Kyle Larson celebrated an iconic victory at the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night. The Hendrick Motorsports driver crossed the finish line 7.088 seconds ahead of his teammate Chase Elliott, securing a spot in the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. During his celebrations, Larson’s son joined him in the car for his victory lap.
Larson’s performance at Bristol was nothing short of extraordinary, setting a new record for the number of laps led by a Hendrick Motorsports driver in a single race.
Whilst speaking to the media after the race, Larson commented, as quoted by NASCAR.com: “Man, that was just great execution all weekend by the team.
“Practiced good. You’ve got to qualify good; we did that. Yeah, just had a great car. Thanks to the whole 5 team. They’re the best in the business.
“We dominate a lot of races, but we might not close them all out, so it feels really good to close one out here in this HendrickCars.com Chevy. We’ve got (team owner) Rick Hendrick here today, too. He hasn’t been to many races this year … “Just a phenomenal car, could kind of manage my stuff and then really pass some cars there at the end.” The emotional highlight of the night was undoubtedly Larson’s son joining him for the victory lap.
The race itself was filled with notable performances. Bubba Wallace secured a commendable third place, with Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell among those also securing spots in the Round of 12. Hamlin commented after the race:
“My aspirations were to win it, but it looked like the 5 (Larson) there was better than all of us,” Hamlin said. “Solid car. I thought we were really good towards the middle of the stages, and then at the end, got too loose and couldn’t hang onto what we had.
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