Ryan Blaney received Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Sequence race at Phoenix Raceway, but it surely was Kyle Larson who took residence the 2025 Cup Sequence championship in time beyond regulation.
A warning with three laps to go resulting from Championship 4 contender William Byron blowing a tire introduced the sector down pit street one last time. Larson opted to take two tires, whereas Hamlin and Chase Briscoe took 4.
The 2 tire name ended up being the proper one, as an important restart from Larson gave him sufficient of a buffer to complete third and win the title over Hamlin.
“I can not consider it,” Larson instructed NBC Sports activities. “We did not lead a lap right now and by some means received the championship.”
Hamlin completed sixth and got here up one spot in need of his first Cup Sequence title.
For Blaney, the win is his third of 2025. Byron received Stage 1, whereas Hamlin received Stage 2 and led a race-high 208 of 319 laps.
Brad Keselowski, Larson, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch rounded out the highest 5, with Hamlin, Josh Berry, Michael McDowell, Ryan Preece and Chase Elliott finishing the highest 10.
Different notable finishers embrace Christopher Bell in eleventh, Alex Bowman in fifteenth, Briscoe in 18th, Byron in thirty third and Bubba Wallace in thirty seventh.
