Cup results, points after Phoenix Raceway as Christopher Bell makes NASCAR history
Joe Gibbs Racing swept the top two spots at Phoenix Raceway as Christopher Bell nipped teammate Denny Hamlin for his third consecutive victory in the NASCAR Cup Series.
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.
With his 12th career victory, Bell became the second JGR to win at least three straight races. Kyle Busch won three consecutive (and four out of five) in 2015.
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What NASCAR drivers said after Phoenix Cup race won by Christopher Bell
Here is what drivers were talking about after Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix Raceway.
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Bell, won the past two weeks at Circuit of The Americas and Atlanta Motor Speedway, also is the fourth driver to win three of the first four races in a Cup season. The others are Kevin Harvick (2018), Bill Elliott (1992) and Herb Thomas (1954).
It's the second win for Bell at Phoenix, the 1-mile oval that will play host to the championship race season finale Nov. 2. He now has multiple wins at two Cup tracks (having also won twice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway).
In the regular-season championship standings through four races, Daytona 500 winner William Byron leads by 13 points over Bell. Tyler Reddick is 22 points behind in third.
1. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota2. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota3. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet4. Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford5. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford6. William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet7. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet8. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet9. Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford10. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet11. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet12. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet13. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford14. John H Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota15. Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford16. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet17. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford18. Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota19. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford20. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Chevrolet22. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet23. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet24. Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford25. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota26. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford27. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet28. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford29. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota30. Katherine Legge, No. 78 Chevrolet31. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet32. Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford33. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford34. Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet35. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota36. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet37. Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota
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