No, it wasn’t as shut as final yr.
However of the at stayed the identical: a Kyle Larson victory.
Think about that.
Larson, , gained the AdventHealth 400 by 0.712 seconds over runner-up Christopher Bell on Might 11. Throughout this race final yr, Larson and Chris Buescher supplied the closest end in NASCAR historical past with a margin of 0.001 seconds.
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Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe and Alex Bowman rounded out the highest 5.
Listed here are three takeaways:
1. Kyle Larson dominates for third win of 2025 NASCAR Cup Collection season
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – MAY 11: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, exits pit highway through the NASCAR Cup Collection AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on Might 11, 2025 in Kansas Metropolis, Kansas. (Photograph by Chris Graythen/Getty Pictures)
Extra domination for Larson. And extra historical past.
The 32-year-old set a monitor report for laps led with 221. He additionally bucked a pattern, snapping a string of 5 straight Kansas races the place the chief in laps led didn’t end first.
Larson claimed Stage 1 and Stage 2.
“Nice automobile, nice execution in the present day for our workforce,” Larson stated. “… Glad to not win by an inch proper right here this time. Little bit safer hole. Thanks once more to the workforce.”
He has positioned within the prime 5 in seven of the 12 races up to now, together with in every of the final 4.
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Try this streak. His final 4 races: first, second, fourth, first.
That’s fairly good.
2. Brad Keselowski loved bounce-back efficiency. Till…
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – MAY 11: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Kroger/Allegra Ford, pits through the NASCAR Cup Collection AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on Might 11, 2025 in Kansas Metropolis, Kansas. (Photograph by Jamie Squire/Getty Pictures)
On Lap 195, Brad Keselowski was working second behind solely Chase Elliott, and he was gaining floor.
Then, Keselowski’s tough stretch continued.
He blew a proper rear tire getting into Flip 1. That put his No. 6 Ford into the wall and introduced out a warning. He was towed to the storage, ending his day.
“It was a superb day. It was going to be an important day,” Keselowski stated. “I felt like we had a shot to win with the Allegra Ford Mustang. Fairly automobile. It’s not fairly anymore.
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“I didn’t actually have a lot of a warning. I simply went into Flip 1. I heard an enormous growth, and round it went. It’s unlucky. We’re taking part in to win, and we had been proper within the spot to do this. It didn’t come collectively.”
In his first 12 races this season, Keselowski has not recorded a top-10. He’s solely cracked the highest 25 thrice.
3. Hey now, you’re an All-Star (race at North Wilkesboro Speedway)
Subsequent up: All-Star Weekend!
For the third consecutive season, NASCAR’s All-Star showcase will happen at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The historic 0.625-mile monitor in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, dates again to 1947. It was given new big-league life in 2023, internet hosting the Cup Collection for the primary time in 27 years.
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The All-Star Race will function 250 laps. It’s scheduled for 8 p.m. on Might 18.
