Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team closed out their 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign with a strong showing in Sunday’s season finale at Phoenix Raceway, scoring a seventh-place finish after running inside the top 10 for much of the afternoon.

Chase Elliott drove from 8th to 1st in the final two laps of the NASCAR Kansas race to claim the Hollywood Casino 400 victory.

He was also racing for his father, who is terminally ill and could not attend the race. And in the background of the battle on track, Hamlin's 23XI Racing team is in the middle of a contentious lawsuit against NASCAR over the 2025 Charter Agreement.

The 2025 NASCAR season culminated in a dramatic, three-day Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway, delivering high-stakes finishes and emotional turmoil across all three national series. The action began on Friday with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series finale,

Denny Hamlin suffered a heartbreaking loss in the NASCAR Cup Series championship race after dominating much of the race and appearing to be on his way to winning his elusive first championship after 20 years of trying and 20 years of frustration. (Does that sound familiar, NASCAR fans?)

Phoenix Raceway. It's the only stop left in the 2025 season. Hamlin and Briscoe got there via wins earlier in the Round of 8. Larson reached on points. And Byron advanced by winning the Xfinity 500 Sunday,

The #11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry driver looked like he had sewn up the series until William Byron crashed

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway was a chaotic conclusion that ultimately saw Kyle Larson clinch his 2nd career title with a 3rd-place finish. Larson’s victory was a triumph of strategy and survival,