After winning the previous two races of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign at Atlanta and Circuit of the Americas, a main storyline heading into Phoenix Raceway was Christopher Bell going for three in a row at a track where’s had success in the past, including a win in the 2024 spring race.

Bell, who led six times for a race-high 105 of 312 laps, became the first driver to win three consecutive races during the Next Gen era, which began with the 2022 season. Kyle Larson, who finished third at Phoenix, was the most recent driver to win three consecutive in NASCAR’s premier series in 2021.

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight races in the NextGen car, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds to win the second-closest race in Phoenix Raceway history.

The odds for who will stand above the field as the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series champion have been updated following Christopher Bell’s victory during the first of two trips to Phoenix Raceway this season.

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight in the NextGen car, holding off Denny Hamlin to win the second-closest race at Phoenix Raceway.