NASCAR: Kyle Larson wins at Kansas to make it 3 in a row
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Kyle Larson won at Kansas Speedway on Sunday for his third-straight NASCAR Cup Series victory. Larson's win came on the 17th anniversary of a Hendrick Motorsports plane crash that claimed 10 lives.
Ricky Hendrick used the No. 5 during his driving career and the 24-year-old was the heir apparent of NASCAR's winningest team at the time of his death. Larson's car is stylized to resemble Ricky Hendrick's scheme, and hours before Sunday's race, team owner Hendrick texted Larson to stress what a win would mean to him on this date.
"I didn't ever get to meet Ricky or the other men and women who lost their lives that day," Larson said. "But I felt the importance of this race. So crazy how it all worked out for me to win. So again, thank you to Rick Hendrick, I know this means a lot to you and I'm glad I could get it done."
The victory was Larson's third consecutive and fourth win over the last six playoff races. Larson has now won three-straight races twice this season and is the first driver to do that since the late Dale Earnhardt in 1987.