Happy pub day, NASCAR Race Day Eats! The cookbook is now available wherever you purchase your books and online, and online includes the ebook option. I hope everyone enjoys checking it out. And send me your photos of the book or any dishes you make!

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Cup Series inspection at Phoenix is complete with no issues.

I’m not a beer drinker, but I’m going to sit here and have one for my friend. 💙

Kyle Larson admits it was "a really weird feeling" celebrating winning the championship, but seeing Denny Hamlin and all the folks around his car. Larson said he couldn't imagine what Hamlin was feeling, but that moment hit him, which is why he mentioned Hamlin post-race

He would have loved how the 5 team won today, but he would have hated the attention from this room 🩵

Cup Series points for 2025:

Jeff Gordon on Kyle Larson saying he's chasing multiple titles like the drivers he looked up to - Gordon and Tony Stewart. "We have a standing joke, 'Come and get it.'"

Cliff Daniels: "I have to acknowledge, it was a bit of an ugly day for us."

Denny Hamlin completed his 20th full season as a Cup Series driver today. In his career, he's finished either second or third in the championship five times.

Gayle, "For a second, I could think, 'Oh, well, if I took two tires.' I don’t know if that would have worked. The 5 was doing … this was their only shot, and it really was going to dictate on how many other cars stayed and who fit between (us). I think four tires was the right

Chris Gayle, "The only thing I said to him was he prepared like a champion. He’s not going to walk away from here with the trophy, but he prepared like one. He did everything he could do all weekend, the three weeks leading up, really all year, and even though he doesn’t have the

William Byron apologized to Denny Hamlin when he came into the press room and sat on the podium next to him. "It just doesn't seem right. He beat us ... it sucks. I don't want to be that guy (who causes a caution). That sucks."

Denny Hamlin: "In this moment, I never want to race a car again. My fun meter is pegged."

Denny Hamlin: "Kyle Larson has the trophy, but we dominated. We did our job. We did the best we could. They're a championship team and a championship driver, and they're going to win a lot more than just these two. But when everyone had to bring their best, I think it was evident

Denny Hamlin: "I wanted it so bad for everyone else, all my friends and supporters, and family." "We were 40 seconds from a championship."

Denny Hamlin: "I really don't have much emotion for it right now. Numb about it. Just in shock."

The emotions around Joe Gibbs Racing and the 11 team on pit road are so heavy. There are so many dejected faces and even tears. It’s one of the most emotional post race / championship scenes that I’ve ever felt.

And it's 10 laps to go. Hamlin leads Byron by 2.5 seconds. Larson is P5 and Briscoe is P6

Denny Hamlin leads the race and the Cup Series championship with 20 laps to go at Phoenix. Hamlin over Byron, Larson is P5 and Briscoe is P6

And he's fully expecting a late question for debris or an issue because it's happened to him here before when he's controlled the championship: