FanShield 500


The FanShield 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The 312 lap event is one of only four Cup Series events measured in kilometers rather than miles or laps. The 500-kilometer race currently starts at 3:30 p.m. EST and finishes during the day. Joey Logano is the defending race winner.

Race history

As part of the 2005 NASCAR Realignment, a second date was awarded to Phoenix with Subway sponsorship. As there was already a race sponsored by Subway on the schedule, 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.
This event swapped dates with the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway due to the three race west coast swing, this event used to be race 2 preceding Daytona and Las Vegas before Atlanta took Phoenix's former spot, the Food City 500 at Bristol used to be race 4 before the Food City 500 moved up four weeks due to bad weather, on April 19, 2015.
With the new 2010 NASCAR start time rule change that starts races only at 1:00pm, 3:00pm, and 7:30pm Eastern Time, track officials were concerned that the new start time 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 7:00pm MST. As a result, the race was stretched to so that the extra would take place during the day, and most of the race would still take place at night as planned. However, in 2011, the race moved one week after the Daytona 500 in February. The race returned to 312 laps and was run on Sunday in the daytime for the first time. In 2015, Phoenix moved from the second to the fourth race of the season in mid-March.

Past winners

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

Notable moments