Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series season finale in overtime at Phoenix Raceway, making a last-lap pass of Brad Keselowski for his fourth victory this season and 17th of his career. Kyle Larson finished third to capture his second Cup championship.

In 2023, Ryan Blaney became the first Championship winner to not win the final race, when Ross Chastain beat him at Phoenix. Two years later, he returns the favor, winning Phoenix over the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Larson.

Ryan Blaney won Sunday’s championship race at Phoenix, even though he was not a championship contender. He said he wasn’t great on restarts all day, so when the final overtime restart at Phoenix catapulted him to the victory, Blaney was pleasantly surprised.

In an alternate reality where Ryan Blaney held off a hard-charging William Byron one week ago at Martinsville Speedway, it could've been Blaney winning his way to the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon.

All eyes were on the Championship 4 drivers this Sunday. Denny Hamlin was the favorite, with a 6-win season and a two-decade career bearing down heavily on his title hopes.

The way Denny Hamlin lost the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway in 2025 cannot be described with words. It was a heartbreaking scenario where he almost became the first champion of his career.