Kyle Larson wasn't even supposed to be racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this weekend. However, when news broke mid-week about Connor Zilisch being sidelined with a lower back injury (following a wreck at Talladega), Larson was the driver selected to fill the vacant JR Motorsports seat.
"Yeah, there was a lot of survival throughout that race," said Larson. "Just dodging some wrecks, and the balance -- we had to work on (it) quite a bit. It was fun. I felt like my car -- if I could ever get to the lead, I could stretch out. But I just couldn't get by Justin [Allgaier]. He was doing a good job of just running where I needed to be. But thanks to JRM for letting me come run this thing here today. Obviously, wish Connor was in the car but it means a lot that they thought of me to call up and run this thing."
