It was a memorable day in Texas Sunday for Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick, who advanced to their first NASCAR All-Star Race by winning the first two stages of the 22-car open qualifying race on a hot, slick track.
Kyle Larson is now only the eighth NASCAR driver to be a two-time All-Star race winner. Author: STEPHEN HAWKINS (AP Sports Writer) Published: 10:36 PM EDT June 13, 2021 Updated: 10:36 PM EDT June 13, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas Kyle Larson was back in the NASCAR All-Star race, and got another $1 million by winning it again.
Larson held off a hard-charging Brad Keselowski during the final 10-lap shootout at Texas on Sunday night, after a slippery three-wide pass to get back in front and push Hendrick Motorsports to its second consecutive win, and 10th overall, in the annual non-points race with the seven-figure prize.
Defending All-Star winner and reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott, who started the sixth and final segment out front, didn t stay there long. Larson pushed his teammate, then got in front on the outside through the fourth turn. They were three-wide while Keselowski pulled ahead briefly at the line before Larson finall
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) â Kyle Larson was back in the NASCAR All-Star race, and got another $1 million by winning it again.
Larson held off a hard-charging Brad Keselowski during the final 10-lap shootout at Texas on Sunday night, after a slippery three-wide pass for the lead, and pushed Hendrick Motorsports to its second consecutive win, and 10th overall, in the annual non-points race with a seven-figure prize.
Defending All-Star winner and reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott, who started the sixth and final segment of the 100-lap race out front, didn t stay there long.
Larson pushed his teammate, then got in front on the outside through the fourth turn. They were three-wide before Keselowski pulled ahead briefly at the line, then Larson got ahead to stay for the last eight laps.
Kyle Larson remained NASCAR s hottest driver on Sunday night, when he rolled to victory in the All-Star Race, securing $1 million, at Texas Motor Speedway.
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