It’s locked in! The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway promises a blockbuster finish to the season. As always, it’s going to be four drivers, four storylines, and one defining moment. William Byron and Kyle Larson will carry Hendrick Motorsports’ banner. On the other hand, Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe stand tall for Joe Gibbs Racing.

And among the four drivers, for Hamlin, though, this is more than just another title shot. Rather, it’s a mission nearly two decades in the making. Making his fifth final four appearance with six wins this season, the veteran has been in peak form, yet one question continues to linger over his championship run.

As Phoenix week began, Hamlin’s confidence was unshaken, but his honesty was as brutal as ever. In just eight words, he re

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