As part of the 2005 schedule changes, a second date was awarded to what was then Phoenix International Raceway in the spring. Subway would be the title sponsor of the new race. As there was already a race sponsored by Subway on the schedule (the now Xfinity 500 at Martinsville), the name "Subway Fresh 500" was devised to reduce confusion. Subway later added the word "Fit" to the sponsorship to promote its Fresh Fit combo choices.[citation needed]
In the 2007 race, Jeff Gordon won for the first time at Phoenix from the pole (the first winner from the pole at Phoenix), scoring his 76th Cup Series win (tying Dale Earnhardt). After the race, Gordon celebrated with a black flag with Earnhardt's famous No. 3 on it.[1]
With the new 2010 NASCAR start time rule change that starts races only at 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, and 7:30 pm Eastern Time, track officials were concerned that the new start time (45 minutes earlier than in the past) would put the majority of the race in the day instead of the planned night. At that time of year in Phoenix, sunset takes place at roughly 7:00 pm MST (because Arizona does not observe daylight saving time, this is the same as Pacific Daylight Time). As a result, the race was stretched to 600 km (372.8 mi) so that the extra 100 km (62.1 mi) would take place during the day, and most of the race would still take place at night as planned.[2]
Ruoff Mortgage was the title sponsor of the race in 2022
The race saw three changes in 2011. After only 1 year as a 600 km race, the race returned to 500 km and 312 laps that year, it was moved from Saturday to Sunday, it was run entirely during the daytime for the first time, and it became the second race of the Cup Series season, replacing the race at Auto Club Speedway. Jeff Gordon would win the race again that year, snapping a 66-race winless streak (the longest of his career) and tied Cale Yarborough with his 83rd career win.
In 2013, Carl Edwards won the Subway-sponsored race in a Subway-sponsored car and snapped a 70-race winless streak.
In 2015, this race became the fourth race of the season, replacing the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway which was moved from March to April due to bad weather plaguing the spring Bristol race for numerous years. This move allowed for the creation of a three-race west coast swing with the Phoenix race now being between the races at Las Vegas and Fontana, providing cost efficiencies to the teams. (The race at Atlanta became the second race of the season in 2015, replacing Phoenix.[3])
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^"Phoenix Raceway's NASCAR Cup Series Race on March 10, 2024 Will Become the Shriners Children's 500". Shriners Hospitals for Children. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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^"2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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^"2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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^"2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"2013 Subway Fresh Fit 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"2014 The Profit on CNBC 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"2015 CampingWorld.com 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"2016 Good Sam 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"2017 Camping World 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"2018 Ticket Guardian 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"2019 Ticket Guardian 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"2020 Fan Shield 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"2021 Instacart 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^"2023 United Rentals Work United 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
^"2024 Shriners Children's 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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The Shriners Children s 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale Arizona since 2005 It is one of two Cup Series races at the track the other being the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Christopher Bell is the defending race winner Shriners Children s 500NASCAR Cup SeriesVenuePhoenix RacewayLocationAvondale Arizona United StatesCorporate sponsorShriners Hospitals for ChildrenFirst race2005Distance312 mi 502 115 km Laps312Stage 1 60Stage 2 125Final stage 127Previous namesSubway Fresh 500 2005 2006 Subway Fresh Fit 500 2007 2009 2011 2013 Subway Fresh Fit 600 2010 The Profit on CNBC 500 2014 CampingWorld com 500 2015 Good Sam 500 2016 Camping World 500 2017 TicketGuardian 500 2018 2019 FanShield 500 2020 Instacart 500 2021 Ruoff Mortgage 500 2022 United Rentals Work United 500 2023 Most wins driver Kevin Harvick 5 Most wins team Stewart Haas Racing 6 Most wins manufacturer Chevrolet 12 Circuit informationSurfaceAsphaltLength1 022 mi 1 645 km Turns4 Contents 1 Race history 2 Past winners 2 1 Multiple winners drivers 2 2 Multiple winners teams 2 3 Manufacturer wins 3 References 4 External linksRace history editAs part of the 2005 schedule changes a second date was awarded to what was then Phoenix International Raceway in the spring Subway would be the title sponsor of the new race As there was already a race sponsored by Subway on the schedule the now Xfinity 500 at Martinsville the name Subway Fresh 500 was devised to reduce confusion Subway later added the word Fit to the sponsorship to promote its Fresh Fit combo choices citation needed In the 2007 race Jeff Gordon won for the first time at Phoenix from the pole the first winner from the pole at Phoenix scoring his 76th Cup Series win tying Dale Earnhardt After the race Gordon celebrated with a black flag with Earnhardt s famous No 3 on it 1 With the new 2010 NASCAR start time rule change that starts races only at 1 00 pm 3 00 pm and 7 30 pm Eastern Time track officials were concerned that the new start time 45 minutes earlier than in the past would put the majority of the race in the day instead of the planned night At that time of year in Phoenix sunset takes place at roughly 7 00 pm MST because Arizona does not observe daylight saving time this is the same as Pacific Daylight Time As a result the race was stretched to 600 km 372 8 mi so that the extra 100 km 62 1 mi would take place during the day and most of the race would still take place at night as planned 2 nbsp Ruoff Mortgage was the title sponsor of the race in 2022The race saw three changes in 2011 After only 1 year as a 600 km race the race returned to 500 km and 312 laps that year it was moved from Saturday to Sunday it was run entirely during the daytime for the first time and it became the second race of the Cup Series season replacing the race at Auto Club Speedway Jeff Gordon would win the race again that year snapping a 66 race winless streak the longest of his career and tied Cale Yarborough with his 83rd career win In 2013 Carl Edwards won the Subway sponsored race in a Subway sponsored car and snapped a 70 race winless streak In 2015 this race became the fourth race of the season replacing the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway which was moved from March to April due to bad weather plaguing the spring Bristol race for numerous years This move allowed for the creation of a three race west coast swing with the Phoenix race now being between the races at Las Vegas and Fontana providing cost efficiencies to the teams The race at Atlanta became the second race of the season in 2015 replacing Phoenix 3 In 2023 United Rentals became the title sponsor of the race replacing Ruoff Mortgage 4 In 2024 Shriners Hospitals for Children replaced United Rentals as the race s title sponsor 5 Past winners editYear Date No Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor Race Distance Race Time Average Speed mph Report RefLaps Miles km 2005 April 23 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools Sharpie 312 312 502 115 3 02 16 102 707 Report 6 2006 April 22 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 312 312 502 115 2 54 51 107 063 Report 7 2007 April 21 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 312 312 502 115 2 53 48 107 71 Report 8 2008 April 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe s 312 312 502 115 3 01 14 103 292 Report 9 2009 April 18 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet CarQuest Kellogg s 312 312 502 115 2 53 16 108 042 Report 10 2010 April 10 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet Tornados 378 378 608 332 3 48 14 99 372 Report 11 2011 February 27 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger AARP 312 312 502 115 3 01 49 102 961 Report 12 2012 March 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Office 312 312 502 115 2 50 35 110 085 Report 13 2013 March 3 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Subway 316 316 508 553 3 00 15 105 187 Report 14 2014 March 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet Jimmy John s 312 312 502 115 2 51 23 109 229 Report 15 2015 March 15 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet Jimmy John s 312 312 502 115 2 57 01 105 753 Report 16 2016 March 13 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet Jimmy John s 313 313 503 724 2 45 53 113 212 Report 17 2017 March 19 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Grainger 314 314 505 334 3 00 41 104 271 Report 18 2018 March 11 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford Jimmy John s 312 312 502 115 2 53 13 108 073 Report 19 2019 March 10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Skittles 312 312 502 115 3 04 05 101 693 Report 20 2020 March 8 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Shell Pennzoil 316 316 519 742 3 20 50 94 407 Report 21 2021 March 14 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Bass Pro Shops Tracker Boats amp ATVs 312 312 502 115 3 00 20 103 808 Report 22 2022 March 13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford Mahindra Tractors 312 312 502 115 3 06 34 100 339 Report 23 2023 March 12 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline 317 317 510 161 3 00 18 105 491 Report 24 2024 March 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem 312 312 502 115 3 00 45 103 568 Report 25 2010 2013 2016 2017 2020 and 2023 Race extended due to NASCAR overtime Multiple winners drivers edit Wins Driver Years Won5 Kevin Harvick 2006 2014 2016 20182 Jeff Gordon 2007 2011Ryan Newman 2010 2017Multiple winners teams edit Wins Team Years Won6 Stewart Haas Racing 2010 2014 2016 2018 20225 Hendrick Motorsports 2007 2009 2011 20234 Joe Gibbs Racing 2012 2019 2021 20242 Roush Fenway Racing 2005 2013Richard Childress Racing 2006 2017Manufacturer wins edit Wins Manufacturer Years Won11 Chevrolet 2006 2011 2014 2017 20235 Ford 2005 2013 2018 2020 20224 Toyota 2012 2019 2021 2024References edit Memorable Moments Phoenix NASCAR November 7 2013 Retrieved November 7 2013 News amp Media NASCAR com Retrieved 2014 02 26 NASCAR reveals 2015 schedules for national series NASCAR August 26 2014 Retrieved August 26 2014 United Rentals to sponsor NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway Jayski s Silly Season Site NASCAR Digital Media LLC January 19 2023 Retrieved January 19 2023 Phoenix Raceway s NASCAR Cup Series Race on March 10 2024 Will Become the Shriners Children s 500 Shriners Hospitals for Children November 2 2023 Retrieved November 12 2023 2005 Subway Fresh 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2006 Subway Fresh 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2013 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2014 The Profit on CNBC 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2015 CampingWorld com 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2016 Good Sam 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2017 Camping World 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2018 Ticket Guardian 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2019 Ticket Guardian 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2020 Fan Shield 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2021 Instacart 500 Racing Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 Racing Reference Retrieved March 13 2022 2023 United Rentals Work United 500 Racing Reference Retrieved March 12 2023 2024 Shriners Children s 500 Racing Reference Retrieved March 10 2024 External links editPhoenix Raceway race results at Racing Reference Previous race Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup SeriesShriners Children s 500 Next race Food City 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shriners Children 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