Larson goes into this weekend’s NASCAR finale among the four drivers still eligible for the Cup Series title. Indeed, it’s been a long, strange journey. Instead of being at a sprint car race-his usual weekend routine for most of 2020-he was watching the Cup Series championship race from Phoenix Raceway on TV. All Elliott must do to win his first championship is outrun Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., and defending series champion Chase Elliott on Sunday at Phoenix.Ī year ago, on NASCAR’s Championship-4 weekend, Kyle Larson was hunkered down at the Hendrick Motorsports headquarters in Concord, North Carolina.The good came in late October 2020, when team owner Rick Hendrick gave Larson a two-year contract (since extended through 2023) to drive his company’s flagship No.
