Kyle Larson cashed in on his second opportunity to win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this season, taking the victory in the 30th anniversary of NASCAR’s inaugural Brickyard 400.
Larson, who ran in the Indianapolis 500 earlier this season as part of an aborted attempt to do ‘the Double,’ picked up an anticlimactic win under caution in an otherwise drama-filled race on Sunday. Larson, one of the few cars who stayed on the safest fuel strategy, grabbed the lead on the start to the first overtime after then-leader Brad Keselowski dove on pit road at the last moment out of fuel.
held the caution flag as it appeared Preece would get rolling, but he ended up coming to a stop on the track, which brought out the caution on the final lap and secured Larson’s win. The win is Larson’s fourth of the 2024 season and 27th of his career. 'This is just such a prestigious place, such hallowed ground. Pretty neat to get an opportunity to race here on the oval again,' Larson said. 'What a job by our team. I mean, we never gave up at all.
debuted at the track in 1994 and ran one Cup race for 26 consecutive seasons until moving to the Indy Road Course layout the past three years. Stage 1 Denny Hamlin cycled to the lead after a round of green flag pit stops with nine laps to go and held off Larson by 0.282 seconds to take the Stage 1 win. Blaney was third, William Byron fourth and Reddick fifth. Stage 2 Trying a different pit strategy, Wallace stayed out and inherited the lead then held Chase off Elliott by 0.
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