Kyle Larson celebrated NASCAR approving his participation in the playoffs with his third Cup victory of the season. He won Sunday at his home track of Sonoma Raceway for the second time and fifth victory on a road course. The win moved him to the top of the current Cup series standings.
Tyler Reddick drives during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Sonoma, Calif. Driver Kyle Larson is introduced before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Sonoma, Calif. Denny Hamlin , front, drives followed by Kyle Larson during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at World Wide Technology Raceway Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Madison, Ill.
The Indy 500 was delayed four hours by rain, which forced Larson to miss the start of the Coca-Cola 600. By the time he arrived in North Carolina, the race had been stopped for rain there, never resumed and Larson never turned a lap. Because of that, it took NASCAR a week of internal debate to decide if one of its biggest stars would be given the pass required to remain eligible for playoff participation.Larson led 19 of the 110 laps and passed defending race winner Martin Truex Jr.
That gave second to Michael McDowell in a Ford for Front Row Motorsports. Chris Buescher was third in a Ford for RFK Racing and Chase Elliott of Hendrick was fourth. He was followed by Ross Chastain of Trackhouse, who had last-lap contact with Kyle Busch that dropped Busch from fifth to 17th.Cup Series points leader Denny Hamlin’s race came to a startling end just two laps into the event when his Toyota engine failed, sending him to a last-place finish at Sonoma for the second consecutive year.
“No. Nothing. It’s just the gearing is a little weird for the track,” Hamlin said. “It’s a lot of high-end RPM stuff, but the same as everyone else and I’m just not really sure. They’ll look at it and figure it out, but certainly not ideal.”
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