Sunday, October 18, 2026
Motorsport RacingRace WeekendScheduled
NASCAR - Freeway Insurance 500
Phoenix's dogleg decider: 500 laps of precision playoff push! One-mile flat's tight turn tests the final eight; desert's do-or-die for round-of-8.
08:00 PM
America/Denver
Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, AZ, United States
What this event is about
Phoenix Raceway's one-mile D-oval doglegs the Freeway Insurance 500 into a 312-lap round-of-8 razor-wire, where the 11-degree hairpin hones handling for the elite eight. This semifinal slices the field, demanding spot-on stops and unflappable laps. Joey Logano's 2024 clinic: braking the banked bend, mileage mastery. Flat-out focus, no room for rookies. Avondale's arid arena: cactus coolers, chili, sunsets supreme. The 500 is semifinal surgery—cut to the chase. Desert duel
Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, AZ, United States
7602 S Avondale Blvd, Avondale, AZ, United States
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