Four things we learned after Christopher Bell's win in Phoenix

Toyota dominates in the desert 

Between five drivers (Bell, Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, Ty Gibbs, Martin Truex Jr.) Toyota led 298 of 312 laps during Sunday's race, absolutely dominating the competition after sweeping the front row in qualifying. The only other driver to lead laps in the race was Todd Gilliland, who led 14 laps in a desperate strategy move. 

Bell ultimately led the race, but all of the aforementioned drivers seemed to be the best car on track at varying points of the race. While Hamlin ultimately spun out while battling for the lead with Reddick, all of the other Toyotas were in the top 10 when the pay window opened late in the race, and both Erik Jones and Bubba Wallace ran inside the top five and top 10 at different stages. 

With another short track race next week at Bristol, don't be surprised if Toyota shows up in a big way at the Last Great Colosseum.

For the second week in a row, the sophomore slump is defeated

Second year drivers Ty Gibbs and Noah Gragson had banner days at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, with Gibbs leading 57 laps and finishing third, while Gragson finished 12th and had the best average running position (10.4) in any race thus far in his Cup Series career. 

Two good weeks in a row for the sophomore drivers is a good streak, but Bristol is a whole different animal.

Surprisingly, Hendrick Motorsports is a no-show

Despite Chase Elliott and William Byron running in the top five early on, Hendrick Motorsports failed to have a single car finish in the top 10, with Kyle Larson in 14th being their best finishing car after a loose wheel set him back early. 

Elliott and Byron were stuck in traffic after Hamlin's spun, while Alex Bowman faded to 20th after running as high as 11th early in the race. 

Many in the Hendrick shop will likely be scratching their heads after Sunday's outcome, especially considering Phoenix is the site of the championship race in November. 

Answers need to come sooner rather than later, or Hendrick may fall again with the title on the line.

Rough day at the office for former champions

While former champions in Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney both finished in the top five, Larson, Elliott, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano all finished outside the top 13. 

The day was especially tough for Busch and Logano, both of which were involved in incidents during chaotic restarts. Logano finished 34th after crashing out, while Busch clawed his way back to 22nd, the second straight week he's finished outside the top 20.