Kyle Larson led 462 of 500 laps in a shocking efficiency, successful at Bristol for his fifth victory of the 2024 season. It was additionally the twenty eighth win of his profession. He lapped as much as eleventh place on observe and led extra laps than any Bristol winner since Cale Yarborough practically half a century in the past in 1977.
“I’ve had a number of good automobiles since I’ve come to Hendrick Motorsports so it is robust to say (if it is his finest automobile), however man that was simply nice execution by the staff all weekend,” mentioned Larson, who did a victory lap with son Owen hanging out the window of the automobile. “Observe was good. We needed to qualify good (and) we did that. Simply had an amazing automobile so because of the entire No. 5 staff. They’re one of the best within the enterprise. We dominate a number of races however we would not shut all of them out, so it was actually good to shut one out right here … only a phenomenal automobile.”
Race winner Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro
Picture by: Nigel Kinrade / NKP / Motorsport Photographs
Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott was second, over seven seconds behind on the end. Bubba Wallace completed third, Denny Hamlin fourth, and Christopher Bell fifth. Ryan Blaney, Ryan Preece, Chase Briscoe, Alex Bowman, and Ross Chastain rounded out the top-ten.
4 drivers have been additionally eradicated from the playoffs. They have been the Joe Gibbs Racing duo of Ty Gibbs and Martin Truex Jr., RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski, and Harrison Burton within the No. 21 Wooden Brothers Ford.
Whereas Bowman led the race from pole place, Larson would rapidly moved into the lead and by no means seemed again. He swept the phases and went unchallenged as he set a blistering tempo.
The struggle to make the Spherical of 12
Within the battle to advance, Suarez and Keselowski each fell off the lead lap early whereas Burton went behind the wall with energy steering points.
The decisive second of the race got here when Corey LaJoie crashed with about 170 laps to go, making his remaining begin with Spire Motorsports. The sphere filed down pit street for the ultimate gas cease, and that is the place the playoff image dramatically modified. Chase Briscoe had a sluggish cease, nevertheless it was Truex who noticed his total night time go up in smoke. Working second, he bought himself a dashing penalty, which put him to the rear of the sphere. There was by no means one other warning and he remained trapped deep within the again.
The battle for the ultimate switch spot got here right down to Suarez and Gibbs. Whereas the Trackhouse Racing staff driver suffered via a dismal night time, falling a number of laps down and infrequently working contained in the top-30, Gibbs was charging into the top-ten. With 100 laps to go, solely 4 factors separated them. Nonetheless, Gibbs pale as Suarez picked up a pair extra spots, giving him sufficient respiration room to clinch a spot within the Spherical of 12.
Because the factors reset for the subsequent spherical, Larson is again atop of the factors standings. The underside 4 are actually Austin Cindric, Suarez, Bowman, and Briscoe.
