NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Larson claims dramatic race win

Kyle Larson has claimed a victory between NASCAR Cup Series races after a dramatic win at Huset’s Speedway in sprint cars on Wednesday.

The 32-year-old started the race in fourth, but it did not take long before his No. 57 car was up in second, and managed to overtake race leader Spencer Bayston on the race restart with 20 laps to go.

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However, Bayston remained in the hunt for the race win and when the white flag flew he had momentum on Larson, but just missed overtaking him at the finish line with the Cup Series star claiming the win in a thrilling end.

“When I saw the white, I was like, ‘Okay, just hit two more corners here. I don’t think it’s going to time out where he gets by,’” Larson said after the race.

“Fun race there. Really, really technical cushion. I felt good out in open track, just really kind of balled up and tight once we caught traffic up there, so it made it difficult.

“Cool to get a win. We’ve had a rough stretch here of really just luck, I feel like, in the Sprint Car. Even the NASCAR stuff has not gone well the last few weeks so good to get back on track, and hopefully we can carry it into some more wins.”

Larson claims sprint car win

Larson’s victory in South Dakota marks his fourth in eight tries and his third Huset’s win in the World of Outlaws competition, notching up his career tally wins to 39.

However, the Cup Series star’s win was unfortunate for his rival Bayston who was looking for his first victory since August 2023.

“During all those caution laps, I ran through in my head what I wanted to do, and I’m going to have to go back and watch it,” Bayston said after the race.

“I’ve got a bunch of our team guys back home watching, and we’ll have a meeting and discuss and figure out how to not lose it like that because I felt like we were the car to beat there.”

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