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Best GIFs from 2022 Phoenix championship race
By Steve Luvender | Published: November 6, 2022 29
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Enjoy our favorite GIFs from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway, updated live throughout the race.
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Welcome back, Alex!
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Here they are: this year’s Championship 4.
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Racing with heavy hearts.
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Four fresh tires for the invisible No. 22 car.
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Close quarters! Second-place Ryan Blaney makes contact with Corey LaJoie.
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Polesitter and championship finalist Joey Logano put together a perfect Stage 1, leading every lap.
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In Stage 2, Landon Cassill tags the wall…
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…and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has nowhere to go.
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Three championship contenders racing three wide.
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Big moment for Christopher Bell, who’s battling a loose car.
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With fuel a concern, Chase Elliott pits under green-flag conditions, the first championship contender to make a stop.
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Ryan Blaney wins Stage 2 on fumes.
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A four-wide squabble over real estate ends with Tyler Reddick and Michael McDowell going for a spin.
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Trouble for championship contenders! Chase Elliott goes for a spin off the nose of Ross Chastain’s car.
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Here’s the contact from the No. 1’s view.
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Elliott lets Chastain pass without issue. Maybe no feud for now.
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A slow green-flag pit stop puts the No. 1 behind the eight ball with 60 laps to go.
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In Arizona, Arizona driver Michael McDowell crashes Arizona driver Alex Bowman.
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With the lap count dwindling, the No. 20 pit crew loses lots of track position for Christopher Bell.
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Things are getting hot in the desert.
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To the lead: Car No. 22.
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Joey Logano does it! He’s a two-time Cup Series champion.
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There’s a No. 22 car in there somewhere.
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Soak it in, Joey!
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A total team effort.
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It’s all about family for the Loganos.
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Lift that Bill France Cup, Two-Time!
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It’s OK, No. 22 team. Make a mess.