As a fun fact, every champion since 2014 has won the last race of the playoffs. Joey Logano and Chase Elliott have already won a title in NASCAR, while Chastain and Bell are looking for their first championship.
The NASCAR Cup Series championship race starts at 3 p.m. ET with coverage here on autoevolution.
23:45 UTC What a season we had in NASCAR in 2022. Joey Logano won his fourth race when he needed the most.
23:42 UTC Joey Logano has put together a perfect race exactly when he needed to.
JOEY LOGANO IS THE 2022 @NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPION! ???? pic.twitter.com/4PbjN8UZk5
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
23:41 UTC The top ten after the race:
- 1 - #22 - Joey Logano
- 2 - #12 - Ryan Blaney
- 3 - #1 - Ross Chastain
- 4 - #14 - Chase Briscoe
- 5 - #4 - Kevin Harvick
- 6 - #24 - William Byron
- 7 - #18 - Kyle Busch
- 8 - #11 - Denny Hamlin
- 9 - #5 - Kyle Larson
- 10 - #20 - Christopher Bell
23:41 UTC
RETWEET to congratulate @JoeyLogano!@NASCAR Cup Series CHAMPION! pic.twitter.com/PEvNJuKOyh
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
23:41 UTC
The 22 in ’22 comes true!@joeylogano wins his second NASCAR Cup Series title! pic.twitter.com/38fGnbrZyp
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
23:40 UTC Joey Logano wins the race and his second NASCAR Cup Series title.
23:40 UTC Two laps to go for Joey Logano. White flag this time by.
23:39 UTC Joey Logano has begun to drive away from Ryan Blaney. His lead is over half a second coming to three laps to go.
23:38 UTC Five laps to go and Chastain continues to close the gap.
23:37 UTC Chastain has the gap down to 1.8 seconds coming to seven to go. Blaney has yet to make his way around Logano.
23:37 UTC
Just 10 to go for @joeylogano!
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
His championship lead over @RossChastain is two seconds! #TeamJL pic.twitter.com/Pr2cvfyqQT
23:36 UTC Ross Chastain ran a 28 flat that last lap. Fastest car on the racetrack, but it's not enough yet. Coming to 12 laps to go now.
23:36 UTC Ross Chastain is in third and only Blaney is between him and Logano.
23:33 UTC Ross Chastain cannot make any ground at all. He's on defense trying to keep William Byron behind him just as much as he's trying to find a way around Chase Briscoe. Less than 20 laps to go.
23:32 UTC Joey Logano has already created a gap of two seconds.
23:28 UTC
Logano to the lead, and he's pulling ahead of Chastain!
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
The championship is coming down to this! pic.twitter.com/Yp8x0bPdAi
23:28 UTC Chastain to fourth and now looking for Blaney on third. Meanwhile, Joey Logano overtakes Chase Briscoe for the lead of the race. Less than 30 to go.
23:27 UTC Ross Chastain is up in fifth place.
23:26 UTC Chase Briscoe was able to run Blaney up the track in Turn 2.
23:26 UTC Joey Logano is in P3, Chastain in P7 and Bell is in P15.
23:25 UTC Green flag with 33 laps to go.
23:25 UTC
Crew chief Adam Stevens explains to @CBellRacing what happened on the No. 20's last stop.
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
He'll restart 15th. pic.twitter.com/Qky9DNYqyA
23:24 UTC The fire on Keselowski's car has led to NASCAR adding another lap to this caution. The green flag should be back out at Lap 280.
23:22 UTC The No. 20 team says Christopher Bell's slow pit stop was because the tire changer got his finger caught between the nut and the spindle.
23:21 UTC
Christopher Bell drops out of the top ten with this pit stop. #NASCAR
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
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23:21 UTC
Brad Keselowski was forced to climb out of his car after it caught fire. #NASCAR.
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) November 6, 2022
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23:20 UTC Brad Keselowski's right front rocker box ignited, causing Keselowski to have to stop his car and get out of it under caution.
23:16 UTC Joey Logano came off pit road in third place.
23:16 UTC Something got hung up on the right side, and that's going to result in a 19.8 second stop!
23:15 UTC Christopher Bell had a horrible stop!
23:14 UTC
The 6th caution of the day comes out after Michael McDowell gets into Alex Bowman.
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
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23:14 UTC With 45 laps to go caution is out.
23:13 UTC Alex Bowman has spun and hit the inside wall!
23:11 UTC Christopher Bell has lost time to Joey Logano, but he's being reminded that his car is strongest on the long run. The difference between them is one second.
23:11 UTC Both drivers are dealing with heavy traffic.
23:08 UTC
Here comes Christopher Bell!
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
He's gaining ground on Joey Logano NOW on @nbc and @peacock. #Championship4 pic.twitter.com/cPSnhnoKiN
23:07 UTC Thanks to coming to pit road first, Christopher Bell has been able to close in enormously on Joey Logano. Christopher Bell is now seriously threatening Joey Logano for fourth spot. He's looked outside and now looks inside!
23:05 UTC Joey Logano comes to pit road with less than 60 to go.
23:04 UTC Ross Chastain crew couldn't quite get the right rear tire off immediately. This is going to cost him precious time!
23:03 UTC Briscoe, Busch, Larson and Almirola were among those who came to pit road with Bell.
23:02 UTC With 62 laps to go Christopher Bell is the first driver who comes to the pit road.
23:01 UTC
Under 75 to go from Phoenix, and @joeylogano remains in championship position!
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
He’s third as @Blaney leads the race! #TeamJL pic.twitter.com/qMEjQUpqV0
22:57 UTC Chastain continues to run sixth and was told he's running faster lap times than Joey Logano.
22:57 UTC Joey Logano continues to run third. Meanwhile, Kevin Harvick overtakes Byron for P4.
22:54 UTC Blaney now passes Elliott, putting him two laps down.
22:54 UTC Chase Elliott is in danger of going a second lap down to Ryan Blaney.
22:48 UTC
.@chaseelliott now runs 30th, one lap down, but the No. 9 car still needs work. #Championship4 pic.twitter.com/0I8tIVDF8s
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
22:48 UTC Logano continues to control the championship fight.
22:48 UTC Ryan Blaney has driven away from Chase Briscoe in second.
22:46 UTC Chase Elliott is 30th and is not in a position to get the free pass if a caution comes out.
22:45 UTC Ryan Blaney continues to lead over Chase Briscoe. Joey Logano is now in P3.
22:42 UTC Green flag out again with 108 laps to go.
22:42 UTC Chase Elliott has made it back out on track. The good news is that his team has managed to get the steering back, but the problem is he's lost a lap.
22:40 UTC Elliott's car didn't sustain a lot of damage, but the suspension looks broken.
22:39 UTC
Chase Elliott spins!
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
Ross Chastain got into him! #Championship4
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22:39 UTC Chase Elliott gets turned going down into the dogleg and he makes contact with the inside wall. He has some very serious suspension issues. Toe link is broken.
22:35 UTC Green flag is back out at Lap 200
22:31 UTC
CONTACT!
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
A four wide situation into turn 3 leaves multiple drivers compromised.
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22:31 UTC Tyler Reddick and Michael McDowell both go around off Turn 4, and that occurred just as Chase Elliott and Joey Logano were side-by-side for the top Championship 4 spot.
22:31 UTC Caution is out!
22:30 UTC Green flag is out for the stretch run at Lap 193. 120 laps to go.
22:30 UTC
Chase Elliott rises up to 6th after the race off pit road heading into Stage 3.
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
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22:23 UTC
The #Championship4 after Stage 2:
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
Logano - 2nd
Bell - 6th
Chastain - 11th
Elliott - 13th
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22:22 UTC
- 1 - #12 - Ryan Blaney
- 2 - #22 - Joey Logano
- 3 - #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
- 4 - #14 - Chase Briscoe
- 5 - #4 - Kevin Harvick
- 6 - #20 - Christopher Bell
- 7 - #24 - William Byron
- 8 - #5 - Kyle Larson
- 9 - #8 - Tyler Reddick
- 10 - #2 - Austin Cindric (R)
22:21 UTC Ryan Blaney's car stumbles on the final lap of the stage, but he's able to hang on and win Stage 2.
22:18 UTC Five to go in Stage 2. Martin Truex Jr. has closed in on Logano for second, and Logano's team is continuing to tell him to save fuel and not worry about the No. 19.
22:18 UTC Christopher Bell runs 7th, Ross Chastain 10th and Chase Elliott 16th.
22:18 UTC With less than ten laps to go in Stage 2, Joey Logano is in second place.
22:14 UTC Chase Elliott has driven past race leader Ryan Blaney and is now back on the lead lap.
22:11 UTC
To the front goes @Blaney!
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
The No. 12 takes the top spot away from teammate @joeylogano. pic.twitter.com/HNJ5ce7A8r
22:10 UTC Ryan Blaney has opened up a 1.3 second lead as Joey Logano's team continues to try and manage their fuel mileage.
22:08 UTC
Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano battle for the lead! #NASCAR
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
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22:07 UTC Side-by-side for the lead. Give it to Blaney -- First on-track lead change today.
22:06 UTC Chase Elliott is the first of the Championship 4 to come to pit road under green. Alternate strategy by Elliott's team to give him fresh tires for the rest of this run.
22:03 UTC
The No. 1 of @RossChastain is holding steady just outside the top five.
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
He’s currently second of the #Championship4 drivers late in Stage 2. pic.twitter.com/tLpyHHLlGb
22:02 UTC William Byron came to pit road under green.
21:59 UTC Ross Chastain has stalled out in 6th. He's 5.7 seconds back of the lead.
21:59 UTC No driver from the Championship 4 is able to match Logano's pace.
21:57 UTC Ryan Blaney has caught up with Joey Logano and he is ready to challenge him for the race lead.
21:50 UTC Chastain has been told to give his team several laps without shifting in order to reduce RPMs.
21:50 UTC Joey Logano and Ross Chastain are both now having to mind their fuel consumption in order to make it to the end of the stage.
21:47 UTC Ryan Blaney is the only one that can match Joey Logano's pace.
21:44 UTC
A BIG thank you to @KauligRacing, @TeamChevy and @DanielHemric for pulling this together last minute ????????
— 23XI Racing (@23XIRacing) November 6, 2022
And our deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers to the Gibbs family ?????? pic.twitter.com/rdbwbdj201
21:43 UTC
The 2??2?? continues to lead the way early in this race. pic.twitter.com/FvXt6SkuFW
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
21:40 UTC Chastain is now up to sixth, 4.3 seconds behind Logano. He's now closing in for fifth on Chase Briscoe.
21:39 UTC Joey Logano is incredible today. He has almost two seconds over Kyle Larson.
21:38 UTC
W I D E.@NASCAR | @phoenixraceway
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
Watch on @nbc and @peacock. pic.twitter.com/wFvOypphjE
21:36 UTC Some contact between those two as three of the Championship 4 were thrree-wide for eighth.
21:36 UTC Chase Elliott makes contact with Christopher Bell.
21:34 UTC Green flag is out again at Lap 91. Custer's old tires and Jones' two tires are no match for Joey Logano, who quickly takes the lead back.
21:34 UTC After staying out under caution, Cole Custer is the new leader of this race.
21:33 UTC
A spin involving @landoncassill and @StenhouseJr brings out the yellow in Stage 2. pic.twitter.com/c7uLAoDPDK
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
21:32 UTC Another quick stop for Joey Logano's team, but he's going to lose the lead for the first time today. Erik Jones takes the lead off pit road after taking just two tires.
21:29 UTC Looks like something either broke on Cassill's car or he just lost it on the exit of Turn 2.
21:28 UTC Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has crashed and Landon Cassill got a big piece of it as well.
21:28 UTC Caution is out!
21:26 UTC Chase Elliott is having a horrible race, making no progress at all. He is in P9 and under attack from Kevin Harvick.
21:24 UTC Joey Logano has driven away from Kyle Larson by more than a second.
21:22 UTC Christopher Bell has now driven to the outside of Chase Elliott for sixth.
21:20 UTC Green flag is back out at Lap 69.
21:18 UTC Meanwhile, Kyle Larson is now in second place. Ryan Blaney had a horrible stop and lost five places.
21:17 UTC Christopher Bell and Ross Chastain both gain spots on pit road to move up into the Top 10.
21:17 UTC Joey Logano uses the No. 1 pit stall to his advantage to keep the lead off pit road.
21:12 UTC Joey Logano wins Stage 1 and he is off to a perfect start.
21:12 UTC
Joey Logano is off to a fast start in Phoenix, winning Stage 1. #NASCAR
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
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21:09 UTC Less than five to go in Stage 1.
21:08 UTC Joey Logano is pulling away from Ryan Blaney after Blaney made contact with the lapped car of Corey LaJoie.
21:08 UTC With less than ten to go in Stage 1, Christopher Bell is right in the back of Austin Cindric for P10.
21:08 UTC Ryan Blaney has closed the gap on Joey Logano for the race lead.
21:00 UTC The current positions for the Championship 4 drivers: Logano leads, Elliott fifth, Bell 13th, and Chastain 15th.
20:54 UTC Ryan Blaney is now 2.5 seconds back of Logano. He apparently tagged the wall.
20:54 UTC
Watch @chaseelliott’s in-car camera from Phoenix live on Twitter. https://t.co/FnoAfAdqNY
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
20:53 UTC More than 25 laps are complete and Joey Logano has now more than a second over the second place.
20:50 UTC
The @NASCAR Cup Series championship race is UNDERWAY!
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
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20:47 UTC Ross Chastain who had a poor qualifying performance is now in 19th. He is making overtakes left and right.
20:46 UTC Chase Elliott is still in fifth place.
20:46 UTC After seven laps Joey Logano has opened up a lead of more than half a second over Ryan Blaney.
20:43 UTC
RETWEET if you’re watching the #NASCAR Cup Series championship race at @phoenixraceway!
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
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20:43 UTC Green flag is out at Phoenix. 312 laps until a new NASCAR Cup Series champion is crowned.
20:34 UTC
A moment of silence in honor of Coy Gibbs is held at Phoenix Raceway. pic.twitter.com/OeXHBMG71O
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 6, 2022
20:33 UTC Engines fired for the season finale
20:33 UTC The top ten before the start of the race:
- 1 - #22 - Joey Logano
- 2 - #12 - Ryan Blaney
- 3 - #14 - Chase Briscoe
- 4 - #5 - Kyle Larson
- 5 - #9 - Chase Elliott
- 6 - #21 - Harrison Burton (R)
- 7 - #4 - Kevin Harvick
- 8 - #24 - William Byron
- 9 - #41 - Cole Custer
- 10 - #23 - Daniel Hemric
20:21 UTC Pre-race invocation begins with a moment of silence for Coy Gibbs.
20:21 UTC Pre-race ceremonies have begun at Phoenix Raceway.
20:20 UTC
The racing world reacts to the unfortunate news of Coy Gibbs’ passing.
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
Gibbs, father of Ty Gibbs, died at the age of 49. pic.twitter.com/AO3Capy3Io
20:13 UTC
ARE YOU READY?@WWEBigE brought the energy introducing the #Championship4.
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
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20:04 UTC Joe Gibbs Racing has confirmed that Coy Gibbs, former NASCAR Busch Series driver and the COO of Joe Gibbs Racing, died in his sleep last night.
20:03 UTC
Will it be @joeylogano, @cbellracing, @rosschastain or @chaseelliott?
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
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20:03 UTC Today's honorary pace car driver is legendary Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.
19:50 UTC Due to a family emergency, Ty Gibbs will not be racing in the No. 23 Monster Energy Toyota Camry TRD today. In his place, Daniel Hemric will participate.