Kyle Larson brought out the first and last cautions of Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway with similar wrecks. On both occasions the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet slid exiting Turn 2 and made hard contact with the inside wall on the backstretch of the 1.366-mile speedway.
The first wreck happened four laps into the race and sent Larson to the garage where his crew worked on repairs under NASCAR’s new damaged vehicle policy. Larson was running 19th at the time of the wreck but dropped to last place when he went to the garage.
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Larson re-entered the race 160 laps down and ultimately gained one position to 37th place. That one point could come into play later. Last season, Larson lost the Regular Season Championship to 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick by one point and missed out on the 15-point bonus to carry into the playoffs.
Larson’s second spin on Sunday at Darlington happened with four laps remaining and Ryan Blaney leading. The wreck forced NASCAR Overtime and on the ensuing restart Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin drove away to the victory over second-place William Byron for his 56th career Cup Series win.
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