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.

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.

Christopher Bell secured his third in a row Cup Series race win at Phoenix, narrowly edging out Denny Hamlin who had something to say about the race.