April 28, 2025

Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson finished Sunday's Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in the second position. Starting from the 25th position, Larson quietly kept up with the pack for most of the first stage and kept his car clean. After executing on some pit strategy to gain track position by lap 49, Larson made a run to the front and got there with some drafting help, as he ended up winning the first stage, collecting plenty of stage points. In the second stage, Larson remained in the front half of the pack, running inside the top 10 for most of the stage. He ultimately fell just short of winning the second stage, finishing second and earning more stage points. In the final stage, Larson went up and down through the pack as green flag racing and pit stops shuffled the field. However, by the end of the race, Larson came back and was in position to steal a win. On the final lap, Larson was behind Austin Cindric and spent the lap pushing him ahead to the victory. The No. 5 Chevrolet driver was initially scored with a third-place finish, but Ryan Preece, who finished ahead of Larson, was disqualified in post-race inspection. As a result, Larson was credited with a finish of second, a new career-best finish on a drafting track.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com