2023 NASCAR Cup Phoenix finale race results

Chastain played the role of spoiler on Sunday, battling hard and aggravating Blaney to the point where contact was made in the battle up front.

After a brief three-wide battle on a late-race restart, he then set sail, becoming the first driver not part of the Championship 4 to win the finale since the current format's introduction in 2014.

Behind him, the battle raged for the championship. Blaney ran down Kyle Larson and the two drivers had several close moments while fighting for control of the championship lead.

Blaney eventually cleared him and drove off, earning his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series championship.

It's back-to-back Cup titles for Team Penske and a Ford sweep of all three national titles this year. Stewart-Haas Racing's Cole Custer earned the Xfinity crown on Saturday and ThorSport Racing's Ben Rhodes claimed the Truck crown on Friday.

Larson will end the year second in the final standings, William Byron third, and Christopher Bell fourth after a blown brake rotor ended his day early.

Cla	Driver	#		Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Interval	Pits	Points
1	R. CHASTAINTrackHouse Racing	1		Chevrolet	312	2:52'01.133		7	57
2	R. BLANEYTeam Penske	12		Ford	312	+1.230 2:52'02.363	1.230	7	35
3	K. LARSONHendrick Motorsports	5		Chevrolet	312	+3.273 2:52'04.406	2.043	8	34
4	W. BYRONHendrick Motorsports	24		Chevrolet	312	+5.349 2:52'06.482	2.076	8	33
5	C. BUESCHERRFK Racing	17		Ford	312	+5.784 2:52'06.917	0.435	8	47
6	M. TRUEX JRJoe Gibbs Racing	19		Toyota	312	+5.864 2:52'06.997	0.080	8	41
7	K. HARVICKStewart-Haas Racing	4		Ford	312	+6.336 2:52'07.469	0.472	7	47
8	D. HAMLINJoe Gibbs Racing	11		Toyota	312	+8.928 2:52'10.061	2.592	7	29
9	M. MCDOWELLFront Row Motorsports	34		Ford	312	+10.238 2:52'11.371	1.310	7	28
10	B. WALLACE23XI Racing	23		Toyota	312	+12.237 2:52'13.370	1.999	7	37
11	D. SUAREZTrackHouse Racing	99		Chevrolet	312	+12.486 2:52'13.619	0.249	7	26
12	A. DILLONRichard Childress Racing	3		Chevrolet	312	+13.028 2:52'14.161	0.542	7	25
13	A. ALMIROLAStewart-Haas Racing	10		Ford	312	+13.649 2:52'14.782	0.621	7	24
14	R. PREECEStewart-Haas Racing	41		Ford	312	+14.097 2:52'15.230	0.448	7	23
15	B. KESELOWSKIRFK Racing	6		Ford	312	+15.443 2:52'16.576	1.346	7	24
16	C. ELLIOTTHendrick Motorsports	9		Chevrolet	312	+15.687 2:52'16.820	0.244	7	21
17	A. BOWMANHendrick Motorsports	48		Chevrolet	312	+16.544 2:52'17.677	0.857	7	20
18	J. LOGANOTeam Penske	22		Ford	312	+16.921 2:52'18.054	0.377	7	19
19	C. HOCEVARLegacy Motor Club	42		Chevrolet	312	+18.293 2:52'19.426	1.372	7
20	E. JONESLegacy Motor Club	43		Chevrolet	312	+19.063 2:52'20.196	0.770	7	21
21	T. GIBBSJoe Gibbs Racing	54		Toyota	312	+19.381 2:52'20.514	0.318	7	16
22	T. REDDICK23XI Racing	45		Toyota	312	+20.573 2:52'21.706	1.192	7	15
23	R. STENHOUSE JRJTG Daugherty Racing	47		Chevrolet	312	+22.719 2:52'23.852	2.146	6	14
24	C. BRISCOEStewart-Haas Racing	14		Ford	312	+22.777 2:52'23.910	0.058	6	13
25	K. BUSCHRichard Childress Racing	8		Chevrolet	311	+1 Lap 2:52'15.794	1 Lap	7	12
26	H. BURTONWood Brothers Racing	21		Ford	311	+1 Lap 2:52'29.017	13.223	6	11
27	J. YELEYRick Ware Racing	15		Ford	311	+1 Lap 2:52'31.478	2.461	6
28	T. DILLONSpire Motorsports	77		Chevrolet	310	+2 Laps 2:52'25.007	1 Lap	6	9
29	J. HALEYKaulig Racing	31		Chevrolet	310	+2 Laps 2:52'26.842	1.835	6	8
30	T. GILLILANDFront Row Motorsports	38		Ford	309	+3 Laps 2:52'25.369	1 Lap	6	7
31	C. LAJOIESpire Motorsports	7		Chevrolet	308	+4 Laps 2:52'07.612	1 Lap	6	6
32	A. ALLMENDINGERKaulig Racing	16		Chevrolet	308	+4 Laps 2:52'11.240	3.628	6	5
33	B. MCLEODLive Fast Motorsports	78		Chevrolet	306	+6 Laps 2:52'06.113	2 Laps	7
34	R. NEWMANRick Ware Racing	51		Ford	305	+7 Laps 2:52'29.981	1 Lap	8
35	A. CINDRICTeam Penske	2		Ford	301	+11 Laps 2:52'22.663	4 Laps	7	2
36	C. BELLJoe Gibbs Racing	20		Toyota	108	+204 Laps 57'42.423	193 Laps	4	1