Kyle Larson clinched the victory in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. While speaking to the media after the race, the Hendrick Motorsports driver described his struggles as he managed to extend the life of his tires on the “longest run of the day.”
After starting the race from pole position, Larson succesfully defended the lead to secure his spot on Victory Lane, bagging both stage wins and the fastest lap along the way.
Reacting to the win, Larson explained:
“I was trying really hard to pace myself because I believe that was our longest run of the day.
“I’ve been struggling a little bit at the end of the runs. Chase [Elliott] was really good so I felt like I just needed to try and be better on my end. I don’t know if it was paying off at the end. I was still struggling.
“I don’t know if the right front was starting to wear a lot or what but I was starting to lose a lot of grip and then I was vibrating really bad. I was afraid a right rear or something would let go. But yeah, great car and great execution today from our team.”
A DOMINATING WIN AT KANSAS FOR KYLE LARSON! pic.twitter.com/wgtyBFs9Ub
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 11, 2025
This becomes Larson’s third race win of the 2025 Cup Series season. The 32-year-old posted on social media to celebrate his triumph:
“Let’s go! Great team win and execution all day!”
Let’s go! Great team win and execution all day! pic.twitter.com/KsnyKFecZq
— Kyle Larson (@KyleLarsonRacin) May 11, 2025
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell closely followed Larson with a second-place finish. Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney closed out the top three.
NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway full results
- Kyle Larson – Running
- Christopher Bell – Running
- Ryan Blaney – Running
- Chase Briscoe – Running
- Alex Bowman – Running
- Josh Berry – Running
- Ryan Preece – Running
- Chris Buescher – Running
- Joey Logano – Running
- John H Nemechek – Running
- Austin Cindric – Running
- Todd Gilliland – Running
- Corey Heim – Running
- Noah Gragson – Running
- Chase Elliott – Running
- Zane Smith – Running
- Tyler Reddick – Running
- Ross Chastain – Running
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Running
- Shane van Gisbergen – Running
- Kyle Busch – Running
- Austin Dillon – Running
- Michael McDowell – Running
- William Byron – Running
- Cole Custer – Running
- Carson Hocevar – Running
- Riley Herbst – Running
- Ty Gibbs – Running
- Jesse Love – Running
- Cody Ware – Running
- Justin Haley – Running
- Erik Jones – Out
- Bubba Wallace – Out
- Daniel Suarez – Out
- Ty Dillon – Out
- Denny Hamlin – Out
- Brad Keselowski – Out
- A.J. Allmendinger – Out
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