Ryan Blaney wins finale, Kyle Larson Cup champion

• Kyle Larson won his second NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway.
• Ryan Blaney won the race, but Larson secured the championship by finishing third.

Kyle Larson claimed his second NASCAR Cup Series championship in dramatic fashion on Nov. 2 by taking advantage of a late caution and holding off Denny Hamlin in overtime in the Championship race at Phoenix.

Ryan Blaney won the race after leading 20 laps, but was not part of the Championship 4.

Larson, 33, also won the championship in 2021 at Phoenix Raceway. The driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet finished third in the race on Nov. 2 behind Blaney and Brad Keselowski, who took the lead on the final restart.

It was the 15th championship for Hendrick Motorsports.

Hamlin, who led 208 of the 312 laps, was poised to win his first championship before the late caution was brought out when William Byron, also in the Championship 4, got into the marbles and hit the wall with three laps to go. Hamlin was leading the race when the caution came out.

Hamlin finished sixth overall in the race. Byron finished 33rd, and the other Championship 4 driver Chase Briscoe was 18th.

Like Hamlin, Briscoe and Byron were trying to win their first championship.

Who won NASCAR Championship race? Race winner at Phoenix Raceway

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

1. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
2. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
3. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
5. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
6. Denny Hamlin, No. 11, 23XI Racing Toyota
7. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
8. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
9. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
10. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
11. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
13. Ross Chastain, No. 1, Trackhouse Racing, Chevrolet
14. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
15. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
16. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
18. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
20. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
21. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
23. Riley Herbst, No, 35, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
24. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
25. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
26. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
27. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
28. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
29. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
30. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
31. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
32. JJ Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet
33. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
35. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
36. Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford
37. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
38. AJ Allmendinger, No. 1 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet