Ryan Blaney captures NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix

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The NASCAR Cup Series Championship came down to four drivers – Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell – and only one left Phoenix Raceway as the champion.

Blaney passed Larson and then held him off in the final 30 laps to win the NASCAR Championship. He finished second in the race as Ross Chastain took home the race victory.

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Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, waves to fans onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 5, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The No. 12 Ford needed to find a way to get around Larson and did just that.

Larson took the championship lead out of the pits with about 30 laps to go following a Kyle Busch spinout. Larson challenged Chastain for the race lead on the restart, but the No. 1 car took a commanding lead as the event came down to the wire.

The No. 5 then had to defend Blaney. But it was Blaney who was able to get around Larson with 20 laps left in the race. Blaney then started to maintain his composure with 10 laps left in the race. Byron, at this point, was about 4.5 seconds behind Chastain and about 2 seconds behind Blaney and Larson.

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Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, waves to fans onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 5, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

It’s the second straight title for Team Penske. The group won the championship