For, likely, the final time under the one race, winner-take-all playoff format, NASCAR crowned three champions when the dust settled in the Arizona desert over the weekend at Phoenix Raceway.

Kyle Larson captured his second Cup Series championship, finishing third on an overtime restart at Phoenix Raceway as Denny Hamlin endured yet another title heartbreaker in NASCAR’s premier series.

Freeway Insurance will kick off a multi-year Premier Partnership of NASCAR beginning with the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

The final race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season came down to the wire at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday in Avondale, Arizona with Kyle Larson outlasting Denny Hamlin to win the championship.

Kyle Larson, 33, outdueled Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe and William Byron to win his second title following his 2021 championship.

Denny Hamlin has faced another heartbreaking loss in his pursuit of a NASCAR championship. On Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, he was leading with three laps to go when a caution caused by William