The weekend sweep is an extremely rare achievement in NASCAR. To go out and run the Cup, Xfinity and Truck races on the same weekend is impressive enough, but to win all three? That’s at another level entirely. It’s only ever happened twice in the history of the sport and it was the same driver both times — Kyle Busch. The track was also the same — Bristol Motor Speedway.
Another Kyle has been actively trying to join this exclusive all-Kyle club and his name is Kyle Larson. Earlier this year, the Hendrick Motorsports driver came agonizingly close to completing the sweep at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He rebounded from a late-race spin to win the Truck race and passed his teammate in the closing laps of the Cup race to win that as well. Surprisingly, the one jewel missing in this triple crown was his most dominant showing of the weekend. Larson drove off with the lead in the Xfinity race, lapping most of the field with over 16 seconds between him and the second-place car. However, a late-race caution and awkward restart left him seething over what could have been. In his post-race interview, Larson’s mind was already moving towards his next chance at the weekend sweep — Bristol this very weekend.
