Christopher Bell passes Kyle Busch with five laps to go, then holds off Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win his second straight NASCAR Cup race.

Christopher Bell has proven that road courses are no match for his skills behind the wheel. On Sunday, the No. 20 Joe Gibbs driver carried his winning streak from Atlanta into COTA.

With the two leaders side-by-side coming off Turn 4, Bell prevailed in the drag race back to the finish line to win by .049 seconds, the second-closest margin of victory in Phoenix history and the closest since the frontstretch was moved from what is now the back straightaway to the dogleg in 2018.

Kevin Harvick, Kaitlyn Vincie, and Mamba Smith break down all the action from Circuit of the Americas, including Christopher Bell’s second straight Cup Series victory and his battle with Kyle Busch and William Byron.

Christopher Bell became the first driver since Kevin Harvick in 2018 to win three of the first four races to open a NASCAR Cup Series season.

Bell started in 19th place and was the lead car at the end of only eight of the 95 laps run around the track. A three-car battle in the final five laps decided the winner in Austin on Sunday.

Christopher Bell won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race of 2025, capturing the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.

Christopher Bell won at Atlanta and on a road course in Austin in consecutive weeks. He's looking to get another checkered flag this weekend.