{"id":1564093,"date":"2023-05-09T10:09:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T14:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1564093"},"modified":"2023-05-09T10:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T14:09:09","slug":"denny-hamlin-kyle-larson-put-on-show-kansas-nascar-surprisingly-let-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/denny-hamlin-kyle-larson-put-on-show-kansas-nascar-surprisingly-let-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson Put On a Show at Kansas That NASCAR Surprisingly Let Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Denny Hamlin<\/a> tracked down Kyle Larson<\/a> throughout the final 47 laps of Sunday\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway in a finish that NASCAR officials should remember in future events that don\u2019t have a major incident in the closing laps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamlin restarted behind Larson on the top side of what turned out to be the final restart on Lap 220 of 267. Larson\u2019s Hendrick Motorsports<\/a> teammate William Byron restarted on the bottom lane and got between the pair as Larson stretched out a formidable lead early in the run. Hamlin eventually got past Byron with 26 laps to go and spent the next 25 pursuing Larson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamlin got to Larson\u2019s rear bumper with 13 laps to go after Larson got loose in Turn 1 and potentially scraped the outside wall. The combatants spent the final dozen laps often side-by-side in a duel that climaxed on the backstretch during the final lap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamlin dove to the inside of Larson\u2019s No. 5 car through turns 1 and 2, and the drivers entered the backstretch with Hamlin\u2019s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing<\/a> car underneath Larson. Hamlin was loose as he exited the turn in the low lane and had begun to lose ground to Larson, who had momentum on the outside. Hamlin then clipped the left-rear corner of Larson\u2019s car, which turned it into the outside wall. Hamlin drove on to victory while Larson limped to the finish line in second place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n