Kyle Larson Earns His First Nascar Sprint Cup Series Win
(photo: Ryan Kerwin, JTV) The fans at Michigan International Speedway saw the first win in Kyle Larson’s career in the Pure Michigan 400 on Sunday. With 10 laps to go on a restart, Larson found himself side-by-side with race leader Chase Elliott. Both drivers spun their tires on the restart as they tried to gain position, but it was Larson who was able to make the quicker adjustment. Elliott fell back to third behind Larson and Brad Keselowski, but quickly passed Keselowski to put the pressure on Larson. Larson was then able to hold off Elliott during the final laps in order to secure his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win in 99 starts. “I was teared-up that whole last few laps because I could just feel it,” Larson said. “It was finally going to be it.” Keselowski, Ryan Blaney and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five. Larson led a race-high 41 laps while Jimmie Johnson led 37 laps. Johnson started the race second and ended in sixth. This race marked the second time at Michigan International Speedway that NASCAR featured its 2017 low-downforce package. This package reduces the downforce and sideforce on the cars…
