The NASCAR playoff schedule draws to a close on Sunday afternoon with the Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway.

Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson are competing for the 2025 Cup Series title. Here are the qualifying results.

Sunday's NASCAR playoff race concludes the Round of 12. Eight drivers will go to Las Vegas next week still in pursuit of the Cup Series championship.

The championship contenders took the top three spots in the starting lineup with Denny Hamlin, William Byron and Kyle Larson.

Denny Hamlin takes pole for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix; Byron, Larson complete the top three in title-deciding race.

Sunday's playoff race is the first of three in the Round of 8. Eight drivers remain in the hunt for the 2025 Cup Series championship.

It's Talladega, so starting near the front or closer to the rear doesn't matter much at the 2.66-mile trioval banked at 33 degrees. But somebody has to lead the way at the green, and Sunday it'll be ...