Kyle Larson finally ended his 51-race winless streak at Gateway, surviving a late restart battle with Joey Logano and Alex Bowman to return to Victory Lane. But behind the breakthrough was a rare moment of disagreement between Larson and his Hendrick Motorsports team. With the race reaching a crucial late stage, Larson expected a different pit strategy from crew chief Cliff Daniels and had to find the courage to speak up. For a driver who says they are on the same page 99% of the time, this was an unusual call to challenge.
“The whole time I’m like, ‘Man, if they all three pit off in front of me, like I wanna stay out.’ And then, yeah, before…
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