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NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025: Driver points standings after Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway
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NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025: Driver points standings after Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway

The nine-month-long 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series came to an end on Saturday (November 1) at Phoenix Raceway. Richard Childress Racing driver Jesse Love has clinched his first career Xfinity Series Championship after winning the season-finale race at the one-mile-long track. He passed title contender Connor Zilisch with 24 laps to go and then stayed out front to win the title.With the second win of the season, Love gained 46 points and finished the season in the top position in the Xfinity Series championship points table with 4040 points and nine top-five finishes. Rookie Connor Zilisch, who finished third, gained 50 points and ended his impressive season as runner-up in the Xfinity Series points table with 4034 points, 10 wins, and 20 top-five finishes.The defending series champion Justin Allgaier failed to defend his title as he finished fifth and gained 50 points. He ended his season at third place in the points table with 4032 points, three wins, and 15 top-five finishes.Brandon Jones, who started on the pole, had a great run, finishing in fourth place and gaining 38 points, which moved him to fifth place in the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity points table with 2240 points, two wins, and eight top-five finishes.Justin Allgaier stands third, followed by Carson Kvapil, Brandon Jones, Austin Hill, Taylor Gray, Sammy Smith, Sheldon Creed, and Sam Mayer to round out the top 10 in the points standings.NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers' standings after Championship Race at PhoenixBelow is the list of 45 drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity Series standings after the final race of the 2025 season:Jesse Love - 4040Connor Zilisch - 4034Justin Allgaier - 4032Carson Kvapil - 4024Brandon Jones - 2240Austin Hill - 2230Taylor Gray - 2228Sammy Smith - 2222Sheldon Creed - 2218Sam Mayer - 2204Nick Sanchez - 2198Harrison Burton - 2163Christian Eckes - 784Jeb Burton - 719Ryan Sieg - 691Dean Thompson - 690Aric Almirola - 652William Sawalich - 636Brennan Poole - 608Daniel Dye - 604Jeremy Clements - 501Parker Retzlaff - 479Josh Williams - 474Anthony Alfredo - 471Kyle Sieg - 467Blaine Perkins - 456Matt DiBenedetto - 435Ryan Ellis - 419Josh Bilicki - 261Garrett Smithley - 247Leland Honeyman Jr. - 242Corey Day - 238Austin Green - 212Joey Gase - 189Kris Wright - 177Justin Bonsignore - 136Nick Leitz - 132Mason Massey - 129Thomas Annunziata - 114Alex Labbe - 97Brenden Queen - 88Caesar Bacarella - 72Patrick Staropoli - 58Brad Perez - 56Myatt Snider - 49Watch the NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers and teams next year in February at Daytona International Speedway.

Full race results of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway
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Full race results of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway

The 2025 NASCAR ARCA Menards Series West Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 is finally done and dusted. The 12th race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West commenced at 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 1, at Phoenix Raceway, with 26 entries.Brent Crews, driving the #18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, secured his second win of the ARCA Menards Series West season and sixth win across all ARCA platforms this season at Phoenix Raceway.The 17-year-old driver from Hickory, North Carolina, dominated the race, starting on pole, leading all 100 laps, and holding off the challenge of Carson Brown on the final lap to cross the finish line in P1.Crews crossed the finish line by an impressive margin of 0.521 seconds ahead of Brown to take the checkered flag.Expressing his feelings about the dominating show at Phoenix, Crews said (via aracracing.com):“It helps when you have a super fast Mobil 1 Toyota Camry. That was a blast to drive all day. [We were] loose all day, and it’s been super slimy, but these guys never stopped working on this thing. We were able to be fastest in practice, [get] the pole and lead all the laps. It’s an honor to be here.”Meanwhile, Carson Brown finished runner-up, followed by Thomas Annunziata, Tristan McKee, and Leland Honeyman in the top five. Robbie Kennealy, Connor Hall, Thad Moffitt, Jake Finch, and Trevor Huddleston completed the top 10.Huddleston, the 29-year-old, has clinched his first career ARCA West championship, thanks to his career-high four wins.NASCAR 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at The Bullring final resultsBelow are the ARCA Menards Series West’s final results for the 2025 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway:#18 - Brent Crews#28 - Carson Brown *#70 - Thomas Annunziata#77 - Tristan McKee *#20 - Leland Honeyman#1 - Robbie Kennealy *#24 - Connor Hall *#46 - Thad Moffitt#15 - Jake Finch#50 - Trevor Huddleston#2 - Isabella Robusto *#25 - Taylor Reimer *#6 - Gavin Ray *#09 - Derek Kraus#71 - Kyle Keller#51 - Blake Lothian *#4 - Monty Tipton *#17 - Kaylee Bryson *#13 - Jade Avedisian *#5 - Eric Johnson Jr.#55 - Andrew Chapman *#72 - Cody Dennison#31 - Chase Howard *#67 - Shane Backes *#05 - David Smith#99 - Michael MaplesCatch the NASCAR ARCA Menards Series West next year at Daytona International Speedway.

Is there a NASCAR race today? 2025 Championship Race Schedule, Start Time & TV Channel for Cup Series
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Is there a NASCAR race today? 2025 Championship Race Schedule, Start Time & TV Channel for Cup Series

The NASCAR Cup Series drivers are scheduled to compete at the Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, November 2, as the action will continue at the one-mile-long track this weekend.On Saturday, November 1, in the Cup Series qualifying, Denny Hamlin won the pole and will lead the field to the green flag for the start of the 2025 Championship Race, scheduled to begin on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. William Byron will start alongside him.The weather forecast for Sunday at Phoenix Raceway predicts mainly sunny with a high temperature of 90 degrees and a 0% chance of rain at the start of the Championship Race.Is there a NASCAR race today?Race: NASCAR Cup Series Championship RaceTrack: Phoenix RacewayNASCAR 2025 Sunday’s championship schedule at Phoenix RacewayBelow is the complete schedule for Sunday’s on-track action of the Cup Series' 2025 Phoenix Championship race:Sunday, November 2, 2025Garage open10:30 am ET – 12:30 am ET: Cup SeriesTrack Activity3 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (312 laps & 312 miles)Sunday’s Cup Series Championship Race action in Avondale, Arizona, will be broadcast live on NBC Sports and Peacock. The radio coverage will be available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.2025 Championship Race: Starting OrderBelow is the starting order for the 2025 Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway:#11 - Denny Hamlin (CC)#24 - William Byron (CC)#5 - Kyle Larson (CC)#2 - Austin Cindric#12 - Ryan Blaney#77 - Carson Hocevar#21 - Josh Berry#48 - Alex Bowman#17 - Chris Buescher#22 - Joey Logano#8 - Kyle Busch#19 - Chase Briscoe (CC)#1 - Ross Chastain#99 - Daniel Suárez#43 - Erik Jones#47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.#9 - Chase Elliott#4 - Noah Gragson#6 - Brad Keselowski#20 - Christopher Bell (P)#60 - Ryan Preece#38 - Zane Smith#23 - Bubba Wallace#45 - Tyler Reddick#54 - Ty Gibbs#3 - Austin Dillon#41 - Cole Custer#42 - John Hunter Nemechek#7 - Justin Haley#34 - Todd Gilliland#88 - Shane Van Gisbergen (R)#35 - Riley Herbst (R)#51 - Cody Ware#10 - Ty Dillon#44 - J. J. Yeley (i)#66 - Casey Mears (i)#71 - Michael McDowell#16 - A. J. AllmendingerJoey Logano won the Championship Race last season ahead of Ryan Blaney and William Byron.