If you told someone that the current regular-season leader hasn’t won a race in months, they’d hardly believe it. Yet that’s the rare reality for Kyle Larson, who, despite sitting at third in the playoffs and first in the regular-season standings, is still craving a win to validate his dominance. Larson’s last win came at Kansas in May, where he led a mighty 221 laps out of the 267 to claim his third of the season. Since then, he yearns for a win while fans and insiders long for his form.
Last Sunday at Kansas again, a lot of eyes and odds were on him, including insider journalist Danielle Trotta’s, who was “really looking for Larson to have a repeat performance.” Unfortunately, the race was dominated by the JGR show, only for his HMS teammate Chase Elliott to sneak in the final lap win