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Despite No Wins on Drafting Tracks, Kyle Larson is Improving
Although Kyle Larson isn't particularly known as a drafting-track master -- he has yet to win any races either using the classic restrictor plates or the more recent tapered spacers -- he is improving and finished fourth and second in the last two Talladega races despite not really contending for the win. The Hendrick cars are always fast at Talladega, although Chase Elliott and William Byron usually tend to be faster. Larson led 32 laps in the first Next Gen race here in 2022, but aside from that, he's never led more than eight. In an era when there aren't nearly as many crashes as there used to be, Larson will probably finish better than his 19th-place starting position, making him likely to be both a top-tier DFS option and to advance to the Championship Round in the NASCAR playoffs.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
