"How about that one, race fans?" asked Christopher Bell moments after taking the checkered flag at Phoenix. The post Denny Hamlin Shows True Colors After Christopher Bell’s Phoenix Dominance Earns NASCAR Fans’ Respect appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Denny Hamlin came into Sunday’s race at Phoenix hoping to improve on his start to the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, which included a pair of finishes outside of the top 20 at Daytona (24th) and Circuit of the Americas (21st) sandwiched around a sixth-place result at Atlanta.

Hamlin pulled alongside Christopher Bell over the final two laps after the last restart and the two bumped a couple of times before rounding into the final two turns.