SportsMonday, November 9
Elk Grove's Kyle Larson clinches his third NASCAR Cup Series title
The SACtoday team
Elk Grove native Kyle Larson is a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. The 34-year-old clinched the title Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, early in the 400-mile finale. He's the first back-to-back champ since Jimmie Johnson in 2010, and the 11th driver with three Cup titles.
Larson needed only nine points and clinched in Stage 1
- 67 points
- Larson's lead over Christopher Bell entering the weekend
- 9 points
- needed to wrap up the title
- 7
- stage points from fourth place in Stage 1
Source: KCRA
Larson went winless through the 26-race regular season. Then he won three of the nine Chase races before the finale and finished in the top 10 in eight of them. When crew chief Cliff Daniels radioed that the title was his, Larson said, “That was anticlimactic.”
- Winless streak snapped: 51 races
- Finale winner: Ryan Blaney, by 0.314 seconds
- Larson's finish in the 267-lap finale: 12th
Larson's three titles trail Gordon's four and three drivers' seven
Source: KCRA
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Richard Petty | 7 |
| Dale Earnhardt | 7 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 7 |
| Jeff Gordon | 4 |
| Kyle Larson | 3 |
Sources: KCRA, Folsom Times