This is what you’ll want to know forward of the inexperienced flag.
The place is it?
The championship race takes place on the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Racers will drive 312 laps round its one-mile oval observe.
Who’s racing?
Just one driver will win the Cup Sequence when the checkered flag flies. Listed here are the 4 drivers racing for the title:
- Kyle Larson: Driving No. 5 for Hendrick Motorsports, Larson is the one Asian American to race full-time in NASCAR.
- Chase Elliott: Racing is within the blood of No. 9 automobile driver Elliott, a second-generation racer whose father Invoice Elliott is a NASCAR Corridor of Fame inductee. Elliott gained the Cup Sequence Championship in 2020 driving for Hendrick Motorsports.
- Denny Hamlin: No. 11 Hamlin is the longest-tenured driver at Joe Gibbs Racing. In 2006, he turned the primary rookie ever to qualify for the NASCAR playoffs.
- Martin Truex Jr.: Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 19 Truex Jr. final gained the Cup Sequence in 2017.
How you can watch
The race will begin at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. There might be a pre-race live performance by nation music star Dierks Bentley. Emmy and Tony award winner Kristin Chenoweth will sing the nationwide anthem.
