Bubba Wallace’s spotter reacts to the Denny Hamlin championship Phoenix decision and four-tire pit call that sparked debate in NASCAR.

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it,” Paulo Coelho famously once wrote in The Alchemist. And for Denny Hamlin, the 2025 NASCAR season felt like living proof of that idea.

NASCAR fans were furious on Sunday after Denny Hamlin lost the Cup Series championship to Kyle Larson on what they felt was an unfair circumstance. Hamlin

Freddie Kraft shared his verdict on Denny Hamlin's crew chief calling for four fresh tires on the overtime restart at Phoenix Raceway.

The 2025 NASCAR season culminated in a dramatic, three-day Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway, delivering high-stakes finishes and emotional turmoil across all three national series. The action began on Friday with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series finale,

Denny Hamlin took his seat at the podium in the deadline room at Phoenix Raceway, after another championship got away. “I really don’t have much for emotion right now,” he said.

Kyle Larson had a moment while celebrating his second NASCAR Cup Series championship when his mind drifted elsewhere. “Iit kind of hit me like, ‘Oh, man, I can't imagine what he's feeling right now,’” Larson said of fellow championship contender Denny Hamlin.

The 20-year veteran driver won pole at Phoenix Raceway for Sunday’s winner-take-all NASCAR championship finale.