AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ryan Blaney’s bid to win a second NASCAR Cup Series championship came to an end with a bump by William Byron at Martinsville last weekend.

The dejection didn’t deter the Team Penske driver once he arrived at Phoenix Raceway. If anything, it made him want to win even more.

Determined to finish his season with a win and put last week’s disappointment behind him, Blaney passed Brad Keselowski just before the finish line to win the NASCAR Series Cup season finale by 0.097 seconds on Sunday.

Kyle Larson won the Cup Series championship , but Blaney earned a little bit of redemption by winning the race at a track where he had come so close in the past.

“I don’t know if it’s like a huge relief off our shoulders,” Blaney said. “I’m just proud that we were in it today and

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