Kyle Larson won the 2025 Food City 500 race. Besides marking his second consecutive victory at Bristol Motor Speedway, it also entailed a unique preparation. Cliff Daniels, crew chief of the No. 5 team, watched a recording of the half-mile track’s 2004 night race. He gleaned as much knowledge and information as possible from the race, which Dale Jr. won over two decades ago. And this meticulous approach to racing proves that Daniels is on par with the legends.

Kyle Larson won a jaw-dropping Cup Series championship last weekend. It was not expected until the final laps, when the script flipped with a late-race caution. At the end of it, Larson came away with his second Cup Series title, and Cliff Daniels elevated his prestige to the level of two Hall of Famers.

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