Kyle Larson takes the victory in wild Auto Club 400
Kyle Larson takes the victory in wild Auto Club 400
After ending 2nd the last three weeks, Larson eventually broke through for his very first win in two thousand seventeen and his second-career win in one hundred sixteen Monster Energy Cup starts on Sunday .
“Awesome job,” Larson said as he hit Brad Keselowski to finish line in overtime by 0.779-seconds.
Larson won the pole for the Auto Club four hundred and led one hundred ten of two hundred laps. He was the fourth driver to sweep NASCAR Cup and Xfinity races at ACS. He joins Kyle Busch (2013), Matt Kenseth (2007) and Kasey Kahne (2006). He’s just the 2nd driver to win from the pole. Johnson was the very first to accomplish the feat in 2008.
Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., and Joey Logano rounded out the top-five finishers. Jamie McMurray, Daniel Suarez, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney and Pursue Elliott finished the top ten at Auto Club Speedway.
Suarez, who commenced 16th on the final restart and finished seventh, was the top rookie of the race.
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Stage Trio
Truex Jr. retained the lead off of pit road following Stage Two. AJ Allmendinger received a penalty for his pit squad coming over the wall too soon. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was 12th following Stage Two, glided through his pit box and had to be shoved back to receive service. He restarted 17th.
Truex selected the outside line as he led the field to green on Lap 127. Before the leaders finished the 2nd corner under green, Larson, who was on Truex’s inwards pulled out in front of the No. Seventy eight for the lead.
With fifty laps remaining in the race, Larson held a two-second lead over Truex followed by Clint Bowyer, Pursue Elliott, Erik Jones, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, JamieMcMurray, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano.
Green-flag pit stops commenced on Lap one hundred fifty one with Logano. Keselowski pitted one lap later. On Lap 156, Jimmie Johnson, Larson and Truex came to pit road. Johnson spun in his pit and almost clipped Truex in the process.
Kyle Busch, who had not yet pitted, had the lead followed by Ty Dillon, Larson, Elliott and Truex. Busch pitted on Lap 162, Dillon one lap later and Larson took the lead. Truex challenged for the point on Lap one hundred sixty five and the Nos. Forty two and seventy eight switched catches sight of. But Larson held on for the lead.
The fourth caution of the race occurred on Lap one hundred seventy nine when Gray Gaulding hit the wall in Turn Two. Larson led the field onto pit road with Truex, Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Erik Jones, McMurray, Kenseth, Keselowski, Blaney, Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Larson maintained the point off of pit road followed by Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Kenseth, Bowyer, McMurray, Truex, Keselowski, Jones and Stenhouse.
The race returned to green with sixteen laps remaining. Larson blasted pass Hamlin exiting Turn two but coming down the back open up, Kenseth spun with an assist from Truex. Kenseth pounded the inwards wall and triggered Caution Five.
“We came together in a bad spot, I guess,” Truex said.
When the leaders came to the line, it was Larson in very first followed by Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Hamlin, McMurray, Jones, Keselowski, Truex, Bayne and Kasey Kahne.
On Lap 193, Larson pit from the lead with most of the leaders while Truex, Hamlin and McMurray remained on the track.
Hamlin pulled out to the lead from the outside lane followed by Truex, but Larson took the high line and moved behind the No. 11. On Lap 196, Larson pulled ahead on the inwards and took the lead into Turn Two. The sixth caution came out when Kasey Kahne ran into the Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and collected Trevor Bayne in the process.
The top ten stayed on the track. Larson led when the race into overtime on Lap two hundred followed by Hamlin, Keselowski, Truex, Blaney, Bowyer, Logano, Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon.
“I thought we had as good a car as (Larson) all day, it just depended on the run and tires,” explained Truex. “At times, I thought we were better and others, he was. It seemed like whoever got out front had a little advantage. All in all, a good day. Sometimes you make the right (pit) call, sometimes you don’t. Today, we didn’t. But to still end up fourth was certainly a good way to end it. Just stumbled a little bit there at the end when it mattered. Just the way it goes.”
Larson had a 0.667-lead coming to the white flag followed by Keselowski, Bowyer, Truex and McMurray.
“I was attempting to stay as tranquil as I could be but also frustrated because it thinks like every time I get to the front and get to the lead at the end of one of these things, the caution comes out and I have to cut people off on restarts,” said Larson after the race.”
“We were able to lead a lot laps today. Truex was better than us in that 2nd stage by fairly a bit, but we were able to get the hop on him on the following restart and led pretty much the rest of the distance. I had to fight them off after green-flag (pit) stops and that was a lot of joy.
“It’s spectacular that all our hard work has paid off.”
There were seventeen lead switches among eight drivers. The race was slowed by seven cautions for a total of twenty nine laps.
Kyle Larson takes the victory in wild Auto Club four hundred
Kyle Larson takes the victory in wild Auto Club 400
After ending 2nd the last three weeks, Larson eventually broke through for his very first win in two thousand seventeen and his second-career win in one hundred sixteen Monster Energy Cup starts on Sunday .
“Awesome job,” Larson said as he hammer Brad Keselowski to finish line in overtime by 0.779-seconds.
Larson won the pole for the Auto Club four hundred and led one hundred ten of two hundred laps. He was the fourth driver to sweep NASCAR Cup and Xfinity races at ACS. He joins Kyle Busch (2013), Matt Kenseth (2007) and Kasey Kahne (2006). He’s just the 2nd driver to win from the pole. Johnson was the very first to accomplish the feat in 2008.
Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., and Joey Logano rounded out the top-five finishers. Jamie McMurray, Daniel Suarez, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney and Pursue Elliott ended the top ten at Auto Club Speedway.
Suarez, who began 16th on the final restart and finished seventh, was the top rookie of the race.
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Stage Three
Truex Jr. retained the lead off of pit road following Stage Two. AJ Allmendinger received a penalty for his pit squad coming over the wall too soon. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was 12th following Stage Two, glided through his pit box and had to be shoved back to receive service. He restarted 17th.
Truex selected the outside line as he led the field to green on Lap 127. Before the leaders ended the 2nd corner under green, Larson, who was on Truex’s inwards pulled out in front of the No. Seventy eight for the lead.
With fifty laps remaining in the race, Larson held a two-second lead over Truex followed by Clint Bowyer, Pursue Elliott, Erik Jones, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, JamieMcMurray, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano.
Green-flag pit stops began on Lap one hundred fifty one with Logano. Keselowski pitted one lap later. On Lap 156, Jimmie Johnson, Larson and Truex came to pit road. Johnson spun in his pit and almost clipped Truex in the process.
Kyle Busch, who had not yet pitted, had the lead followed by Ty Dillon, Larson, Elliott and Truex. Busch pitted on Lap 162, Dillon one lap later and Larson took the lead. Truex challenged for the point on Lap one hundred sixty five and the Nos. Forty two and seventy eight switched catches sight of. But Larson held on for the lead.
The fourth caution of the race occurred on Lap one hundred seventy nine when Gray Gaulding hit the wall in Turn Two. Larson led the field onto pit road with Truex, Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Erik Jones, McMurray, Kenseth, Keselowski, Blaney, Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Larson maintained the point off of pit road followed by Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Kenseth, Bowyer, McMurray, Truex, Keselowski, Jones and Stenhouse.
The race returned to green with sixteen laps remaining. Larson blasted pass Hamlin exiting Turn two but coming down the back spread, Kenseth spun with an assist from Truex. Kenseth pounded the inwards wall and triggered Caution Five.
“We came together in a bad spot, I guess,” Truex said.
When the leaders came to the line, it was Larson in very first followed by Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Hamlin, McMurray, Jones, Keselowski, Truex, Bayne and Kasey Kahne.
On Lap 193, Larson pit from the lead with most of the leaders while Truex, Hamlin and McMurray remained on the track.
Hamlin pulled out to the lead from the outside lane followed by Truex, but Larson took the high line and moved behind the No. 11. On Lap 196, Larson pulled ahead on the inwards and took the lead into Turn Two. The sixth caution came out when Kasey Kahne ran into the Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and collected Trevor Bayne in the process.
The top ten stayed on the track. Larson led when the race into overtime on Lap two hundred followed by Hamlin, Keselowski, Truex, Blaney, Bowyer, Logano, Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon.
“I thought we had as good a car as (Larson) all day, it just depended on the run and tires,” explained Truex. “At times, I thought we were better and others, he was. It seemed like whoever got out front had a little advantage. All in all, a good day. Sometimes you make the right (pit) call, sometimes you don’t. Today, we didn’t. But to still end up fourth was certainly a good way to end it. Just stumbled a little bit there at the end when it mattered. Just the way it goes.”
Larson had a 0.667-lead coming to the white flag followed by Keselowski, Bowyer, Truex and McMurray.
“I was attempting to stay as tranquil as I could be but also frustrated because it thinks like every time I get to the front and get to the lead at the end of one of these things, the caution comes out and I have to cut people off on restarts,” said Larson after the race.”
“We were able to lead a lot laps today. Truex was better than us in that 2nd stage by fairly a bit, but we were able to get the hop on him on the following restart and led pretty much the rest of the distance. I had to fight them off after green-flag (pit) stops and that was a lot of joy.
“It’s spectacular that all our hard work has paid off.”
There were seventeen lead switches among eight drivers. The race was slowed by seven cautions for a total of twenty nine laps.
Kyle Larson takes the victory in wild Auto Club four hundred
Kyle Larson takes the victory in wild Auto Club 400
After completing 2nd the last three weeks, Larson eventually broke through for his very first win in two thousand seventeen and his second-career win in one hundred sixteen Monster Energy Cup starts on Sunday .
“Awesome job,” Larson said as he hit Brad Keselowski to finish line in overtime by 0.779-seconds.
Larson won the pole for the Auto Club four hundred and led one hundred ten of two hundred laps. He was the fourth driver to sweep NASCAR Cup and Xfinity races at ACS. He joins Kyle Busch (2013), Matt Kenseth (2007) and Kasey Kahne (2006). He’s just the 2nd driver to win from the pole. Johnson was the very first to accomplish the feat in 2008.
Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., and Joey Logano rounded out the top-five finishers. Jamie McMurray, Daniel Suarez, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney and Pursue Elliott ended the top ten at Auto Club Speedway.
Suarez, who embarked 16th on the final restart and finished seventh, was the top rookie of the race.
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Stage Trio
Truex Jr. retained the lead off of pit road following Stage Two. AJ Allmendinger received a penalty for his pit squad coming over the wall too soon. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was 12th following Stage Two, slipped through his pit box and had to be shoved back to receive service. He restarted 17th.
Truex selected the outside line as he led the field to green on Lap 127. Before the leaders ended the 2nd corner under green, Larson, who was on Truex’s inwards pulled out in front of the No. Seventy eight for the lead.
With fifty laps remaining in the race, Larson held a two-second lead over Truex followed by Clint Bowyer, Pursue Elliott, Erik Jones, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, JamieMcMurray, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano.
Green-flag pit stops commenced on Lap one hundred fifty one with Logano. Keselowski pitted one lap later. On Lap 156, Jimmie Johnson, Larson and Truex came to pit road. Johnson spun in his pit and almost clipped Truex in the process.
Kyle Busch, who had not yet pitted, had the lead followed by Ty Dillon, Larson, Elliott and Truex. Busch pitted on Lap 162, Dillon one lap later and Larson took the lead. Truex challenged for the point on Lap one hundred sixty five and the Nos. Forty two and seventy eight switched catches sight of. But Larson held on for the lead.
The fourth caution of the race occurred on Lap one hundred seventy nine when Gray Gaulding hit the wall in Turn Two. Larson led the field onto pit road with Truex, Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Erik Jones, McMurray, Kenseth, Keselowski, Blaney, Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Larson maintained the point off of pit road followed by Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Kenseth, Bowyer, McMurray, Truex, Keselowski, Jones and Stenhouse.
The race returned to green with sixteen laps remaining. Larson blasted pass Hamlin exiting Turn two but coming down the back spread, Kenseth spun with an assist from Truex. Kenseth pounded the inwards wall and triggered Caution Five.
“We came together in a bad spot, I guess,” Truex said.
When the leaders came to the line, it was Larson in very first followed by Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Hamlin, McMurray, Jones, Keselowski, Truex, Bayne and Kasey Kahne.
On Lap 193, Larson pit from the lead with most of the leaders while Truex, Hamlin and McMurray remained on the track.
Hamlin pulled out to the lead from the outside lane followed by Truex, but Larson took the high line and moved behind the No. 11. On Lap 196, Larson pulled ahead on the inwards and took the lead into Turn Two. The sixth caution came out when Kasey Kahne ran into the Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and collected Trevor Bayne in the process.
The top ten stayed on the track. Larson led when the race into overtime on Lap two hundred followed by Hamlin, Keselowski, Truex, Blaney, Bowyer, Logano, Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon.
“I thought we had as good a car as (Larson) all day, it just depended on the run and tires,” explained Truex. “At times, I thought we were better and others, he was. It seemed like whoever got out front had a little advantage. All in all, a good day. Sometimes you make the right (pit) call, sometimes you don’t. Today, we didn’t. But to still end up fourth was certainly a good way to end it. Just stumbled a little bit there at the end when it mattered. Just the way it goes.”
Larson had a 0.667-lead coming to the white flag followed by Keselowski, Bowyer, Truex and McMurray.
“I was attempting to stay as quiet as I could be but also frustrated because it thinks like every time I get to the front and get to the lead at the end of one of these things, the caution comes out and I have to cut people off on restarts,” said Larson after the race.”
“We were able to lead a lot laps today. Truex was better than us in that 2nd stage by fairly a bit, but we were able to get the leap on him on the following restart and led pretty much the rest of the distance. I had to fight them off after green-flag (pit) stops and that was a lot of joy.
“It’s spectacular that all our hard work has paid off.”
There were seventeen lead switches among eight drivers. The race was slowed by seven cautions for a total of twenty nine laps.
