In a race that's become known as a championship barometer, the NASCAR Cup Series will tackle a new twist this weekend at Phoenix Raceway. Sunday's 312-lap race will feature the debut of option tires on the 1-mile oval.

CONCORD, N.C - If one was to put Alex Bowman's running position on a line graph throughout the 95 laps run on Sunday at Circuit of The Americas, it'd probably closely resemble an electrocardiogram. Fittingly enough, it took a lot of heart from the No. 48 Ally team, as well as a little luck, to end a long, weird day on a major uptick.

The NASCAR Cup Series highlights a packed race weekend at Phoenix Raceway, with the Shriners Children's 500 as the finale. Phoenix is the fourth official race weekend of the 2025 Cup Series season. The event begins on Friday,

Here's what's happening in the world of NASCAR with Circuit of The Americas in the rearview and Phoenix (Sun., 3:30 p.m. ET, FS1) up next.

Christopher Bell has won two of the first three races of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, and he has a chance to make it three out of four in Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway.