Phoenix Raceway

Joe Gibbs Racing's Nos. 18 and 20 Toyota teams were levied a $5,000 fine apiece due to an improper lug nut installed on their respective entries following Saturday's Xfinity event at Phoenix.

The option tires added a much needed layer of strategy to a track that, for the last few years, produced some of the dullest, most unwatchable racing.

The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Norman, Oklahoma, led a race-high 105 of 312-scheduled laps and edged teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds to notch his third consecutive Cup victory in recent weeks in the desert state.

The 40-year-old Almirola from Tampa, Florida, led 25 of 208 over-scheduled laps and edged Alex Bowman by 0.045 seconds during an overtime shootout to score his first Xfinity victory of the 2025 season.

The two-time Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, posted a pole-winning lap at 132.120 mph in 27.248 seconds for his first Cup pole award of the 2025 season.

The reigning three-time Cup Series championship-winning crew chief from Milford, New York, is scheduled to achieve a milestone mark in his 15th consecutive season as a crew chief in NASCAR's premier series.

HMS will field its No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet entry for a total of 16 Xfinity events in 2025 as Alex Bowman, William Byron, Corey Day, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson will all take turns piloting the entry.

NASCAR announced, Wednesday, that it will bring the red-lettered Goodyear tires to Phoenix Raceway for the Cup Series.

The 25-year-old Alfredo from Ridgefield, Connecticut, has been fined $25,000 and docked 25 driver points three days after intentionally wrecking Stefan Parsons as a retaliatory act during the 2024 Xfinity Series Championship Race at Phoenix.

Joey Logano won Stage 1 and held off Ryan Blaney in the closing laps to win at Phoenix and claim his third Cup championship.