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.

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.