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☆ Kyle Larson wins by 0.001 seconds in closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Capping off a weekend of photo finishes, Kyle Larson won NASCAR’s AdventHealth 400 by a staggering 0.001 seconds in Kansas on Sunday. The RFK team could be seen on the broadcast jubilantly celebrating before the official result was finalized. Eventually, Hendrick Motorsports’ Larson was declared winner in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, per NASCAR. “I didn’t know if I won or not, I was pumped for the finish,” Larson added as he explained his spotter said it was a second-place finish before celebrating wildly down the radio when he found out Larson had won. I haven’t seen a replay other than just a picture and I sure can’t see it in that picture,” a dejected Buescher told FS1.

Persons: Kyle Larson, NASCAR’s, Mystik Dan, Larson, Chris Buescher, Buescher, ’ Larson, ” Larson, Logan Riely, “, ”, FS1, ” Buescher Organizations: CNN, Kentucky Derby, Roush Fenway, Racing, RFK Racing, RFK, Hendrick, NASCAR Locations: Kansas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five races into NASCAR's 2024 season and Ford is in a funk. A Ford win in Austin would seem like a long shot in NASCAR's fourth run on a track built for Formula One. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesAnd while it’s still early, Ford drivers make up just three of the 16 available Cup playoff spots. Ford drivers point to some solid statistics, even if the major results are lacking. NASCAR vs F1The Circuit of the Americas is the only track used by NASCAR and F1, but the two racing series have vastly different styles.

Persons: Ryan Blaney, “, Tyler Reddick, Shane van Gisbergen, Chase Elliott, it’s, Blaney, haven’t, ”, Chris Buescher, We’ve, we’ve, ” Buescher, Chase Briscoe, Stewart, Haas, we've, ” Briscoe, Briscoe, Ford, van Gisbergen, It’s, Reddick, COTA, there's, I've, ” Reddick, they’ve, FanDuel Organizations: Ford, NASCAR, Circuit, Formula One, Toyota, RFK Racing, Haas Racing, Fords, Blaney's, COTA Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, Atlanta, Austin, Victory, Americas

Wallace moved up three spots to ninth in the standings, still one below the cutoff line when this round is done. Byron finished 1.863 seconds ahead of Chastain for his sixth win of the season, the most in the Cup series. For the first time since Texas opened in 1997, the race wasn't scheduled for 501 miles, and was 100 miles shorter. He finished only 73 laps and was 34th in the 36-car field, dropping from sixth to 12th in the playoff standings. Blaney and Buescher finished second and third in that race that had 57 lead changes among 21 drivers.

Persons: — William Byron, Texas Motor Speedway, Bubba Wallace, Chase Briscoe, Byron, Wallace, Ross Chastain, Chastain, Kyle Larson, Wallace hadn't, Larson, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Hendrick, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs, Ty Gibbs, Chris Bueshcher, Christopher Bell, BUSCH, Kyle Busch, didn't, Richard Childress, “, Something's, it's, ” Busch, Busch, Austin Dillon’s, Todd Gilliland, Ford, Blaney, Buescher Organizations: Texas Motor, NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports, Texas, Chevrolet, Talladega, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, Talladega Superspeedway Locations: Texas, Charlotte

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Bubba Wallace will start from the pole at Texas, the first race after he just made the cut to get into the second round of NASCAR's playoffs. Wallace turned a lap of 188.337 mph in the final round of qualifying Saturday, finishing ahead of fellow playoff contenders and RFK Racing teammates Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski. Buescher will start on the front row Sunday with Wallace after a final lap of 188.081 mph. Political Cartoons View All 1176 ImagesChristopher Bell was among the 10 drivers that advanced to the final round of qualifying at the 1 1/2-mile Texas track. But he will start ninth after being on the pole for each of the first three playoff races: at Darlington, Bristol and Kansas.

Persons: — Bubba Wallace, Wallace, Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski, “, ” Wallace, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Wallace's, Reddick, Richard Childress, William Byron, Martin Truex Jr, Byron, ___ Organizations: RFK Racing, Keselowski, 23XI, Richard Childress Racing Locations: Texas, Darlington, Bristol, Kansas

Denny Hamlin didn't chill Sunday with his bravado that this is indeed the year he will finally win a NASCAR championship. The day after his win at Bristol Motor Speedway hurdled Hamlin and his No. 11 team into the second round of NASCAR's playoffs, Hamlin was still pumping his chest. Hamlin shared a back-and-forth with the crowd, and that's when he first declared that this is, finally, his year. Hamlin only got the win in Bristol but was strong enough to sweep the opening two races, won by Larson and Reddick.

Persons: Denny Hamlin, hurdled Hamlin, Hamlin, ” Hamlin, Bubba Wallace, Joe Gibbs, Gibbs, He's, Hamlin didn't, Ross Chastain, Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Hamlin gnawed, I've, I’m, I’ve, Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson, “, ”, Martin Truex Jr, Christopher Bell, Truex, Logano, ” Truex, William Byron, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress, Chastain, Ford, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, Reddick, doesn't, Chris Gabehart Organizations: NASCAR, Bristol Motor, 23XI Racing, Darlington, Bristol, of Fame, JGR, ” Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports, Trackhouse, Team Penske, RFK Racing, Larson Locations: Tennessee, Phoenix, Kansas, Bristol

There's co-owner Denny Hamlin, who has won at the track four times, more than anyone else. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesHamlin got a poor jump on the last restart, couldn't chase Reddick down and finished second. Then the bottom lane opened up there and it was crazy.”Even crazier: It was the third win for the No. 45 car of 23XI in the last four races at Kansas , and all with different drivers after Busch and Wallace won last year. Its owner, meanwhile, nearly pulled off the sweep after Hamlin won in the spring.

Persons: Tyler Reddick, There's, Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Bubba Wallace, Reddick's, Billy Scott, ”, Reddick, Hamlin, couldn't, Erik Jones, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, “, ” Reddick, Wallace, Joe Gibbs, It's, ” Hamlin, Chris Buescher, — Reddick, Martin Truex, Larson, Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, Elliott, Buescher, Logano, WHO’S, Truex, Kevin Harvick, Christopher Bell Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Kan, 23XI, Kansas Speedway, Kansas, NASCAR, Darlington, Busch, Bristol, Keselowski, Team Penske, RFK Racing, Daytona, Truex Locations: KANSAS, Denny, Kansas, Bristol, Talladega

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