NASCAR has confirmed a huge change for the upcoming Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway in March. The racing organization has announced the use of a new "Option" tire for the Shriners Children's 500 race at Phoenix Raceway which is scheduled for March 9.

NASCAR announced Wednesday that the option tire will return to the NASCAR Cup Series for the spring weekend at Phoenix Raceway. It will be the same process that was utilized for the summer race at Richmond Raceway last year where each Cup Series team was given six primary sets of tires for the race and

Could the option tire lead to better NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway in 2025? NASCAR is bringing the tire to the Arizona racetrack this season.

This is part of the continued efforts to improve Cup Series race quality for tracks shorter than a mile in length

NASCAR Cup Series teams will have the option tire in their allotment for the March 9 race at Phoenix Raceway. One set of the option tire added to the allotment for teams to use during practice,

If the option tire works well, it will become the primary tire for the championship race at in November at Phoenix.

NASCAR is set to run two tire compounds for the race at Phoenix Raceway On Wednesday, NASCAR announced that the option tire will return for the race at Phoenix Raceway. The option tire is a softer tire designed to increase grip.