Points Report: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix

Ryan Blaney and Team Penske end the 2023 season with the NASCAR Cup Series driver and owner championships.

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by Jay Pennell on Nov 6, 2023

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After 36 races and a highly-contested 312 laps at Phoenix Raceway, it was Ryan Blaney that hoisted the NASCAR Cup Series championship trophy, the first of his career.

Blaney finished second to race winner Ross Chastain, but finished in second ahead of Kyle Larson in third and William Byron in fourth. Christopher Bell suffered a broken brake rotor early in Sunday's race and was fourth in the championship battle.

Of the drivers not in the championship battle on Sunday, Denny Hamlin finished the season fifth in points, followed by Tyler Reddick, Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski, Ross Chastain and Bubba Wallace to round out the top 10.

Driver Points Report: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix

Rank	Driver	Vehicle	Points	Ldr	Nxt	Race Wins	Stage Wins	Playoff Pts	GL	Starts	Top 5	Top 10	DNFs	Poles	Rac ePos	Attempts
1	Ryan Blaney (P)	12	5035	0	0	3	6	14	0	36	8	18	3	0	2	36
2	Kyle Larson (P)	5	5034	-1	1	4	8	24	1	36	15	18	8	2	3	36
3	William Byron (P)	24	5033	-2	1	6	9	41	1	36	15	21	3	5	4	36
4	Christopher Bell (P)	20	5001	-34	32	2	4	16	-2	36	10	19	4	7	36	36
5	Denny Hamlin	11	2383	-2652	2618	3	8	32	0	36	14	19	4	4	8	36
6	Tyler Reddick	45	2344	-2691	39	2	6	16	0	36	10	16	3	2	22	36
7	Chris Buescher	17	2310	-2725	34	3	2	21	1	36	9	17	1	0	5	36
8	Brad Keselowski	6	2302	-2733	8	0	6	11	-1	36	7	16	3	0	15	36
9	Ross Chastain	1	2299	-2736	3	2	5	11	0	36	10	14	4	1	1	36
10	Bubba Wallace	23	2279	-2756	20	0	0	0	0	36	5	10	5	1	10	36
11	Martin Truex Jr.	19	2269	-2766	10	3	6	36	1	36	9	17	3	3	6	36
12	Joey Logano	22	2258	-2777	11	1	3	8	-1	36	11	17	5	2	18	36
13	Kevin Harvick	4	2241	-2794	17	0	1	4	1	36	6	14	1	0	7	36
14	Kyle Busch	8	2232	-2803	9	3	2	19	-1	36	10	17	6	2	25	36
15	Michael McDowell	34	2185	-2850	47	1	2	7	0	36	2	8	3	0	9	36
16	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	2168	-2867	17	1	0	5	0	36	2	9	3	0	23	36
17	Chase Elliott	9	820	-4215	1348	0	2	1	0	29	7	15	3	0	16	29
18	Ty Gibbs #	54	771	-4264	49	0	0	0	0	36	4	10	5	0	21	36
19	Daniel Suarez	99	756	-4279	15	0	0	0	0	36	3	10	6	1	11	36
20	Alex Bowman	48	701	-4334	55	0	0	0	1	33	4	10	4	2	17	33
21	AJ Allmendinger	16	692	-4343	9	1	0	5	-1	36	4	7	4	0	32	36
22	Aric Almirola	10	675	-4360	17	0	1	0	0	36	2	5	4	2	13	36
23	Ryan Preece	41	637	-4398	38	0	1	0	1	36	1	2	5	1	14	36
24	Austin Cindric	2	626	-4409	11	0	1	0	-1	36	1	5	4	0	35	36
25	Corey LaJoie	7	603	-4432	23	0	0	0	0	36	2	3	0	0	31	36
26	Justin Haley	31	593	-4442	10	0	0	0	0	36	1	6	3	0	29	36
27	Erik Jones	43	578	-4457	15	0	0	0	0	36	1	7	4	0	20	36
28	Todd Gilliland	38	554	-4481	24	0	0	0	0	36	0	4	4	0	30	36
29	Austin Dillon	3	545	-4490	9	0	0	0	1	36	1	7	10	0	12	36
30	Chase Briscoe	14	534	-4501	11	0	0	0	-1	36	4	8	2	1	24	36
31	Harrison Burton	21	452	-4583	82	0	0	0	0	36	0	2	6	0	26	36
32	Ty Dillon	77	364	-4671	88	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	6	0	28	36
33	Noah Gragson		199	-4836	165	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	6	0	0	21
34	Cody Ware		65	-4970	134	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	7
35	Jenson Button		45	-4990	20	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
36	Mike Rockenfeller		39	-4996	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
37	Travis Pastrana		26	-5009	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
38	Brodie Kostecki		15	-5020	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
39	Jimmie Johnson		12	-5023	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	3
40	Kimi Raikkonen		8	-5027	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
41	Jonathan Davenport		1	-5034	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
42	Shane Van Gisbergen(i)		0	-5035	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	2
43	Josh Berry(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	3	1	0	0	10
44	JJ Yeley(i)	15	0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	1	6	0	27	26
45	Riley Herbst(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	4
46	Zane Smith(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	1	0	0	8
47	Chandler Smith(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4
48	Carson Hocevar(i)	42	0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	3	0	19	9
49	Austin Hill(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	6
50	BJ McLeod(i)	78	0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	5	0	33	23
51	Josh Bilicki(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	1	0	0	10
52	Cole Custer(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	6
53	Jordan Taylor(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
54	Andy Lally(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	5
55	Ryan Newman(i)	51	0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	34	8
56	Grant Enfinger(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
57	Brennan Poole(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	3	0	0	7
58	Conor Daly(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
59	Gray Gaulding(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
60	Sheldon Creed(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
61	John Hunter Nemechek(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
62	Anthony Alfredo(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
63	Kamui Kobayashi(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
64	Matt Crafton(i)		0	-5035	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1

For the second consecutive season and the fourth time in the organization's history, Team Penske ended the year as the NASCAR Cup Series owner champion.

"We've had a lot of championships, but the level that we're racing in NASCAR today, I've never seen it before," team owner Roger Penske said following Sunday's race at Phoenix. "My great friend Rick Hendrick, I think he has 15 to 16. We're excited to have four. Long way to go. Back to back shows the strength of our organization.

"For me, personally that is what we're here for. We love the competition, we love the stress, but also we like a day to sit down here like this and say we're champion," he said.

Hendrick Motorsports finished the season second and third in the owner standings, while Joe Gibbs Racing rounded out the top five.

Owner Points Report: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix

Rank	Owner	Points	Number	Ldr	Nxt	Race Wins	Stage Wins	Playoff Pts	Attempts
1	Team Penske	5035	12	0	0	3	6	14	36
2	Hendrick Motorsports	5034	5	-1	1	4	8	24	36
3	Hendrick Motorsports	5033	24	-2	1	6	9	41	36
4	Joe Gibbs Racing	5001	20	-34	32	2	4	16	36
5	Joe Gibbs Racing	2383	11	-2652	2618	3	8	32	36
6	23XI Racing	2344	45	-2691	39	2	6	16	36
7	RFK Racing	2310	17	-2725	34	3	2	21	36
8	RFK Racing	2302	6	-2733	8	0	6	11	36
9	Trackhouse Racing	2299	1	-2736	3	2	5	11	36
10	Hendrick Motorsports	2296	9	-2739	3	0	2	2	36
11	Joe Gibbs Racing	2269	19	-2766	27	3	6	36	36
12	Team Penske	2258	22	-2777	11	1	3	8	36
13	Stewart-Haas Racing	2241	4	-2794	17	0	1	4	36
14	Richard Childress Racing	2232	8	-2803	9	3	2	19	36
15	Front Row Motorsports	2185	34	-2850	47	1	2	7	36
16	JTG Daugherty Racing	2168	47	-2867	17	1	0	5	36
17	23XI Racing	899	23	-4136	1269	0	0	0	36
18	Joe Gibbs Racing	771	54	-4264	128	0	0	0	36
19	Trackhouse Racing	756	99	-4279	15	0	0	0	36
20	Hendrick Motorsports	747	48	-4288	9	0	0	0	36
21	Kaulig Racing	692	16	-4343	55	1	0	0	36
22	Stewart-Haas Racing	675	10	-4360	17	0	1	0	36
23	Stewart-Haas Racing	637	41	-4398	38	0	1	0	36
24	Team Penske	626	2	-4409	11	0	1	0	36
25	Kaulig Racing	593	31	-4442	33	0	0	0	36
26	Spire Motorsports	588	7	-4447	5	0	0	0	36
27	Legacy Motor Club	578	43	-4457	10	0	0	0	36
28	Front Row Motorsports	546	38	-4489	32	0	0	0	36
29	Richard Childress Racing	545	3	-4490	1	0	0	0	36
30	Stewart-Haas Racing	534	14	-4501	11	0	0	0	36
31	Wood Brothers Racing	452	21	-4583	82	0	0	0	36
32	Legacy Motor Club	389	42	-4646	63	0	0	0	36
33	Spire Motorsports	364	77	-4671	25	0	0	0	36
34	Rick Ware Racing	322	15	-4713	42	0	0	0	36
35	Rick Ware Racing	322	51	-4713	0	0	0	0	36
36	Live Fast Motorsports	258	78	-4777	64	0	0	0	36
37	Trackhouse Racing	92	91	-4943	166	1	0	0	3
38	Front Row Motorsports	83	36	-4952	9	0	0	0	4
39	Kaulig Racing	69	13	-4966	14	0	0	0	5
40	Beard Motorsports	56	62	-4979	13	0	0	0	6
41	23XI Racing	30	67	-5005	26	0	0	0	2
42	Richard Childress Racing	15	133	-5020	15	0	0	0	1
43	Legacy Motor Club	12	84	-5023	3	0	0	0	3
44	TMT Racing	9	50	-5026	3	0	0	0	2