Phoenix Raceway on November 2 was more about a loss than about a victory. Denny Hamlin owned the final race for most of it but still watched his first title slip away in the final minute’s chaos. Fans, and even haters, all got sympathetic toward Hamlin’s loss, and amidst all the talk just being around the No. 11, the actual championship winner, Kyle Larson, has been missing from the spotlight.

Larson, fresh off his second Cup title with Hendrick Motorsports, had shown consistency throughout the season with three wins and over 1,100 laps led. Though he didn’t have a Larson-like season, he still had a pretty consistent one. But still, Hamlin’s 20-year-long title chase beat his narrative. Naturally, anybody in Larson’s place would face disappointment for not getting the rightful fame or chat

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