Kyle Larson dominated his way to a Coca Cola 600 win, but Hendrick Motorsports was right along with him.
Each of the four current drivers on the team finished in the top five on their way to another all-around, elite run for the team following their 1-2-3-4 finish at Dover.
Larson just happened to be the top dog this week, leading a race record 327 laps on Sunday at Charlotte.
That’s something he didn’t see coming a year ago.
“When I told Ricky Stenhouse Jr. that I would be headed to the Hendrick cars, he told me I was going to do really, really good in (the car),” Larson said on the FOX broadcast. “But, it’s been better than I could’ve imagined. For us to lead as many laps as we have this year, contend for as many wins as we have, and now to get our second win at a crown jewel… it feels great.”
The difference between Sunday and other races where Larson would dominate was his ability to push back.
In the past, Larson has been out front for a marginal amount of time. He would get passed and not be able to rebound.
At Charlotte, Larson countered drivers like Chase Elliott and others that made moves, got past him, and eventually ended up chasing the No. 5 car again.
The win is Larson’s second of the season as he becomes the third multi-time winner in the series for the year. He joins Martin Truex Jr. and Alex Bowman to be mathematically clinched into the NASCAR Playoffs after the regular season.
The NASCAR Cup Series will be back at it, next Sunday on June 6, taking to California for its first race at Sonoma since 2019. The road course race is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. CT and will be televised on Fox Sports 1.
NASCAR Cup Series Results
Coca Cola 600
1. Kyle Larson
2. Chase Elliott
3. Kyle Busch
4. William Byron
5. Alex Bowman
6. Austin Dillon
7. Denny Hamlin
8. Chris Buescher
9. Tyler Reddick
10. Kevin Harvick
11. Brad Keselowski
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
13. Ryan Blaney
14. Bubba Wallace
15. Daniel Suarez
16. Erik Jones
17. Joey Logano
18. Matt DiBenedetto
19. Corey LaJoie
20. Michael McDowell
21. Cole Custer
22. Aric Almirola
23. Chase Briscoe
24. Christopher Bell
25. Anthony Alfredo
26. Ryan Preece
27. Ryan Newman
28. Justin Haley
29. Martin Truex Jr
30. Cody Ware
31. BJ McLeod
32. Quin Houff
33. James Davison
34. Garrett Smithley
35. Josh Bilicki
36. David Starr
37. Ross Chastain
38. Kurt Busch
