Kyle Larson bested Tyler Reddick in the closing laps, taking victory in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway and opening the playoffs in the best way possible.
"Finally from start to finish,"said of the victory."Going 18th to third in the first stage, I didn't think that was possible but our race car was really good when the sun was out. Just had to work on it. I messed up once and it got hung in neutral, and I slid and hit the wall, and I think bent the toe link a little bit, so it was kind of a struggle from there.
"Definitely had to fight it more than I was earlier, but we kept our heads in the game. That was really important. This race is all about keeping your head in it. I've been pretty hard on myself here the last couple months, but having a leader like Cliff , he really is good for my mind.Playoff drivers locked out the entire top-seven positions in the final running order.
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