NASCAR Cup Series: Kyle Larson vence no Kansas na chegada mais apertada da história

Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports/Chevrolet) venceu a Advent Health 400, no Kansas Speedway, 12ª etapa da NASCAR Cup Series. Foi a sua segunda vitória no ano, e 25ª na categoria. Chris Buescher (RFK Racing/Ford) e Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports/Chevrolet) completaram os três primeiros.

Na 261ª volta Kyle Busch (Richard Childress Racing/Chevrolet) rodou, levando a prova para a prorrogação.

Em uma prorrogação emocionante Larson e Buescher cruzaram a linha de chegada lado a lado, com a vitória do piloto do carro #5 sendo confirmada por apenas 0s001. A chegada mais apertada da história da NASCAR.

Elliott terminou em terceiro, 0s059 atrás de Larson.

Martin Truex Jr. e Denny Hamlin, parceiros na Joe Gibbs Racing, fecharam os cinco primeiros.

Larson lidera o campeonato com 467 pontos, seguido por Truex Jr. com 438.

A próxima etapa, no Darlington Raceway, no dia 12 de maio.

Final:

1 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 voltas
2 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 268
3 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268
4 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268
5 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268
6 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268
7 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 268
9 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268
10 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 268
11 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 268
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 268
13 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 268
14 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 268
15 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268
16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 268
17 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 268
18 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 268
19 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 268
20 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 268
21 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268
22 Corey Heim (i) Legacy Motor Club Toyota 268
23 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268
24 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 268
25 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 268
26 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 268
27 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 268
28 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268
29 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 268
30 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 268
31 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 268
32 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267
33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267
34 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 266
35 Riley Herbst (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 266
36 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 262
37 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 184
38 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 175

Campeonato:

1 Kyle Larson 467 pontos
2 Martin Truex Jr. 438 (–29)
3 Chase Elliott 412 (–55)
4 Denny Hamlin 411 (–56)
5 Tyler Reddick 374 (–93)
6 Ryan Blaney 367 (–100)
7 William Byron 362 (–105)
8 Ty Gibbs 338 (–129)
9 Alex Bowman 336 (–131)
10 Ross Chastain 331 (–136)
11 Chris Buescher 316 (–151)
12 Kyle Busch 314 (–153)
13 Christopher Bell 296 (–171)
14 Chase Briscoe 290 (–177)
15 Brad Keselowski 287 (–180)
16 Bubba Wallace 283 (–184)