The first one NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs The race of the season didn’t exactly go well for one-timer Kyle Larson, as a fiery wreck left him all the way in the back in 37th place.
Larson’s No. 5 vehicle raced into the corner at Atlanta Motor Speedway when he broke loose and took a hard right turn into the wall. Coming down the bank, Chase Briscoe tagged him as he couldn’t get around the cloud of smoke Larson was sending at oncoming drivers.
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Chase Briscoe, #14, is involved in a wreck with Kyle Larson, #5, around Turn 2 during a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race Sunday, September 8, 2024 in Hampton, Georgia. (AP Photo/Greg McWilliams)
Both walked away unharmed and were cleared by medical staff at the health center.
“Thankfully, everything held up well inside the car,” Larson said NBC Sports. “It was a big hit. I’m not really sure what caused it. I was actually kind of like hard charged in the corner. It was pretty far out in the corner and stepped out. I don’t know. It just all happened very quickly. “
Briscoe said he couldn’t slow down fast enough to get around Larson.
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“I knew he was coming down the racetrack and just kept trying to feed the thing to the left and slow it down, and I couldn’t get out of there fast enough and then he kind of started sliding back down the track at the last minute, so I tried to turn back to the right to avoid him and just hit him. It was one of the biggest hits I’ve had in a long time,” he added.
Larson entered the Atlanta race as the top driver and Briscoe snuck into the playoff field with a win at Darlington.
Kyle Larson speaks to members of the media during NASCAR Playoffs Media Day at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2024. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images)
Joey Logano took the win in Atlanta with Daniel Suarez, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell and Alex Bowman. Logano is now in an excellent position to reach the round of 16.
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Larson is in 10th place. He is 15 points above the average. Briscoe is now 16th and 21 points below the average.
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