Who won the NASCAR Championship? Kyle Larson is the winner, plus full NASCAR Cup results, running order and leaderboard from Phoenix Raceway.

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway marked the end of an era, closing the book on the sport’s controversial playoff format that has defined title battles for over a decade.

The Cup Series takes to the track on Oct. 19 with the YellaWood 500. All three national series will race in the final three race weekends of the year through championship weekend at Phoenix. All times Central; on-track activity at Talladega Superspeedway unless otherwise detailed.

In the Truck Series, the minimum age will be 18 for all tracks 1.25 miles or longer. AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR Cup drivers will get to run in more O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (formerly the Xfinity Series) and Craftsman Truck Series races in 2026, the sanctioning body announced Saturday.

Denny Hamlin is uncommitted to racing in the NASCAR Cup Series ahead of the 2026 season. Find out what Hamlin had to say!

PHOENIX - After a season - and a championship race - full of overcoming adversity on his way to a NASCAR Cup Series championship, Kyle Larson had a large number of people to thank when he took the stage on Tuesday at the sport's annual awards banquet. And over the course of a seven-minute acceptance speech, Larson did just that.

A season that Shane van Gisbergen described as “awesome” was capped off Tuesday during the season-ending awards celebration when he officially accepted Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR Cup Series.