Kyle Larson Struggling to Find Speed at Nashville
Source: Jayski

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June 1, 2025
It's not very often that we see Kyle Larson and the No. 5 team struggling to find speed at a race track, but that has been the case at Nashville Superspeedway this weekend. Larson was just 24th-fastest during practice for the Cracker Barrel 400 on Saturday afternoon, and in qualifying, he ended up 28th-best out of 39 cars with a lap time of 29.778 seconds (well off the pole speed of 29.125 seconds). In the Next Gen era at Nashville, Larson has been good but not great, with finishes between fourth and eighth in all three races but not a single lap led. Sunday night will be the first time he has started worse than seventh at this track since the series started racing here in 2021. At $11,000 on DraftKings, Kyle Larson is a high-priced option on the DFS site but has major Place Differential upside. However, the lack of speed in the No. 5 Chevrolet makes it hard to put Larson in the "must-own" DFS category despite starting so far back on Sunday night. You should still have exposure, but there are better options out there.--Jordan McAbee
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