Kyle Larson continues to expertise nothing however misfortune as of late, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway was no kinder to the two-time NASCAR Cup Sequence champion.
Larson began tenth, however managed to undercut a number of drivers by means of an early pit cease, and was 5 laps away from successful Stage 1 of the Brickyard 400 when catastrophe struck.
Coming into Flip 3, the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet all of a sudden snapped round and slammed the surface wall. Larson radioed to the group that he believed he could have minimize a left-rear tire.
Crew chief Cliff Daniels reacted with shock and disbelief, and was seen talking with Goodyear representatives quickly after. Some groups have been identified to abuse the
This continues an uncommon winless streak for Larson, courting again to earlier than his 2025 Indy 500/Coke 600 Double. Larson stays winless in 2026, and can end thirty ninth and scoring only one level.
“We simply had a tire let go,” mentioned Larson outdoors the infield care middle. “I would not say that pushing had something to do with it. I used to be solely going three tenths faster than I used to be (earlier than), saving gasoline. Just a bit little bit of unhealthy luck. Happy with the group. We certified tenth, did what we needed to do to realize observe place to get to the lead, and executed that each one very well. Nonetheless numerous the race left, however I really feel like we had been positioning ourselves inside the race and inside the technique to go after a win. Bummer, however we’ll get again after it in Iowa.”
Larson entered this race sixth within the championship standings, however is more likely to misplaced a number of positions with how shut these behind him now are. Each place is important for seeding within the Chase reset after Daytona in simply over a month.
Together with his Brickyard 400 outcome, Larson may have completed thirty fourth or worse in three of the final 4 races.
Not lengthy after his exit, Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott hit the wall after contact with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., forcing the No. 9 HMS Chevy behind the wall as properly.
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