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Kyle Larson will be without two of his Hendrick Motorsports pit crew members due to suspensions from the right-front wheel that came off Larson’s car Sunday at Circuit of The Americas. Brandon

Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in most statistical categories at Phoenix Raceway including wins (13), poles (15), top-five finishes (58), top-10 finishes (105) and laps led (3,570).

Kevin Harvick leads a key statistic at Phoenix Raceway in the Next Gen era, outperforming the current Cup series drivers.

The decision means that Briscoe gets the 100 points and 10 playoff points NASCAR had penalized him for a spoiler violation after the Daytona 500. The team also gets its 100 points and 10 playoff points back, crew chief James Small’s four-race suspension is rescinded as is the $100,000 fine to the team.

The NASCAR Cup Series will head to the desert this weekend, as the first of two trips to Phoenix Raceway is on the docket, with the Shriners Children’s 500 taking center stage.

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Here's what's happening in the world of NASCAR with Circuit of The Americas in the rearview and Phoenix (Sun., 3:30 p.m. ET, FS1) up next.

Christopher Bell got into victory lane in Atlanta and is now tied with Kyle Larson to win the championship. Check out the latest odds, with insight from Bob Pockrass.

Following Sunday's run-in between Team Penske's Austin Cindric and Kaulig Racing's Ty Dillon as the drivers exited Turn 20, NASCAR penalized the Penske driver.

The 2025 west coast swing will kick off this weekend, with the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series taking on the first stop of Phoenix Raceway.

Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing won their appeal Wednesday when the National Motorsports Appeals Panel said his Toyota did not have an illegally modified spoiler when he won the Daytona 500 pole. The victory restores the 100 points and 10 playoff points NASCAR had penalized Briscoe for the spoiler violation.