Kyle Larson claims second Cup Series title; Ryan Blaney wins season finale

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Ryan Blaney won a two-lap overtime shootout to take the final NASCAR checkers Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, and Kyle Larson held off Denny Hamlin to score the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship in Avondale, Ariz.

With Hamlin leading by nearly three seconds and seemingly headed to his first Cup title, the ninth caution waved with only three laps left when title chas