pm ET: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 1003:30 pm ET: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying5 pm ET: NASCAR Cup Series qualifying7:30 pm ET: NASCAR Xfinity Series ChampionshipSunday, November 2, 20253 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series Championship RaceFans can catch the adrenaline-fueled Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series weekend at Phoenix Raceway from October 30 to November 2.
