Chase Elliott enters Phoenix Raceway fifth in NASCAR Cup Series standings, seeking to reverse a lukewarm track record for Hendrick Motorsports at the 1-mile oval. Despite winning the 2020 championship there,
Restarting the race outside the top 30, it looked like Bowman’s chances to get a decent finish were gone. Yet as so often happens in the NASCAR Cup Series, the final laps of the race provided opportunities to shake up the running order.