Three In A Row For Christopher Bell In 2025 – Joe Gibbs Racing Sweeps The Weekend
By: Last Lap Insider
Published: March 9, 2025 at 21:56
| Updated: March 9, 2025 at 21:56
Photo by: Brandon
Bell beat Hamlin by 0.049 seconds, the second-closest Cup Series finish in Phoenix Raceway history.
This is the second spring race win at Phoenix for Bell and the 12th victory of his career.
The last time a driver won three straight races was in 2021 with Kyle Larson. Larson went on to win the championship that year. Will history repeat itself?
Results:
1. Christopher Bell – Stage 2 🏁
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kyle Larson
4. Josh Berry
5. Chris Buescher
6. William Byron – Stage 1 🏁 – LLI Pick 1
7. Alex Bowman
8. Kyle Busch
9. Zane Smith
10. Chase Elliott
11. Ross Chastain
12. Austin Dillon
13. Joey Logano – LLI Pick 2
14. John Hunter Nemechek
15. Ryan Preece
16. Ty Dillon
17. Todd Gilliland
18. Erik Jones
19. Austin Cindric
20. Tyler Reddick
21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
22. AJ Allmendinger
23. Daniel Suarez
24. Cody Ware
25. Ty Gibbs
26. Noah Gragson
27. Michael McDowell
28. Ryan Blaney – LLI Pick 3
29. Bubba Wallace
30. Kathrine Legge
31. Shane Van Gisbergen
32. Cole Custer
33. Brad Keselowski
34. Chase Briscoe
35. Riley Herbst
36. Justin Haley
37. Carson HocevarIn the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Aric Almirola, who races part-time for Joe Gibbs Racing, squeezed Alex Bowman into the outside wall off the final turn to capture the photo finish victory at Phoenix.
For Almirola, this is his eighth career win.
Bowman did cross the line second with Brandon Jones, Ryan Sieg, Justin Allgaier, Taylor Gray, Sam Mayer, Christian Eckes, Jesse Love, and Nick Sanchez completing the top ten.
Justin Allgaier dominated the event, leading 129 laps and was five laps from the win when the caution came out. On the overtime restart, the No. 7 washed up the track and was eatin up by his competition.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the IndyCar Series had the weekend off.
Formula 1 kicks off with the 2025 Australian Grand Prix on March 16th.
