The last two races at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway have essentially been Kyle Larson highlight reels and the Playoff driver would like nothing more than to continue that domination in Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race (7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet led 462 of 500 laps in last year’s Playoff race at the famed half-miler and 411 of 500 laps in the series previous visit earlier this year – an incredible 87 percent of the laps turned in that time. His total laps out front at Bristol – 1,762 – is the most at any NASCAR track where Larson has competed.
A win Saturday night would make him only the fifth person in series history to win three consecutive races on the always-challenging Bristol high banks.
“The atmosphere is always up for the (Bristol) Night Race,” said Larson, who is third in the standings, the highest ranked driver without a Playoff win heading into the first elimination race of the 10-race championship push.
“The night race just means more to me, I don’t know if everyone feels the same way but I want to win all the races but I would like to win the night race over the spring one if I had to pick one or the other just because winning under the lights at Bristol is pretty awesome,” Larson continued. “It’s not considered a crown jewel but in my mind it’s the one I want to win really badly every year.”
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