Kyle Larson won Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series SciAps 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway in dominant fashion, leading 277 of 300 laps en route to his 16th NASCAR Xfinity Series victory.
It’s the second Xfinity Series win at Bristol for Larson, and the first career Xfinity Series win for crew chief Adam Wall.
Larson finished third in Stage 1 but roared back to win Stage 2 and lead the final 110 laps of the race, beating Carson Kvapil to the checkered flag by 2.054 seconds.
The win comes after Larson lost the Xfinity Series race at Homstead-Miami Speedway on Mar. 22 in heartbreaking fashion following a late-race caution.
“Just another really good car,” Larson told CW Sports. “I just love this place (Bristol). Justin (Allgaier) did a good job hanging with me there that last run. The pressure was on a little bit, but we had a good enough to get in the lead, stay in the lead, and be really good in traffic.”
The win also comes at the end of an emotional week for Larson, Hendrick Motorsports and the entire NASCAR industry. On Thursday, HMS confirmed that team Communications Director and veteran industry member Jon Edwards had passed away. Edwards worked with Jeff Gordon since the beginning of Gordon’s NASCAR career in the 1990s and officially joined Hendrick in 2021, where he worked closely with Larson while serving as Communications Director.
