Kyle Larson
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With four races to go in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season, Kyle Larson sits fifth in the driver standings â?? 154 points behind leader and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott.
On Aug. 28, 2016, at Michigan, Larson started 12th and led 41 of 200 laps en route to his first Cup Series victory. Overall, in 13 starts, the 30-year-old driver has three wins, six top-five finishes, seven top-10s and has led 220 laps at the Brooklyn, Michigan, venue. Larsonâ??s three victories occurred consecutively from August 2016 through August 2017. Larson has led 291 laps in 13 of 22 races in 2022. His number of races led trails only Ryan Blaney (18) in that statistical category.
#5 Kyle Larson was credited with a 35th place DNF in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at Indianapolis Road Course.
He started 22nd on the grid and completed 57 laps of the 86 run before exiting the race (Accident). He is currently 5th in the standings, 154 points behind leader Chase Elliott.
In 2021 on the Indy road course, Kyle Larson led a race-high 28 laps and built a 4.5-second lead before a caution waved with 8 laps to go in the 82 lap race. In overtime, he recovered from late-race contact and finished third.
Larson won three road course events in 2021, the most ever during a NASCAR Cup Series season. Victories at Sonoma Raceway in June, Watkins Glen International in August and the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL in October were integral during his 10-win championship season. There have been 10 road course events since the start of the 2021 season and Larson was victorious in three. The driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet also posted six top-three finishes during that span – the most of any competitor.
Kyle Larson (#5 Chevrolet) finished 5th in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) M&M’S Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono Raceway.
He started 4th in the lineup, led 18 laps and completed all laps of the 160 run. He is currently 4th in the NCS point standings, 126 points behind leader Chase Elliott.
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| Jack Link's 500 | |
| Bank of America ROVAL 400 | 1 |
| EchoPark Automotive 500 | 1 |
| Hollywood Casino 400 | 1 |
| Xfinity 500 | 14 |
| Cup Series Championship | 1 |
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