How Christopher Bell's overtime win at the Ambetter 400 impacted the NASCAR Cup Series standings, securing his playoff position.

Christopher Bell, who led only the final lap in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, edged Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday in a close NASCAR Cup Series finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway, giving the 30-year-old Oklahoma driver 10 career Cup wins.

The win puts Bell on the NASCAR playoffs grid just two races into the season, setting up his shot at redemption after he narrowly missed out on the Championship 4 a year ago despite having arguably the best statistical season in Cup -- and he also earns his first win in a superspeedway-style race.

Entering first road race of season, BetOnline Sportsbook tabs Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson as favorites to claim 2025 NASCAR Cup Series’ Championship.

Christopher Bell won Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta with a last-lap pass before a crash on the backstretch. Bell passed Kyle Larson on the last lap and finished ahead of Larson and Carson Hocevar as Josh Berry got crashed on the final lap when he was squeezed in the middle of a three-wide scenario.

Ryan Blaney, the recent Cup champion who came within 0.003 seconds of Daniel Suárez, won the pole position to lead the field to green. Ford drivers own nine of the first 10 starting positions in Sunday’s race — including all four members of the Team Penske/Wood Brothers Racing alliance on the front two rows.

Christopher Bell pulls off a stunning last-lap victory at the Ambetter Health 400 in Atlanta Motor Speedway, leading only when it mattered most! Kyle Larson, Carson Hocevar, and Ryan Blaney battled it out in a dramatic overtime finish,