Reddick wins Phoenix race, NASCAR title chase tightens after Larson crash

Tyler Reddick won the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, his sixth victory of the season. He passed Chase Briscoe with 17 laps remaining and held on for the win with three races left in the postseason.

Ryan Blaney finished second, Chase Elliott third, and Christopher Bell fourth. Briscoe came in eighth after winning the previous two races in Las Vegas and Charlotte.

“This group never lost motivation, never lost the drive to keep searching and keep trying to find ways to make ourselves better, just be an all-around better team.”

Kyle Larson started the day with a 49-point lead but finished 34th after a flat right-front tire sent his No. 5 Chevrolet into the wall late in the race. His advantage over Christopher Bell is now just five points ahead of next week's race at Talladega.

Bubba Wallace led 52 laps in the second half before a pit-road speeding penalty ended his chance to win. Reddick, who won four of the first six races earlier in the year, had struggled through the summer before returning to victory lane.

Reddick, Bell, Briscoe, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano and Reddick remain in the championship hunt. Bell said his team has been bringing fast cars and executing races well.