Three of the Championship Four races crowned generally deserving champions, but each proved why the format needs to be eradicated immediately.

The checkered flag has fallen on what might be the last Championship 4 weekend we’ll ever see, and frankly, it couldn’t come soon enough. What happened at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday wasn’t just heartbreaking.

William Byron, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney all need a win to advance to the final four. Byron is on the pole while Elliott and Logano start inside the top 10. Blaney, the winner of the last two fall Martinsville races, will start 31st after a woeful qualifying effort on Oct. 25.

NASCAR's championship weekend put the worst of the one-race title format on full display. The sport's new future can't come soon enough.

Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe, William Byron and Kyle Larson will battle for the title on the 1-mile oval in Avondale, Arizona.

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Denny Hamlin is chasing his first NASCAR championship at Phoenix Raceway AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Dennis Hamlin took out multiple mortgages on his Virginia home, maxed out every credit card and nearly went broke trying to get his son into NASCAR.

Kyle Larson won his second NASCAR title on Sunday, but even he didn't feel right seeing another championship slip through Denny Hamlin's fingers.