Larson was a dominant pressure from the very begin, main 80 laps from pole place and successful the primary stage. He hoped to develop into the primary driver to attain 4 wins this 12 months, however he by no means acquired the prospect.
On the finish of Lap 219 of 350, Larson compelled it three-wide up the center on a chaotic restart. He had Brad Keselowski to his exterior and Daniel Suarez to his inside as they raced out of Flip 4.
Suarez, who had solely taken two right-side tires on the earlier cease, pushed up the monitor and tagged the left-rear of Larson’s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Larson overcorrected and slammed into Denny Hamlin for impacting the surface wall.
“I have never seen the replay but, however I assume I may haven’t gone to the center (lane) and been extra affected person understanding how briskly my automotive was and understanding who I used to be round,” Larson stated after the race. “I needed to get as many automobiles as I may to start with of that run (from the again of the sphere). It most likely simply ended up biting me.
“I had room. I imply I made it to the exit of the nook and I am unsure if Suarez acquired free beneath me or what occurred. However he acquired into my left-rear and type acquired me uncontrolled.”
Larson was penalized two laps after HMS despatched too many crew members over the wall to restore the automotive. He was capable of meet minimal pace however ultimately took his automotive to the storage for extra in depth repairs. He returned to the race over 30 laps down, in the end ending thirty fourth, 34 laps behind the race chief.
The end result price him the common season factors lead, now trailing team-mate Chase Elliott by 8pts.
Whereas Larson limped his automotive to the end, Crew Penske’s Ryan Blaney led over 200 laps and captured the checkered flag. The three remaining Hendrick drivers all completed within the top-ten with with William Byron second and Elliott third.
