When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it,” Paulo Coelho famously once wrote in The Alchemist. And for Denny Hamlin, the 2025 NASCAR season felt like living proof of that idea.

Kyle Larson won the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship on Nov. 2 at Phoenix. Here are our winners and losers from the race.

Denny Hamlin seemed destined for his first NASCAR Cup Series Championship on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway until a caution with three laps to go.

Steve Letarte and Kyle Petty defend Chris Gayle's decision to change all the tires on Denny Hamlin's car during the final pit stop at Phoenix.

The ‘Inside the Race’ crew reacted live at Phoenix Raceway following the final race of the 2025 season - and whether the No. 11’s late strategy kept him from finally winning his first Cup Series crown.

Chasing a cup title at the age of 44 is no easy feat, and Denny Hamlin knows all about it. Hamlin’s 60th career win is what has led him to this very moment at Phoenix this weekend.

Denny Hamlin has driven race cars for Coach Joe Gibbs ever since the 2005 season. No driver on the NASCAR Cup Series roster outranks him in terms of longevity and loyalty to one team. Coincidentally enough,