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NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson opened the Round of 12 similar to how he started the Round of 16.
The 2021 circuit champion slammed into a wall.
On the 19th lap of Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET, Larson’s No. 5 Chevrolet, which ran P10, suffered a cut tire and collided with the Turn 2 wall at Kansas Speedway, signaling the second caution period.
Entering Sunday as the playoffs points leader, Larson continued racing through a 56-lap green-flag run, but battled steering problems and was eventually lapped, finishing Stage 1 P35. Larson benefited from Daniel Hemric’s Lap 143 spin to get back on the lead lap.
As non-playoff pilot Ross Chastain played spoiler by edging William Byron by 0.388 seconds to earn his fifth career Cup title, Larson limped to a 25th-place finish. Larson opened the postseason with a crash at Atlanta, but rallied to advance to the next round. Can he do it again over the next two outings, beginning at Talladega Superspeedway next Sunday?
Larson departed Kansas P4in the standings, 18 points above the cutoff line.
#NASCAR … Kyle Larson on his day at Kansas … “better than Atlanta.” pic.twitter.com/IdsnXdagOT
— Dustin Long (@dustinlong) September 30, 2024
NASCAR National Series Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR national series events this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway(All Times ET):
Friday
- 1 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying
- 4:30 p.m.: Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 225 race
Saturday
- Noon: Xfinity Series qualifying
- 1:30 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying
- 4 p.m.: Xfinity Series United Rentals 250 race
Sunday
- 2 p.m.: Cup Series YellaWood 500 race
It's that time again!🤩 Race fans, fasten your seatbelts because this one is going to be wild! @TALLADEGA
See you there!🏁 (Tickets: https://t.co/QqpWTMeSYw) pic.twitter.com/Z7kLyCk5FY
— YellaWood (@yellawood) September 23, 2024
NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 Entry List
Entry, Driver, Team, Car No.
- 1, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 2, Austin Cindric, Team Penske, No. 2 Ford
- 3, Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, No. 3 Chevrolet
- 4, Josh Berry, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 4 Ford
- 5, Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 6, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing, No. 6 Ford
- 7, Justin Haley, Spire Motorsports, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 8, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 9, Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 10, Noah Gragson, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 10 Ford
- 11, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 11 Toyota
- 12, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, No. 12 Ford
- 13, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, No. 13 Chevrolet
- 14, Chase Briscoe, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 14 Ford
- 15, Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing, No. 15 Ford
- 16, Shane van Gisbergen, Kaulig Racing, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 17, Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, No. 17 Ford
- 18, Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 19 Toyota
- 19, Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota
- 20, Harrison Burton, Wood Brothers Racing, No. 21 Ford
- 21, Joey Logano, Team Penske, No. 22 Ford
- 22, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing, No. 23 Toyota
- 23, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 24 Chevrolet
- 24, Daniel Hemric, Kaulig Racing, No. 31 Chevrolet
- 25, Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports, 34 Ford
- 26, Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports, No. 38 Ford
- 27, Ryan Preece, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 41 Ford
- 28, John Hunter Nemechek, Legacy Motor Club, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 29, Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club, No. 43 Chevrolet
- 30, JJ Yeley, NY Racing Team, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 31, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, No.45 Toyota
- 32, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., JTG Daugherty Racing, No. 47 Chevrolet
- 33, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 34, Corey LaJoie, Rick Ware Racing, No. 51 Ford
- 35, Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 54 Toyota
- 36, Anthony Alfredo, Beard Motorsports, No. 62 Chevrolet
- 37, Zane Smith, Spire Motorsports, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 38, Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 39, BJ McLeod, Live Fast Motorsports, No. 78 Chevrolet
- 40, Daniel Suárez, Trackhouse Racing, No. 99 Chevrolet
See y'all real soon!#YellaWood500 | #UnitedRentals250 | #LovesRVStop225 pic.twitter.com/co0TOOpgGL
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) September 16, 2024