2 days Ago By Andrew Gamble
Kyle Larson claimed FOX Sports’ presenters were angering him by “ragging” on the Hendrick Motorsports star ahead of the Goodyear 400 at Darlington. On Sunday, Denny Hamlin secured back-to-back race wins as he took the checkered flag following a dramatic event in Darlington. The 44-year-old seized his opportunity in overtime, snatching victory despite William Byron and Tyler Reddick leading most of the way.
However, it was a frustrating day out for Larson . For the second year in a row at Darlington Raceway, Larson failed to finish - and he had just acquired a new pit crew for the Goodyear 400. Kevin Harvick's reflections on Kyle Busch fight in NASCAR chaos at Darlington Dave Portnoy turns on Trump and claims he lost $7M over tariffs Larson’s race ended prematurely when, coming out of Turn 2, he spun out and smashed into the wall without any contact, although his No.
5 Chevrolet may have caught the transition between the banking and apron when making the turn. The Hendrick Motorsports star was unable to get his car to pit road due to the damage. While he has recently struggled at Darlington, Larson has enjoyed success there before.
In 14 starts, he's scored top fives half of the time including his best result - a win at The Lady in Black in the second race of 2023. On Sunday, Larson stopped for an interview with the FS1 crew during the pre-race show. However, the atmosphere was sour early between the 2021 Cup Series champion and the pundits.
“I want to ask you, since this is Throwback Weekend, do you see yourself as a bit of a throwback driver or do you need to be angrier?” show host Chris Myers surprisingly asked. Larson was confused, replying: “Angrier?” When Myers confirmed that was the word he used, Larson said: “Well, you guys are getting me angry. This whole time I've been off camera, you guys have been ragging on me.
I'm fat apparently. I'm slow.” “Clint called you fat,” Jamie McMurray quickly chimed in.
To cap off the awkward exchange, Clint Bowyer decided to add: “Sunburnt.” DON'T MISS Bubba Wallace interrupts Ryan Blaney interview after dramatic NASCAR finish Brad Keselowski makes feelings clear about impact of Trump tariffs on NASCAR NASCAR winner along with full results from Cup Series race at Darlington Larson was driving his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports car that was decked out in a “Tony the Tiger” Kellogg’s retro scheme, which was paying tribute to Terry Labonte’s final NASCAR Cup Series win back in 2003.
Unfortunately, the ’Throwback’ scheme was unable to change Larson’s fortunes as Darlington represents something of a cursed venue for him since winning in 2023. Larson will hope for more success in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sun., April 13.
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