Jun 1, 2026, 12:41 PM ET

Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports had a disappointing finish of 23rd in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night despite running well for most of the event. Larson began the race from the fifth position and had one of the fastest cars in the field in the first stage, as he went from fifth to the lead by halfway through the stage. Larson kept leading the race until a lap 72 caution that caused him to get four tires and fall a few positions behind the pack. The No. 5 Chevrolet driver recovered to finish second at the end of the first stage behind A.J. Allmendinger and earn nine stage points. In the second stage, Larson continued to lead until he was passed by Chase Briscoe on lap 127, then he went to pit road on lap 139. A couple of laps later, another caution occurred for Austin Dillon spinning, which put Larson behind other drivers, as some did not pit during green flag pit stops. Larson spent the rest of the stage regaining positions, but only made it up to 15th, and he failed to score further stage points. In the final stage, Larson reached back out to the top 10, where he ran for most of the stage and was about to reach the top five until he had a flat tire that caused him to spin on lap 299. The flat tire turned a potential top-10 run into a lackluster finish outside of the top 20, causing Larson's perfect streak of top-10 finishes at Nashville to end. After the 14th race of the season at Nashville, Larson is now sixth in the regular season standings.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com