Christopher Bell becomes the first driver since Kyle Larson in 2021 to win three consecutive races in the Cup Series.

Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson finished just behind Christopher Bell in a dramatic NASCAR Cup Series finish at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday.

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight races in the NextGen car, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds to win the second-closest race in Phoenix Raceway history on Sunday.

Christopher Bell was just ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin after a late restart, in good position to win his third straight NASCAR Cup Series race. Another restart led to some tense moments — enough to make his team owner feel a bit queasy.

Christopher Bell did the improbable on Sunday at Phoenix, winning his third straight race in the NASCAR Cup Series. He’s been absolutely on fire to start the season. Veteran drivers like Denny Hamlin have seen hot runs like this before — Kevin Harvick last pulled off the three-peat in 2018 — but even they are impressed by Bell’s current run of

After starting 11th in the 312-mile race following victories at Atlanta and Circuit of America the previous two weeks, the JGR driver moved toward the front early and remained there most of the

Joe Gibbs Racing swept the top two spots at Phoenix Raceway as Christopher Bell nipped teammate Denny Hamlin for his third consecutive victory in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Denny Hamlin came into Sunday’s race at Phoenix hoping to improve on his start to the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, which included a pair of finishes outside of the top 20 at Daytona (24th) and Circuit of the Americas (21st) sandwiched around a sixth-place result at Atlanta.

Denny Hamlin describes the last lap battle with Christopher Bell that saw him come up one spot short of the victory at Phoenix.