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Kyle Larson dominated in an emotional victory at Bristol Motor Speedway, leading 411 of 500 laps for his second NASCAR Cup Series victory this season.
The win came three days after the death of Jon Edwards, the Hendrick Motorsports director of communications who was the PR representative for Larson when he began driving the No. 5 Chevrolet in 2021 en route to the Cup championship.
"This one's definitely for Jon," Larson told FS1's Jamie Little while tapping a decal to Edwards on his car with a smile. "He's just a great guy here. We're going to miss him. Wish he was going to be here with us to celebrate, but I know he's celebrating with us in spirit.
"Just a flawless race at Bristol for the 5 team. Really good car. That was a lot of fun."
Denny Hamlin finished second in his bid to join Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell as the second driver with a three-race winning streak this season.
Ty Gibbs finished third, followed by Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney, whose bid to win his first race this year by long-pitting backfired when the race stayed caution-free for the final 235 laps.
Pole-sitter Alex Bowman led the first 39 laps before being passed by Larson, who was in first for the next 350 laps while winning both stages (for a series-leading seven career stage victories at Bristol).
WILL BE UPDATED
Stage 1 winner: Larson
Stage 2 winner: Larson
Next: Sunday, April 27, 3 p.m. ET at Talladega Superspeedway on Fox
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The win came three days after the death of Jon Edwards, the Hendrick Motorsports director of communications who was the PR representative for Larson when he began driving the No. 5 Chevrolet in 2021 en route to the Cup championship.
"This one's definitely for Jon," Larson told FS1's Jamie Little while tapping a decal to Edwards on his car with a smile. "He's just a great guy here. We're going to miss him. Wish he was going to be here with us to celebrate, but I know he's celebrating with us in spirit.
"Just a flawless race at Bristol for the 5 team. Really good car. That was a lot of fun."
Denny Hamlin finished second in his bid to join Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell as the second driver with a three-race winning streak this season.
Ty Gibbs finished third, followed by Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney, whose bid to win his first race this year by long-pitting backfired when the race stayed caution-free for the final 235 laps.
Pole-sitter Alex Bowman led the first 39 laps before being passed by Larson, who was in first for the next 350 laps while winning both stages (for a series-leading seven career stage victories at Bristol).
WILL BE UPDATED
Stage 1 winner: Larson
Stage 2 winner: Larson
Next: Sunday, April 27, 3 p.m. ET at Talladega Superspeedway on Fox
Continue reading...
