Kyle Larson won Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway, collecting the $1 million prize in the final 10-lap shootout.
Larson won the first and last of the six rounds in the unique All-Star format, leading 17 of the 100 laps in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. It was his second All-Star win, adding to the invitational victory he claimed at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2019.
“Honestly, I can’t believe it,” Larson said post-race. “That second run there, we were really bad and I was like, ‘man, we’re in trouble.’ I went backwards that round, so I was like we’ve got an uphill battle. I did not imagine seeing myself winning this race today. Cliff (Daniels, crew chief) and everybody works so hard on this thing and made some good adjustments throughout the first, second and third rounds and got us in position.”
Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, William Byron and Chase Elliott won the other rounds as all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers claimed round wins.
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Brad Keselowski finished second overall in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, with Elliott coming home third. Elliott’s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports crew also pocketed a $100,000 bonus for recording the fastest service during the mandatory four-tire pit stop in Round 5.
Larson started the All-Star Race first after a random draw for initial starting spots and led nine of the first 15 laps in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, gaining an edge in the cumulative scoring that determined the lineup for later rounds.
The All-Star Race took place at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth track for the first time. The NASCAR Cup Series’ next race — a points-paying event — is Sunday’s Ally 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM), which will mark the circuit’s debut at Nashville Superspeedway.
This story will be updated.
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