Kyle Larson turns Talladega chaos into championship gold
Kyle Larson needed 59 tries to win at a drafting track, then pulled off a last-lap Talladega stunner that left his rivals picking through the wreckage.
Kyle Larson needed 59 tries to win at a drafting track, then pulled off a last-lap Talladega stunner that left his rivals picking through the wreckage.
Joey Logano’s Talladega afternoon ended upside down, sliding across the track on his roof. After climbing out, the two-time champion had just one priority: being alive.
Ryan Blaney knows he has a problem.
NASCAR brought back a Chase format it abandoned years ago. Now every driver remains eligible with three races left. Perhaps the answer was hiding in the filing cabinet all along
Hamlin had a car capable of fighting for the win before a tire failure and pit-road penalty ruined his afternoon. He finished 28th, trails the championship lead by 31 points and is off to Talladega. What could possibly go wrong?
Larson arrived at Phoenix 49 points clear and left with five. A miserable afternoon, a blown tire and a Chevrolet in the wall have turned his comfortable Chase into a tree-race fight for survival.
Six months without a win was apparently long enough. Tyler Reddick used two tires, one perfectly timed restart and a little aggression to reclaim Victory Lane while the Chase standings went completely bonkers.
Love won by 0.128 seconds, took a 36-point championship lead and left Phoenix grinning. Three races remain, and the next one takes place at Talladega. What could possibly go wrong?
Last week, Kaden Honeycutt watched Layne Riggs celebrate. Friday night at Phoenix, Honeycutt got his revenge, won his fourth race of the season and padded his championship lead.
Corey Day made a mistake on pit road, recovered, then drove three-wide to steal the lead. He’s won two straight Chase races, and the championship leader may want to check his mirrors.