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Who won NASCAR Cup race in Phoenix? Winner is Christopher Bell, plus full results

Christopher Bell held off the field late to claim his seventh career win in the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children's 500 on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.

It was a dominant performance at the end for the driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Bell went from 20th place to first after the last restart. It was the first win of the season for Toyota. Chevrolet won the first three races of the 2024 Cup season.

Bell, who had a bad pit stop during the second stage and made his last stop with 96 laps to go, led 50 of the 312 laps. It was his first win over the season and first at the 1-mile Phoenix Raceway oval.

Chris Buescher was second in his No. 17 RFK Racing Ford finishing 5.465 seconds behind the winner. Bell's teammate Ty Gibbs was third followed by Brad Keselowski at fourth and defending Cup champion Ryan Blaney at fifth.

Denny Hamlin, who started on from the pole position, led 68 laps, but spun out late in his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and finished 11th in the 36-car field.

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Here are the full results for Sunday's race:

Who won the NASCAR Phoenix race? Winner, race results for Shriners Children's 500 Cup Series race

The unofficial full running order, results from NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway:

  1. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  2. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

  3. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  4. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

  5. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

  6. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

  7. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  8. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

  9. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  10. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

  11. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  12. Noah Gragson, Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  13. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

  14. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  15. Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

  16. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

  17. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

  18. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  19. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  20. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

  22. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

  23. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  24. Justin Haley, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

  25. John H. Nemechek, No. 19 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

  26. Josh Berry, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  27. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

  28. Daniel Hemric, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  29. Zane Smith, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  30. Kaz Grala, No. 32 Rick Ware Racing Ford

  31. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

  32. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

  33. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  34. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

  35. Derek Kraus, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  36. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

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