NASCAR Results Today: Heartbreak for Hamlin as Larson steals Cup Series championship late

Kyle Larson is a NASCAR Cup Series champion once again after a dramatic finish dealt Denny Hamlin heartbreak at Phoenix Raceway.

After qualifying on pole on Saturday, Hamlin dominated the race on Sunday for large parts, leading for 208 laps and cruising to his first-ever title by seconds when a caution came out with less than four laps to go when William Byron's tire blew out. This changed everything.

Larson, who did not lead for a single one of Sunday's 312 laps, got the jump on the Joe Gibbs Racing driver in the pits by opting to only take two right tires rather than four fresh ones like the No. 11, and this proved championship-defining.

It was the sheer number of cars that opted for the same strategy or stayed out altogether that ruined Hamlin's day, with the No. 11 emerging 11th after his trip down pit road, and the No. 5 in fifth.

As overtime got underway, Hamlin simply couldn't get back up to and ahead of Larson, who, it has to be said, drove excellently on the final two laps to put himself out of reach, ultimately coming home in third, with Hamlin in sixth.

Heartbreak for Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing, jubilation for Larson and Hendrick Motorsports.

Elsewhere, Chase Briscoe and William Byron, who had both been blighted by tire issues during the race but had been challenging towards the front for most of it, came home 18th and 33rd, respectively.

Meanwhile, away from the championship battle, the race itself was won by Team Penske's Ryan Blaney, pipping Brad Keselowski to the finish line after both benefited from the late caution.

Who won the NASCAR Phoenix championship race today?

Here are the full race and stage results from Sunday's Cup Series action at Phoenix.