US EditionDefending Champ Kyle Larson Returns to Brickyard Seeking Turnaround
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, MARION COUNTY, INDIANA, JUL 25 – Kyle Larson, tied for second in wins this season with three victories, aims to improve consistency and avoid recent crashes to boost his championship chances.
- On Saturday, Kyle Larson, defending Brickyard 400 champion, aims to recharge his season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, seeking to qualify up front and avoid trouble, as race organizers reschedule practice due to rain.
- Crashes at the Indianapolis 500 on Lap 92 and at Charlotte on Lap 245 resulted in finishes of 24th and 37th, hampering Larson's season.
- With practice rained out, Larson looks to adapt, as back-to-back practice cancellations challenge his preparations and strategy to qualify up front and stay out of trouble.
- Kyle Larson admitted `Uh, oh, just continuing our bad luck here,` he said, after signing a two-year extension with Joe Gibbs Racing.
- Historically, only three drivers have won back-to-back Brickyard races: Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, implying Larson aims for this elite achievement.
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Defending champ Kyle Larson returns to Brickyard seeking turnaround
Kyle Larson raced to his third NASCAR Cup victory of the season at Kansas in mid-May then turned his attention to his second and perhaps final attempt at racing’s double — completing all 1,100 miles of the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.
Larson eyes history in return to IMS for Brickyard 400
Kyle Larson tries for history at Brickyard 400 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Back home again in Indiana! At least that’s how it feels for NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson. Two months after racing in his second-straight Indianapolis 500, Larson returned to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to defend his Brickyard 400 crown after an impressive win last July. “It’s just always good to come back to this beautiful facility with so much history, especially …
Kyle Larson eyes another Brickyard 400 win as he returns to IMS hoping 'to do a much better job' than Indy 500
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