The Latest Breaking News from Larson

Without a Penske, this thing is 'wide open' with no clear cut favorite

The case can be made that six drivers need to win at Martinsville

From In re TEGNA v. Sandoval, decided yesterday by the Minnesota Court of Appeals (Chief Judge Susan Segal, joined by Judges Bratvold and Larson); seems right to me: KARE 11 obtained a copy of [a] sentencing memorandum [in Sandoval's criminal case] from Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO). The district court…

When a caution came out with three of the original 160 laps remaining in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it was clear Keselowski did not have enough fuel to make it to end and would need to pit.

Larson, who ran in the Indianapolis 500 earlier this season as part of an aborted attempt to do ‘the Double,’ picked up an anticlimactic win under caution in an otherwise drama-filled race on Sunday.

The driver of Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet squeezed in a final hot lap just before the conclusion of the 10-minute final round of qualifying and topped Ty Gibbs with an average lap speed of 90.168 mph to win the pole.

Larson was a dominant force from the very start, leading 80 laps from pole position and winning the first stage. He was hoping to become the first driver to score four wins this year, but he never got the chance.

Saturday’s qualifying session was cut to from two rounds to one due to an extended weather delay, but it was still run in groups.

That hasn’t prevented the former dirt racing standout from excelling in NASCAR competition as what he does behind the wheel more than makes up for whatever detailed knowledge he may lack.