The 2025 Shriners Children's 500 was an NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 9, 2025, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the fourth race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Christopher Bell won the race. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, and Kyle Larson finished 3rd. Josh Berry and Chris Buescher rounded out the top five, and William Byron, Alex Bowman, Kyle Busch, Zane Smith, and Chase Elliott rounded out the top ten.

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.^[8]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Carson Hocevar was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 27.163 seconds and a speed of 132.533 mph (213.291 km/h).

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.930 and a speed of 133.680 mph (215.137 km/h).^[9]

Stage One Laps: 60

Stage Two Laps: 125

Stage Three Laps: 127

• 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: 92.141 miles per hour (148.287 km/h)

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.

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.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Byron 165 2 Christopher Bell 152 (–13) 3 Tyler Reddick 143 (–22) 4 Ryan Blaney 136 (–29) 5 Chase Elliott 124 (–41) 6 Alex Bowman 117 (–48) 7 Denny Hamlin 110 (–55) 8 Kyle Busch 110 (–55) 9 Joey Logano 110 (–55) 10 Chris Buescher 109 (–56) 11 Kyle Larson 108 (–57) 12 Bubba Wallace 102 (–63) 13 John Hunter Nemechek 99 (–66) 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 96 (–69) 15 Michael McDowell 96 (–69) 16 Ross Chastain 88 (–77) [ Official driver's standings]

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 155 2 Chevrolet 144 (–11) 3 Ford 126 (–29) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.