Larson entered the playoffs as the top seed and he's going to need every one of those bonus points after a disastrous early exit at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson was mixing it up for the lead in a clean opening run at Atlanta when on Lap 56, while running third, the rear of the car started to lost traction. Larson overcorrected and slammed the outside wall in a violent impact, destroying the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. 'I'm okay,' said a dejected Larson after being released from the infield care center. 'Thankfully, everything held up well inside the car. That was a huge hit. Not really sure what caused it.
Briscoe ran into the back of Larson and obliterated the front of his own race car. Both drivers were immediately out of the race. Briscoe complained about his groin hurting a bit, but was otherwise okay. 'Saw the 5 kind of just sitting there,' he explained. 'I was trying to slow down, trying to get left, and as I was trying to slow down and turn left, kind of inching my way closer and closer to the yellow line. Just couldn't get low quick enough and KO'ed him.
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