Kyle Larson disappointed with P8 finish at NASCAR Kansas race
Kyle Larson 'disappointed' with P8 finish at NASCAR Kansas race × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series News
hendrickmotorsports.com/news/articles/…20718Hendrick Motorsports scores three top-10 finishes at @kansasspeedway with @Alex_Bowman leading a season-high 107 laps. #NASCARplayoffshendrickmotorsports.com/news/articles/… The Kansas race marked not only his second playoff race but also his second top-ten finish since winning the Watkin Glen trophy on the 14th of August 2022. This was the finish every driver who finished behind him could have wished for, but Kyle Larson believes he could have done better. He feels he mostly failed on the restarts since he didn’t have a good balance on most of them. Kyle Larson was asked in a post-race interview if this was one of the races where he couldn't control the car. In his response, the reigning champion said, “It was a little bit of that. For the restarts, I just didn’t have a good balance; but I also didn’t do a good job on the restarts. I think I only had two good ones. Gave up a lot of stage points early on because of that. Even when I thought I was in the right line, I was tight.” He added, “After the green flag stop, I felt good but I was just a little bit on the tight side and couldn’t make enough ground in traffic to make a move and had to settle for eighth. Disappointed with that. I thought we had an opportunity to finish a lot better, but we’ll move onto Bristol” Even though Kyle Larson arrived in the playoffs with a DNF from Daytona, he was sitting in the top five of the playoffs board. Moreover, the 30-year-old was one of the top drivers picked to win the first playoff race at Darlington. He gave his fans hope by securing seventh position during the qualifying race.
We had an opportunity to finish a lot better - Kyle Larson disappointed with P8 finish at NASCAR Kansas race
By monicahdnjeri Modified 13 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Kyle Larson waits on the grid during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway Defending champion Kyle Larson is doing pretty well in the 2022 playoffs. Though he hasn’t been able to match his magical 2021 season, he is still in a good position to defend his championship at the end of the season. During the recently concluded Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, the Hendrick Motorsports driver was among the five Chevy drivers who made it to the top-ten finish. Bob Pockrass@bobpockrassKyle Larson settled for eighth at Kansas on a day where he felt moves didn’t work out for him.15212Kyle Larson settled for eighth at Kansas on a day where he felt moves didn’t work out for him. https://t.co/Eglc0J8Lyc Furthermore, the #5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1 was the third Hendrick car to finish in the top ten grid, trailing Alex Bowman (4th) and William Byron (6th). Hendrick Motorsports@TeamHendrickHendrick Motorsports scores three top-10 finishes at @kansasspeedway with @Alex_Bowman leading a season-high 107 laps. #NASCARplayoffshendrickmotorsports.com/news/articles/…20718Hendrick Motorsports scores three top-10 finishes at @kansasspeedway with @Alex_Bowman leading a season-high 107 laps. #NASCARplayoffshendrickmotorsports.com/news/articles/… The Kansas race marked not only his second playoff race but also his second top-ten finish since winning the Watkin Glen trophy on the 14th of August 2022. This was the finish every driver who finished behind him could have wished for, but Kyle Larson believes he could have done better. He feels he mostly failed on the restarts since he didn’t have a good balance on most of them. Kyle Larson was asked in a post-race interview if this was one of the races where he couldn't control the car. In his response, the reigning champion said, “It was a little bit of that. For the restarts, I just didn’t have a good balance; but I also didn’t do a good job on the restarts. I think I only had two good ones. Gave up a lot of stage points early on because of that. Even when I thought I was in the right line, I was tight.” He added, “After the green flag stop, I felt good but I was just a little bit on the tight side and couldn’t make enough ground in traffic to make a move and had to settle for eighth. Disappointed with that. I thought we had an opportunity to finish a lot better, but we’ll move onto Bristol” Even though Kyle Larson arrived in the playoffs with a DNF from Daytona, he was sitting in the top five of the playoffs board. Moreover, the 30-year-old was one of the top drivers picked to win the first playoff race at Darlington. He gave his fans hope by securing seventh position during the qualifying race.