April 20, 2026

Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports nearly ended his 32-race winless streak at Kansas Speedway in the AdventHealth 400, but fell one spot short of victory. Larson started the race from fourth and quickly established himself as one of the top contenders. Although he lost a position to Carson Hocevar early, Larson regained it and climbed up to second, where he also placed at the end of the first stage. In the second stage, Larson took over the lead from Denny Hamlin and dominated the second stage without much of a challenge, winning it and earning 10 more stage points. The No. 5 Chevrolet driver lost positions in the stage break through pit road, and on the ensuing restart, fell out of the top five. Through green flag pit stops midway through the final stage, Larson returned to the top five and made it up to third before the final caution of the race on lap 266 gave Larson another chance at the win. On the final restart, Larson made a move to go three-wide on Hamlin and Tyler Reddick and took the lead from both of them. Larson led on the white flag lap, but Reddick caught back up to him and passed him through the final two corners for the win, leaving Larson with a runner-up finish at Kansas. After Kansas, Larson is now fifth in the regular-season standings with his third top-5 of the season.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com