2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Qualifying at Phoenix: How to Watch, Time, TV Schedule, and Everything You Need to Know

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season shifts from the Martinsville Speedway, the short track, to the Phoenix Raceway, the intermediate track, this weekend for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race.

The season’s 36th points-paying weekend will be full of thrilling racing action, as it’s the title-deciding race of the season. The one-mile-long track will host Next Gen cars for the eighth time since they entered the scene. Fresh off the race at Martinsville, it will be fascinating to see how the drivers adjust to the unknown challenges in Phoenix.

Thirty-seven NASCAR Cup Series drivers are set to start the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Sunday, November 2, to compete over 312 laps and 312 miles.

A lot of promising Cup Series action is on the cards this weekend, leading to Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race. The weekend will kick off with practice on Friday, October 31, followed by qualifying on Saturday to determine the starting lineup for the season's final 4 race.

How to watch the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race qualifying at the Phoenix Raceway?

See below for the broadcast schedule for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race qualifying at the Phoenix Raceway:

Friday, October 31, 2025

5:35 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series practice

Saturday, November 1, 2025

5 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series qualifying

The time and live-streaming details for qualifying during the Phoenix championship race weekend are

USA

The Cup qualifying for the Phoenix championship race will be streamed on truTV in the United States.

UK

Fans in the UK can watch the qualifying races on Viaplay at 10 p.m. ET.

Canada

Canadian viewers can catch qualifying on TSN at 5 p.m. ET.

India

Indian fans can enjoy the live streaming of the qualifying race at the Phoenix championship race through streaming services like Hulu TV, YouTube TV, and dd12stream.com through a VPN at 2:30 a.m. IST on Sunday (November 3).

Sub-Saharan Africa

In Africa, the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at the Phoenix Championship race will be broadcast on SuperSport on Saturday at 11 p.m. GMT.

Australia

Australian audiences can enjoy the qualifying races on Fox Sports Australia at 8 a.m. ACT on Sunday.

Two Joe Gibbs Racing drivers, Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin, and Hendrick Motorsports drivers William Byron and Kyle Larson are the four drivers who advanced to the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race. Briscoe, Hamlin, and Byron locked their final 4 after winning in the Round of 8.

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Edited by Yash Soni