RC NASCAR Cup

If this was the last time NASCAR will determine its champion in with a winner take all championship race, I won't miss it.

Kyle Larson wins the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, claims his second Championshpt Title.

Denny Hamlin was three laps from winning his first championship. Then a caution forced everyone down pit road and Hamlin came up short, again.

Did the best I could. Everything I really prepared for happened today. I felt like we responded.

The two-time Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 304 of 500-scheduled laps and clinched a Championship 4 berth with a dominant victory at Martinsville.

NASCAR travels to Martinsville Speedway this weekend for the final race in the Playoffs Round of 8.

The two-time Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, led 16 of 193 over-scheduled laps and executed a final-lap pass during an overtime shootout to score his third victory of the 2025 Cup season and claim his first Championship 4 berth.

The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, led nine of 267-scheduled laps and strategically outdueled Kyle Larson and Chase Briscoe during a 14-lap dash to achieve his 60th career victory in Sin City and secure a Championship 4 berth.

Denny Hamlin topped qualifying Saturday afternoon to claim the NASCAR Cup Series pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his fourth pole this season.

The NASCAR Playoffs continue Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the Round of 8.