Information By: DREW TAYLOR / TEAM PENSKE – AVONDALE, AZ
Shriners Children’s 500 Practice
Phoenix, Arizona – March 8, 2024
NASCAR TRACKS – PHOENIX RACEWAY – NASCAR 101
The NASCAR Cup Series rounds out its ‘West Coast Swing’ this weekend with a stop in Phoenix, Arizona for a 312-mile duel on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. The fourth race of the season features an extended event schedule with teams getting a full 50-minute practice session to prepare for Sunday’s Shriners Children’s 500.
Joey Logano paced the field with the fastest lap in the session while also logging the fourth-fastest 10 consecutive lap average as the No. 22 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang made its on-track debut.
Joey Logano, driver, No. 22 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang
1st
Austin Cindric, driver, No. 2 Menards/Duracell Ford Mustang
5th
Ryan Blaney, driver, No. 12 Advance Auto Parts Ford Mustang
21st
HEAR FROM JOEY: “Our Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang is fast. That always makes it fun. Definitely a lot of slipping and sliding as the tires fall off. This track has become more and more racey and it’s widening out. The ‘old’ Phoenix from years and years ago is starting to come back – this package seems to be a little bit more in that direction as there’s less downforce and a little bit more off-throttle time.”
RETURNING TO PHOENIX: The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series championship-winning team, Team Penske, returns to Phoenix Raceway where Ryan Blaney claimed his first Cup Series title last November. Blaney has his sights set on a victory after finishing second in each of the last three races at the one-mile Arizona track.
MIC’D UP: Following his on-track obligations on Saturday, Logano will join the FOX broadcast booth with Jamie Little and Daniel Suárez as an analyst for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway. Coverage of the event begins at 4:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
RACE DAY: Over 300 miles of Cup Series action is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. ET. Coverage will be carried on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.