It was practically one other victory within the 2025 NASCAR Cup season for drivers with a final identify beginning with ‘B’, as Alex Bowman got here one place shy of the win at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Alex Bowman took the lead with 33 laps to go, sliding by Bubba Wallace as he bought tight on the exit of Flip 2. They drag-raced down the backstretch, however Wallace was unable to carry again the cost.
However the battle for victory was removed from over as Kyle Larson made a last cost towards his Hendrick Motorsports teammate. As Larson quickly closed on the pole-sitter, Bowman tried to maneuver larger to match Larson’s line however bought into the surface wall in an important mistake with simply six laps left. Larson pounced on the alternative, taking the lead and setting sail.
It was Larson’s thirtieth profession Cup Collection win, and his second of the weekend after profitable Friday’s Truck race. He got here one win shy of the weekend sweep, shedding the lead on the ultimate restart throughout Saturday’s Xfinity race.
A profitable automotive with battle scars
The automotive was not with out its battle scars with scrapes alongside the appropriate entrance and proper rear fender after a number of shut encounters with the surface wall. There was additionally a gap within the dented left-side door after a collision with Josh Berry on pit street.
“It was removed from good,” Larson informed FOX Sports activities 1. “I gave up a spot and a half, virtually two spots there by getting within the wall too many occasions. I knew I wasn’t going to get one of the best restart there. I knew I wasn’t good on the quick runs and simply thought if I might maintain off the 11 [Hamlin] and the 45 [Reddick] behind me, , I might get (to) within the high and the 19 [Briscoe] too. Then I bought within the wall and let him by. Simply form of needed to hold plugging away at what I do know and what’s good for me. So simply pleased with myself, pleased with the staff. Simply lots of gritty, arduous work there at the moment between injury on pit street, , qualifying unhealthy, unhealthy restarts, all that stuff.
“Simply tremendous pumped. One of many coolest wins I believe in my Cup profession simply due to the heartbreak I’ve had right here, the heartbreak yesterday, and to simply hold my head down and hold digging feels actually good.”
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Photograph by: James Gilbert / Getty Photographs
One of the best of the remainder
Bowman completed second, 1.2s again of the lead on the end with Wallace ending third whereas additionally amassing the bonus level for quickest lap. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin have been fourth and fifth, respectively. Chris Buescher, AJ Allmendinger, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Preece, and Justin Haley rounded out the highest ten.
The race was pretty clear with solely two cautions for trigger — the primary when Christopher Bell spun and later when Ryan Blaney’s engine detonated after main essentially the most laps. Blaney and Carson Hocevar have been the one two drivers who failed to succeed in the checkered flag.
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