With the two leaders side-by-side coming off Turn 4, Bell prevailed in the drag race back to the finish line to win by .049 seconds, the second-closest margin of victory in Phoenix history and the closest since the frontstretch was moved from what is now the back straightaway to the dogleg in 2018.

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight races in the NextGen car, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds to win the second-closest race in Phoenix Raceway history.

Christopher Bell made history Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, outdueling teammate Denny Hamlin to become the first Cup driver to win three consecutive races in the Next Gen era. Bell held off Hamlin on a two-lap restart shootout that ended the race on the 1-mile oval.