One other dominant weekend for .
No different method to put it.
After ending second in Friday’s NASCAR Truck Sequence race and profitable Saturday’s Xfinity Sequence occasion, he dominated the , the Cup Sequence race Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Larson began third and rapidly moved to the entrance, capturing the primary two phases on the way in which to his second win of the Cup season and thirty first of his profession. He led 411 of the five hundred laps.
Denny Hamlin positioned second. Ty Gibbs, Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney occupied Spots 3, 4 and 5.
Listed below are three takeaways:
1. Kyle Larson goes 2-for-3 on weekend sweep try once more
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 13: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after profitable the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 13, 2025 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Sean Gardner/Getty Photographs)
No, Larson didn’t notch the weekend sweep in his . However similar to his first strive at , he acquired awfully shut.
That March 21-23 weekend, Larson received the Truck race, possessed an enormous lead within the last 10 laps of the Xfinity race earlier than settling into fourth following an time beyond regulation restart and picked up the checkers within the Cup race.
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Larson retook the lead with 60 laps remaining Sunday afternoon when Blaney pitted. Larson additionally claimed the Cup race at Bristol final September.
“Only a flawless race as soon as once more right here at Bristol for the 5 group,” Larson mentioned. “Actually, actually good automotive. That was numerous enjoyable. Nonetheless many laps of inexperienced we ran, there was numerous enjoyable. I used to be fairly snug with issues. Then, Denny got here on actually robust there earlier than the pit cycle and simply type of saved the stress on from there.
“I knew I needed to make some good strikes in visitors. Felt like I did a reasonably good job there in visitors. Cut up the center typically once I wanted to. So yeah, simply numerous enjoyable. A bit bit out of breath. Simply so high-paced right here. Coronary heart price is up.”
Larson devoted his efficiency to his public relations consultant and Hendrick Motorsports’ director of communications, Jon Edwards, who died Thursday at age 52.
2. Denny Hamlin finishes second after Martinsville, Darlington triumphs
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 13: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, leads throughout the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 13, 2025 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Sean Gardner/Getty Photographs)
is secure for now.
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Getting into off two straight victories at Martinsville and Darlington, Hamlin challenged for one more at Bristol. He reached the road 2.25 seconds behind Larson.
Hamlin has by no means received three consecutive races. Bell, who did it earlier this season at Atlanta, Circuit of the Americas and Phoenix, is the one one to finish the feat within the Subsequent Gen Period (since 2022).
“We actually did (need the third straight win), however you must give that group its due and Kyle his due,” Hamlin mentioned. “Only a dominant efficiency. Regarded like a reasonably flawless day for them. It appeared fairly simple. It was all I needed to attempt to sustain there. Glad we have been capable of give him just a little little bit of a run.”
Hamlin’s scorching stretch continued, although. He has strung collectively 4 top-fives in a row.
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“It has been an awesome run right here during the last month,” he mentioned. “We have been actually good. Simply acquired to proceed this momentum.”
3. Easter break for Cup Sequence, however The Rock returns subsequent weekend
NASCAR returns to its custom of shutting down on Easter Sunday this coming week, however it will not be a quiet weekend for all. In actual fact, there will be joyous noise coming from the southern reaches of North Carolina, roughly an hour east of the Charlotte racing hub.
That is proper, Rockingham Speedway is again in play after a 12-year hiatus. The Rock might be host to the Truck Sequence (Friday) and Xfinity Sequence (Saturday) this coming weekend.
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Hopefully the Cup groups take a while to chill out or regroup, relying on how issues have been going, as a result of that is it, the one off weekend of the 2025 Cup Sequence schedule. And so they would possibly need to combine in an additional prayer across the Easter Sunday dinner desk, as a result of after they return to work, they return at Talladega.
— Ken Willis contributed to this story.
