Christopher Bell did it again, becoming the first driver in the current era of race car to win three consecutive Cup races. At Atlanta, he was just ahead in a three-wide battle for the win when the caution flag flew. At COTA, he battled his way around Kyle Busch and fended off a charging William Byron to win there.
And now at Phoenix, he beat his teammate Denny Hamlin in a dramatic finish with just 0.049s separating the Joe Gibbs Racing teammates. This is Bell's 12th career Cup Series victory. Behind Bell and Hamlin, it was Kyle Larson, Josh Berry, and Chris Buescher rounding out the top-five. Phoenix also saw 17 lead changes between six drivers with Bell leading the most laps at 105.
William Byron won the opening stage of the race while Bell won Stage 2. Michael McDowell earned the Xfinity fastest lap, which served as a small consolation prize after suffering damage early in the race. The race featured ten cautions for a total of 73 laps, including a multi-car pileup that eliminated seven cars in the midpoint of the race.
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