It has been over a yr since Hendrick Motorsports star Kyle Larson’s final NASCAR Cup Collection win. The defending Cup Collection champion got here out on Sirius XM and addressed this alleged “hunch”, detailing how he’s not shedding any sleep over it.
Kyle Larson’s final win got here on the Introduction Well being 400 in Kansas, which was the twelfth spherical of the 2025 Cup Collection season. Within the playoffs final yr, the No.5 Hendrick Motorsports driver went on to seize the title with no win.
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Larson has come near profitable this season, ending 5 instances within the Prime 5, however hasn’t stepped on the highest step of the rostrum but. The No.5 Chevrolet driver has additionally led extra laps than championship chief Tyler Reddick, and solely Denny Hamlin has led extra laps than him.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver was requested concerning the winless streak on , and the American fired again on the “hunch” speak over the winless streak. He stated,
“I don’t really feel bummed or unhappy or something of that nature that we haven’t received in over a yr now as a result of we have now been constant. All the time might be extra constant, and I believe that’s an space that I’ve strived to get higher at, after which yeah, I simply suppose that we’ve had much less alternatives to win simply because the Gibbs, the Toyota automobiles are so quick,”
“However I really feel like, man, we’re doing job with what we have now. We’re sixth in factors, we’re not too far out of fourth. So, yeah, certain I wish to be profitable proper now and all of that, however I’m not going to emphasize myself out about it both as a result of I perceive that there’s nonetheless work to be executed to get to the place we must be. And two, we’re operating contained in the top-10, we’re not operating exterior the top-10.”
“I believe that might really feel extra like a hunch. I don’t actually really feel like we’re in a hunch in the meanwhile. So, simply gotta maintain our heads down, keep centered on us, and it’ll come collectively,” added Kyle Larson
Toyota has been the category of the grid this yr with 9 race wins and Chevrolet solely profitable 5 races regardless of a brand new physique. Kyle Larson presently sits sixth within the standings, 29 factors away from his teammate Chase Elliott, who sits contained in the Prime 4 of the Driver’s Championship.
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Kyle Larson ‘pissed off’ with NASCAR’s warning size at Michigan
NASCAR Cup Collection driver Kyle Larson (5) races throughout the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Sunday, Might 31, 2026. Picture Credit: © ANDREW NELLES / THE TENNESSEAN / USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Pictures
The 2026 NASCAR Cup Collection race at Michigan noticed a complete of 11 cautions, breaking the earlier observe report of 10. A complete of 54 laps had been run beneath warning, which is over 1 / 4 of the 200-lap race. Kyle Larson, talking on Sirius XM Speedway, highlighted his frustrations as he ,
“I really feel like we’ve been operating beneath warning a lot. Looks like we spent half the races beneath yellow, which has been irritating, however wish to get some inexperienced flag racing in.”
Kyle Larson ran a lot of the race battling the efficient race leaders and completed P4, battling Carson Hocevar to the chequered flag. Denny Hamlin received the race by an 11 second hole to Erik Jones in P2.
