Kyle Larson Explains How He Outsmarted Rivals on Bristol’s Ever-Changing Track Kyle Larson breaks down his strategy for mastering Bristol’s unpredictable surface, revealing that passing helped him thr

Every so often, you’ve probably heard that the only constant is change — and at Bristol, that’s no cliché. Featuring a storied past of transformation since its first Cup Series race in 1961, the half-mile oval has gone through multiple surface changes, banking tweaks, and night race introductions. Despite said changes at Bristol Motor Speedway, only one man this year has been able to tame the track in the spring. And now, as the Cup Series garage heads to its night race for the Round of 16 finale, Kyle Larson revealed the tricks he had up his sleeve.

Bristol Motor Speedway started as an asphalt track, switched to concrete in 1992, and in 2012 underwent banking adjustments to reduce the progressive banking and improve racing dynamics. Over time, track surface wear, rubber buildup, ambient