Kyle Larson’s crew chief justifies strategic decision at Darlington: “Pretty logical”

Kyle Larson’s crew chief justifies strategic decision at Darlington: “Pretty logical”

​Kyle Larson opened the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase with a fifth-place finish at Darlington Raceway, but a late strategy call left the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team wondering what might have been.

Kyle Larson Does Not Regret the Costly Darlington Pit-Stop Gamble

Kyle Larson shared his thoughts on the pit-stop gamble by his new crew chief at Darlington and still losing to Christopher Bell.

Kyle Larson's 16-Month NASCAR Winless Streak Survives Another Heartbreaker at Darlington

For a while Sunday night, it looked like Kyle Larson might finally have found the answer. The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion entered the Southern 500 carrying a winless streak that stretched all the way back to May 2025. At Darlington Raceway, Larson led a race-high 99 laps, spent the closing stages battling at the front and ultimately found himself leading with fewer than 30 laps remaining. Then came one final gamble. And when it was over…

Inside The Garage: Kyle Larson Having Fun In 'Challenging' Year Despite No Wins

Kyle Larson didn’t enter The Chase trying to win a race or win his third NASCAR Cup Series title. The defending champion insisted Wednesday that he and his team just want to "do the best job" they can every week. The best Sunday at Darlington Raceway might have been fifth. Staying out on older tires for a restart with 24 laps remaining, he held everyone off for 12 laps before falling to fifth. He had hoped more than four cars would stay out, giv…