Kyle Larson is through to the Championship Four next month thanks to a narrow victory over Christopher Bell and Kyle Busch on Sunday in Las Vegas.
Kyle Larson became the first driver to clinch a spot in the NASCAR Championship Four on Sunday as he held off Christopher Bell and Kyle Busch for the win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Larson survived an early slide that nearly put him into the wall. But he battled past playoff contender Bell and crossed the finish line in first place. He led 133 of the 267 laps and won Stages 1 and 2.
Glad that we don't have to sweat through these next two races,' Larson said. The race turned back in Larson’s favor when he beat Bell and the rest of the leaders off pit road with 57 laps to go. Bell was playing catch-up in the latter stages of the race but couldn’t get around the No. 5 down the front stretch. He beat Bell by 0.082 seconds. 'I could see him coming in my mirror, for sure,' Larson said of Bell. 'Luckily, Christopher has always raced me clean.
William Byron, Martin Truex Jr. and Hamlin round out the top four right now. Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney and Chris Buescher round out the top eight spots. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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