Another weekend in the NASCAR Cup Series and another win from Christopher Bell – tell me if you’ve heard this once or three times. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver cannot be stopped. That isn’t all that went down at Phoenix.

Bell’s 12th career victory and his second straight in the Phoenix spring race came by a mere 0.049-second, making it the second closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history at the one-mile track. It also made the Oklahoma native the first driver to win three consecutive races in the current Cup car since it was introduced in 2022.

Coupled with Bell’s victory a week ago at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver became the first driver to win two of the season’s first three races since 2018. Kevin Harvick accomplished the feat that year, winning the season’s second race at Atlanta and the third at Las Vegas.

Christopher Bell weighed in on NASCAR's tire debate following his third consecutive Cup Series victory. On Sunday, Bell continued to roll by winning the Shriners Children's 500 in a tight finish over Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin.