Kyle Larson beat Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott on a restart with five laps to go and won the weather-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen International on Sunday.
Chase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motorsports and interrupted a potential Toyota rout by winning the rain-drenched race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night.
Chase Elliott skipped the free agency process and agreed to a five-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports announced mere hours before the season-opening Daytona 500.
Kyle Larson closed out his comeback season in NASCAR with his first national title. He won the Cup championship Sunday by winning the race at Phoenix Raceway for his 10th victory of the year.
Kyle Larson drove to his ninth victory of the season and most meaningful to date in his new job with Hendrick Motorsports. The date marks the 17th anniversary of a Hendrick plane crash that killed all 10 people aboard.
Kyle Larson is the first driver into NASCAR's championship four. The Hendrick Motorsports driver clinched his spot in what has been an impressive comeback this season.
Alex Bowman won the the NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway to led Hendrick Motorsports to a 1-2-3-4 finish. Kyle Larson was second, Chase Elliott third and William Byron fourth.
Hendrick Motorsports suffered a hiccup to its Daytona 500 preparation when Alex Bowman and William Byron both had setbacks in Thursday night's qualifying races.