Drivers to win title in first Championship 4 appearance

Trackhouse Racing's Ross Chastain will race for a NASCAR Cup Series championship this weekend at Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC Sports App, Peacock, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Finishing first among the Championship 4, which also includes Joey Logano, Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott, would put Chastain in this heady company of drivers to win a title in their first Championship 4 appearance. (Note: Christopher Bell is also racing in his first Championship 4.)