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NASCAR Cup Championship Up For Grabs at Phoenix
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All eyes in NASCAR have been on Kyle Larson since he claimed the 2025 Cup Series championship at Phoenix on Sunday. It was his second championship, with his first success coming in 2021, and expectations are now on him to build something even greater in the following years.
Driver Kyle Larson yesterday captured the NASCAR Cup Series Championship after denying Denny Hamlin what would have been his first career title when a late caution at Phoenix Raceway sent the championship-deciding finale into overtime.
NASCAR ran a full season points format through 2003. The sport moved to a playoff format for the first time in 2004. It was made up of the final 10 races of the season, with the top 10 drivers in the point standings at the end of the regular season.