Despite Hendrick Mediocrity, Kyle Larson Remains Pretty Safe in Playoffs
Source: Racing Reference

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September 1, 2025
In a race where the Chevy teams were unexpectedly out to lunch, Hendrick Motorsports placed no cars in the top 15 for the first time on an unrestricted oval since the 2019 Southern 500, a shocking display for a team that had won 16 times there including utterly dominating the last two races with William Byron leading 243 laps led in the spring and Kyle Larson 263 in last year's Southern 500. Larson ran strongly for most of the race, consistently running in the top ten and finishing sixth in Stage 1 and fourth in Stage 2, but he fell to 19th after hitting the wall. Nonetheless, his stage points and his playoff points still left him in a good playoff position as he remains only eight points behind Southern 500 winner Chase Briscoe for the points lead and 43 points above the playoff cutline to advance.--Sean Wrona - RotoBaller
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