Under the chandeliers of the JW Marriott in Scottsdale, Kyle Larson and NASCAR’s best traded helmets for tuxedos, delivering speeches, laughs, and a few tears as the 2025 season came to an emotional close.
Denny Hamlin seems, somehow, at peace.
Blaney came to Phoenix without a shot at the title—so he took the checkered flag instead.
NASCAR giveth, NASCAR taketh away—and Sunday, it took from Hamlin.
Perfect pit stops and late-race precision delivered Jesse Love his first NASCAR Xfinity championship in the series’ farewell race for Xfinity.
Third in qualifying, steady in practice, and backed by a team that’s been here before—Larson’s playing the long game for title No. 2.
In a race that looked more like a bar fight on wheels, Corey Heim was the last man still throwing punches.
NASCAR’s bosses insist the sport’s charging ahead—lawsuits, ratings dips, and all—as they hint at a possible championship overhaul.
Throughout the country, as the NASCAR season draws to a close, the weather is getting colder and the off-season is coming. Not in Phoenix.
Corey Heim has been nearly unstoppable this season, but with one race left in Phoenix, Ty Majeski is ready to play spoiler under the desert lights.