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Championship Race: At Phoenix Raceway, Nov. 6
Winner: Joey Logano
Key highlights: Logano’s No. 22 team had the most time to prepare for the title race and capitalized, scoring the Busch Light Pole Award and leading 187 of 312 laps en route to his second NASCAR Cup Series championship. Contact between Ross Chastain and Chase Elliott eliminated Elliott from title contention while Chastain nearly chased down Logano to fight for the title, but issues on a late pit stop erased any hope for Christopher Bell to make his case.
Full race recap: Joey Logano dominates at Phoenix to win second Cup championship
At-track photos: Best pictures from Arizona
Championship 4 finishes: Ross Chastain (third), Christopher Bell (10th), Chase Elliott (28th)