Kyle Larson lost out on not only a potential win at Michigan, but his points lead in the championship after a mid-race spin took the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet out of contention. A trio of sudden tire failures forced a caution flag late in the second stage, where a handful of drivers chose to stay out in an effort to grab some stage points. Larson was among the majority who chose to pit and restarted in ninth for the five-lap dash. Having lost a lot of ground on the backstretch with a line of cars pushed by on the outside, he took a shallow entry into Turn 3, pinning him to the bottom of a three-wide. Struggling to keep the car on the white line, he pushed up and spun at corner exit, igniting a multi-car crash.
.@KyleLarsonRacin out of control and they crash! 😱
— Motorsport.com (@Motorsport) August 19, 2024
Multiple drivers involved including playoff bubble drivers @Chris_Buescher & @BubbaWallace. 🤯 #NASCAR
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