Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, it is the 36th and final race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.

The race was notably interrupted when the pace car crashed[10] while trying to get off the track for a restart on lap 69 to begin the second stage.

The red flag was brought out for several minutes while the barrels were fixed and the track was cleaned, and the race resumed as normal soon after.

[12] Phoenix Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona.

Leigh Diffey, two–time Phoenix winner Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth.

Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon called the action from the broadcast booth when the field races down the front straightaway.