The NASCAR Cup Series moves on to the site of November's championship race for Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Five months ago, Joey Logano held off Ryan Blaney to win the 2024 Cup Series title at Phoenix in an all-Penske affair.

Joe Gibbs Racing swept the top two spots at Phoenix Raceway as Christopher Bell nipped teammate Denny Hamlin for his third consecutive victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. Bell became the first driver to win three consecutive races during the Next Gen era,

Katherine Legge's first NASCAR Cup Series practice session saw the Guildford, England, native finish 37th out of 37 cars on the speed chart, with a fastest lap time of 28.34 seconds. Teams had the opportunity to run laps with both the harder, primary tire and the softer, option tire.