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The Cup Series Championship Race is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 2 at Phoenix Raceway in Phoenix. The Cup Series Championship Race will be broadcast on NBC, the home of the final round of the Cup Series playoffs. Pre-race coverage will start at 2 p.m. ET.
AVONDALE, Ariz. — The NASCAR Cup Series comes to an end today with the crowning of a champion. Kyle Larson goes for a second Cup title, while Denny Hamlin, William Byron and Chase Briscoe seek their first series championship. NBC and Peacock will have coverage of the race, beginning with an expanded Countdown to Green show at 2 p.m. ET.
A NASCAR Cup Series Championship will be earned on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. Here are the live race updates, which will come in as Sunday's race plays out.
Kyle Larson earned his second NASCAR Cup Series title with a late strategy call and an overtime restart, holding off Denny Hamlin in the Nov. 2 season finale race at Phoenix. Hamlin led 208 laps and was in control with three laps to go when William Byron's tire failure brought out the caution and shook up the field with a final stop.
Actress Sydney Sweeney appeared at the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Sunday and gave a speech to those competing in the event.
Sydney Sweeney is in attendance at NASCAR's Championship Race on Sunday afternoon. The 28-year-old actress, who is set to star in an upcoming sports movie, "Christy," made a surprise appearance in Phoenix on Sunday.
Jesse Love opened the NASCAR Xfinity season by winning at Daytona and finished it by winning the season finale at Phoenix to claim his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.