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But Hendrick Motorsports did not win on Sunday.
This is what is important at Phoenix.
While Christopher Bell won his third race in a row, some other drivers also made Phoenix feel good.
After losing the championship last November last November to Team Penke, Hendrick Motorsports chairman Jeff Gordon told NBC Sports: “It’s not our best track. … But those guys (Team Penke) don’t really show the speed until they really need. That’s what we need to find out. Where do they find it? What do they do other than what we do to withdraw, and that’s what motivates us. “
There is a joint effort by Hendrick to be better at Phoenix and it continues. The organization is trying to avoid its longest championship drought this season since 2006.
So, after he was not good enough at Phoenix in November last year to win the title, on Sunday provided a measuring stick for the organization.
William Byron, who started on the pole, was strongly all race. He led 83 laps, but saw his chances of winning when a caution came out on lap 268 while on Pit Road. He lost a shot and had to do the distance and still finish sixth.
“I feel like the … team has compiled a good weekend,” Byron said. “We learned a ton, and we got a solid finish, so it’s something to be proud of.”
Chase Elliott was also caught by the warning after placing just before it, but he only made it 10th. Kyle Larson finished third, but led no rounds. Alex Bowman started 32nd and finished seventh.
After the victory of Phoenix, Christopher Bell goes for his fourth consecutive cup victory on Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Larson is the last manager of Hendrick to win the title when he ended his 10-win season with the crown in 2021.
When asked about the progress of the team at Phoenix after Sunday’s race, Larson said: ‘I don’t want to come across so hard, but I felt that we had a lot of hope in what we brought here this weekend – and there were definitely times in the race and the weekend where I thought I was better, but relative to the field, I felt that we were a little worse. … It’s good not to be exactly how you want to be because it leaves a lot of room for improvement.
“There are a lot of smart people at Hendrick Motorsports who will delve deep and try to find out a few more things.”
Jeff Andrews, president and general manager of Hendrick Motorsports, saw signs of progress over the weekend.
“It feels like we’ve made improvements,” he told NBC Sports. ‘We were definitely more optimistic after exercise, and as soon as the race started, we still work with many of the same things we worked here in the fall. So we will go back, take out our notes and go to work to take another step to get better when we return in November. “
