When William Byron hit the Turn 3 wall with bone-jarring impact on lap 310 of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, the gut punch it delivered to Denny Hamlin was exponentially more painful.The resulting caution and strategic call by crew chief Cliff Daniels allowed Kyle Larson to snatch the

With the playoff field being whittled down from eight to the Championship 4 after 500 laps at the paperclip, Larson is still alive if a new, third winner in the Round emerge as well. He would only need to gain a couple of points on Christopher Bell, who is 37 points above the elimination point.

Kyle Larson highlighted Hendrick Motorsports’ short-track gains, noting the team’s progress and intent to carry that momentum into Phoenix.

Kyle Larson was equally happy and sad Sunday at Phoenix. He was elated to score a comeback second championship, but sad it came at the expense of Denny Hamlin.

We are now joined by the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series champion, and that is Kyle Larson. We'll get right to questions for Kyle. Q. I asked Jeff and Mr. Hendrick this question, but on that last restart, when you saw where you started and you knew where Denny was,

The Mitchell, Indiana, native leads late in the NASCAR Cup season finale but can't secure the season championship.