May
Kyle Larson had just expressed his frustration with his inability to win a superspeedway event earlier this week.
Larson seemed to be in great spot to end the drought late in Sunday’s race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
Erik Jones dominated the race into the last 188 circuits, with Larson right behind him and Ross Chastain close behind Larson.
Larson received a push and chose to move to the top lane in an attempt to pass Jones and win the race, but Jones elected to run to the top lane to stop Larson.
Chastain was the only driver on the bottom lane, and he won by 0.105 seconds over Austin Dillon.
“I feel like I did a pretty near perfect job for me at a superspeedway until the last lap there,” said Larson, who’s the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion. “I should have, like, I think just kind of faked going high, then went back low.
“I had that run. Ross helped me with that run. It kind of baited me into going to the outside. Just a little inexperience probably there.”
Larson had just mentioned on Saturday that he has attempted a variety of methods to superspeedway events but had yet to find a winning formula.
“I’ve tried a bunch of different ways, and nothing’s seemed to work out to this point. I don’t know what the right way to race these things is,” he said. “But there’s definitely a handful of guys who always contend up front, so they got it figured out.”
Larson finished fourth and dominated 32 laps, which was the second-most of any driver. It was, without a doubt, one of his most comprehensive superspeedway efforts.
“I’m really proud of my team. We did a great job executing all race long,” he said. “The car was great. I felt like we could push people great. I felt like we could receive pushes well.
“Honestly, this is the first time I’ve had a legit shot at winning a plate race in the Cup Series. Happy about that. When you’re close, I was in the exact position I wanted to be in, I didn’t want to be leading.
“I felt like I did a good job with patience and stuff. Made one small mistake there and it cost me the win.”
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