Kyle Larson had dreams about celebrating at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May.
Now, two months later, Larson can kiss the bricks at Indy after winning NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 on Sunday in double overtime under caution.
Larson bested Ryan Blaney on the second overtime restart and held off Tyler Reddick after taking the white flag
before NASCAR officials threw a yellow flag for a Ryan Preece crash. Larson didn’t have to battle Reddick to the
checkered flag and could instead coast across the yard of bricks for his first win at the iconic speedw
This is just such a prestigious place and such hallowed ground,” Larson said in a
post-race interview with NBC Sports. “Pretty neat just to get an opportunity to
race on the oval again. What a job by our team, who never gave up at all.”
Two months ago, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion strapped into an Indy car for the 2024 Indianapolis 500,
seeking to become the first driver to win the motorsports double of the Indy 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 on the same
day. But a pit-road speeding penalty
spoiled his Indy 500 bid as he finished 18th, and Mother Nature thwarted his
plans at the Coca-Cola 600 when rain fell at both Indianapolis and Charlotte, North Carolina.
