Kyle Larson: ‘I knew I’d be quick from the get-go’

  • 3 months ago
Kyle Larson shares what it took for him to win a wild road-course race at his home race track, prevailing for the second time in his Cup Series career at Sonoma Raceway.

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00:00 Kyle Larson getting congratulations from his team. Down here on the front stretch. From
00:14 nearby Elk Grove, California. Kyle, you get your second win at your home racetrack. The
00:22 final segment of the race, you come out in eighth place with about 29 laps to go. How
00:27 did you find a way to catch all those guys and pass them and still have something left
00:30 in the tank? Yeah, I was. I didn't know what we were like doing as far as strategy. I was
00:36 just out there banging laps away, and I don't know. I mean, we study all strategy, but it's
00:40 like doing homework. I don't really know what I'm looking at. But so, yeah, I was like,
00:45 Well, man, these guys got to pit another time, maybe. But yeah, and then he said we had to
00:50 go race and pass those guys. I got a bit nervous. I knew I'd be quick, you know, from the get
00:54 go. But I thought once the tires would come up to temp, you would even off too much. So
00:59 I'm thankful that we had enough grip. I'm thankful to that those guys got racing and
01:04 didn't you Martin never got clear, really to where you know I would get stuck in third
01:08 and that really say the race. And I thought to once he got to lead up, Mike, man, I hope
01:13 you know he doesn't have somebody judge off of here in the Ford. He misses apex, and sure
01:17 enough, he did, and I had a big run. So just a awesome, awesome race car. Valvoline. Every
01:22 time we have battling on the car, I feel like we were really fast. So thanks to Valvoline
01:26 under cars dot com Chevrolet Junior Robin Bar Prime to so just cool to win at home.
01:35 Drink some wine here in a little bit and go celebrate. Enjoy the celebration. Kyle Larson
01:39 wins a wild one in Sonoma.
01:40 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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