NASCAR’s Cup Series race at Phoenix, the Shriners Children’s 500, came down to the wire. In fact, it was the second-closest finish in the track’s history at the Cup Series level, with Christopher Bell narrowly edging out Denny Hamlin for the win.

Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, and Kyle Busch collect their thoughts after the NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway, where Christopher Bell captured a third straight win in thrilling fashion.

After winning the previous two races of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign at Atlanta and Circuit of the Americas, a main storyline heading into Phoenix Raceway was Christopher Bell going for three in a row at a track where’s had success in the past, including a win in the 2024 spring race.

Kyle Larson shares his thoughts after a finish of third in a last-lap battle with Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin at Phoenix.

Christopher Bell secured the 10th victory of his NASCAR Cup Series career with a narrow win in the Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway.

Hamlin pulled alongside Christopher Bell over the final two laps after the last restart and the two bumped a couple of times before rounding into the final two turns.

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver held off teammate Denny Hamlin to become the first driver to win three straight races since Kyle Larson in 2021.

Christopher Bell edges Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson to win third straight race. Denny Hamlin was able to stay on Christopher Bell's outside through the final two laps, but as we saw