Carson Hocevar was the fastest man in the desert on Saturday. The second-year Cup Series driver laid down a lap of 27.16 seconds in Saturday's practice session at Phoenix Raceway and was atop the speed chart when the lone 45-minute practice session of the weekend ended.

The race at Phoenix on Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series was an intriguing run, bringing a mix or late-race strategies on tires to the forefront. And Christopher Bell claimed the win after a dominant close.

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight races in the NextGen car, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds to win the second-closest race in Phoenix Raceway history.