What is fast becoming the best rivalry in NASCAR evidently has a willing participant in Kyle Larson. After beating Chris Buescher in the closest finish in history in Sunday’s Cup Series race at Kansas, Larson said he would’ve been OK with being second because the ending was so “frickin’ awesome.
Kyle Larson crosses the finish line milliseconds in front of Chris Buescher for the win during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City , Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Kyle Larson , center, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City , Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Kyle Larson stops on Pit Road for a tire change during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City , Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024.
“It’s important for sure to put together good runs every weekend, and I think our team has done a phenomenal job of that,” Larson said. “We’ve racked up a ton of stage points compared to the field, which has been huge. Stage wins, as well, which obviously helps. Then we’ve been finishing good, too. We’ve either been top-five every race or something has happened where we finished just around 20th. But those days last year I would have crashed or something, doing something stupid.
In the 1970s, Cale Yarborough and Bobby Allison feuded so fiercely and so often that after a crash during the 1979 Daytona 500, the two jumped from their cars and began throwing haymakers. Richard Petty and David Pearson at least kept their rivalry on the track, though it was no less heated, and Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch often clashed throughout the 2000s.
Denny Hamlin NASCAR Racing KS State Wire MO State Wire Sports Kansas City Chris Buescher Kansas Dover Kyle Busch
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NASCAR takeaways: Kyle Larson captures closest Cup finish ever at KansasKyle Larson needed all his talent and a bit of luck to capture the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history on Sunday at Kansas.
Read more »
Kyle Larson edges Chris Buescher at Kansas Speedway in closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series historyKyle Larson came around Chris Buescher on the final lap and banged doors with him all the way to the finish line Sunday, where he was declared the winner of the Cup Series race by officials at Kansas Speedway in the closest finish in NASCAR history.
Read more »
Kyle Larson wins at Kansas in closest NASCAR Cup Series finish in historyKyle Larson edged Chris Buescher at Kansas Speedway on Sunday night in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history. The No. 5 won by a nose.
Read more »
Kyle Larson wins by 0.001 seconds in closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series historyCapping off a weekend of photo finishes, Kyle Larson won NASCAR’s AdventHealth 400 by a staggering 0.001 seconds in Kansas on Sunday.
Read more »
NASCAR Power Rankings: Photo finish at Kansas moves Kyle Larson to the top spotKyle Larson won at Kansas Speedway by about three inches, but it was enough to put him on top of the power rankings. Here’s our latest top 10 after the…
Read more »
NASCAR Power Rankings: Kyle Larson unseats William Byron at the topKyle Larson vaulted to the top spot this week's rankings after his second-place finish Sunday at Dover. See who else rounds out the top 10.
Read more »