Kyle Larson impressively climbed back up the field after restarting from the back multiple times during the NASCAR race at Iowa Speedway. Larson showcased strong performance, moving from positions like 32nd to the top 10 and even winning Stage 2 despite facing challenges like a suspected tire issue and contact with Denny Hamlin. However, his race took a turn for the worse in the final stage when he was involved in a wreck, ultimately resulting in significant setbacks.
.@CBellRacing: "Whenever Chase gets into the car ... oh, uh ..." 😳 #NASCAR
NEWS: @ConorDaly22 will make his @ARCA_Racing debut in Friday's race at @Mid_Ohio with @RetteJones30 #ARCA #NASCAR #IndyCar
.@WilliamByron had fresher left-side tires, but still wasn't able to run down @Blaney for the win at @iowaspeedway. What the driver of the No. 24 @TeamHendrick Chevy thinks he needed to be able to challenge the defending #NASCAR Cup champ 👇 https://t.co/EmyO1tp9LM
The troubles continue for @KyleBusch. He's forced to the garage at @iowaspeedway. https://t.co/e5cKy0wCgb
Kyle Busch back to the garage with power steering woes. #NASCAR
Kyle Busch says he's just lost power steering. #NASCAR
Kyle Busch is returning to the race track. #NASCAR
Seems like @joshberry's car isn't handling as well back in 7th now that he's lost clean air. Chasing @RossChastain, who pissed him off earlier in the race, for 6th with 70 laps to go @iowaspeedway.
Kyle Busch to the garage. #NASCAR
.@KyleBusch "something's broke" #NASCAR
Kyle Busch says something is broken in his rear differential. #NASCAR
"Something's broke." Kyle Busch
Busch way up and out of the groove. He’s coming to pit road for tires. #NASCAR
Kyle Busch out of the groove and loses a whole lot of spots. He's heading to pit road. #NASCAR
Kyle Busch has a flat tire. #NASCAR
Larson returns to the track 31 laps down. https://t.co/UOR3A0sCL9
Kyle Larson is at least 31 laps down. #NASCAR
Kyle Larson returns to the race track. #NASCAR
Larson is back in the race.
⚠️ @Chris_Buescher in the wall. Tire issue on the No. 17. Rough turn of events for them as he was P5 for @RFKracing. If Berry were to hold on, his playoff positioning would take a BIG hit. #NASCAR
Chris Buescher is in the wall with a flat right-front tire. #NASCAR
.@KyleLarsonRacin to the garage for repairs. #NASCAR
.@KyleLarsonRacin absolutely dominated this race, but it’s all gone wrong at the start of the final stage! 🤯💥 #NASCAR 🎥 @NASCARonNBC https://t.co/mhP56xUKWZ
Larson gets turned! And he's into Hamlin and the wall. #NASCAR
Kyle Larson gets turned out of Turn 4 and wrecks. Denny Hamlin has damage, too. #NASCAR
.@Keselowski 's right front was "used up." He finished the stage ninth. @RFKracing @iowaspeedway #NASCAR
STAGE 2: 1-10: Larson, Berry, Elliott, Blaney, Wallace, Hamlin, Buescher, Gilliland, Keselowski, Haley 11-20: Byron, Busch, Stenhouse, Suarez, Hocevar, Bowman, Logano, Bell, Chastain, Preece
.@KyleLarsonRacin wins Stage 2. Whirlwind race for them so far. Berry, Elliott, Blaney, Wallace, Hamlin, Buescher, Gilliland, Keselowski and Haley the top 10. @WilliamByron apologizes to his team for the restart miscue while racing Ricky @StenhouseJr. #NASCAR
Kyle Larson wins Stage 2. Nice run for Josh Berry to finish P2 over Chase Elliott. 4. Blaney 5. Wallace 6. Hamlin 7. Buescher 8. Gilliland 9. Keselowski 10. Haley (Obviously, the caution in the middle of the pit cycle mixed up the stage finishing order)
Two stages into #NASCAR #IowaCorn350, this much is clear: Kyle Larson is on another planet compared to everyone else. He comes all the way from outside top 30 to win stage 2. Top 10: 5-4-9-12-23. 11-17-38-6-51. Good save for Hamlin on strategy after horrible night thus far.
Stage 2 Kyle Larson Josh Berry Chase Elliott Ryan Blaney Bubba Wallace Denny Hamlin Chris Buescher Todd Gilliland Brad Keselowski Justin Haley William Byron Kyle Busch Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Daniel Suarez Carson Hocevar Alex Bowman Joey Logano Christopher Bell Ross Chastain Ryan…
Stage 2 is completed and @KyleLarsonRacin wins it! @iowaspeedway #IowaCorn350 #NASCAR
Stage 2: 1. @KyleLarsonRacin 2. @joshberry 3. @chaseelliott 4. @Blaney 5. @BubbaWallace 6. @dennyhamlin 7. @Chris_Buescher 8. @ToddGilliland_ 9. @keselowski 10. @Justin_Haley_ FREE PASS: @RossChastain #NASCAR
Kyle Larson won stage 2 with Josh Berry in second. Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, Chris Buescher, Todd Gilliland, Brad Keselowski, and Justin Haley were all top 10. #NASCAR
Stage 2 Results - Cup Iowa 1-Larson 2-Berry 3-Elliott 4-Blaney 5-Wallace 6-Hamlin 7-Buescher 8-Gilliland 9-Keselowski 10-Haley #NASCAR
Kyle Larson wins Stage 2
.@KyleLarsonRacin wins Stage 2 after coming from p33 #NASCAR
Kyle Larson wins Stage 2 at Iowa Speedway. #NASCAR
Kyle Larson wins Stage 2, his eighth stage victory of the season. #NASCAR
Two laps to go in Stage 2. #NASCAR
5 to go - Stage 2 #NASCAR
11 to go in Stage 2. #NASCAR
20 to go - Stage 2 #NASCAR
.@RossChastain is lacking the front turn he had to start the race. He adds the No. 1 @TeamTrackhouse Chevy feels numb @iowaspeedway #NASCAR
.@KyleLarsonRacin asks what the deal was when @dennyhamlin got into his back bumper into Turn 1. @DanielsCliff says "we are going to let it go," calls it unfortunate but says they "have the fastest car in the field by a mile." #NASCAR
Kyle Larson is on pit road. #NASCAR
It was contact from Denny Hamlin, which sent Larson up the track. #NASCAR https://t.co/qeiGdXkN1J
"What the f*** was that for?" Kyle Larson after contact with Denny Hamlin
"What the f*** was that for?" Kyle Larson asks his team after Denny Hamlin punts him out of the way. #NASCAR
Whoa, suddenly Kyle Larson goes out of the groove! Sounds like Denny Hamlin moved him!? Larson: "What the fuck was that for?"
Tire issue for @RossChastain at @iowaspeedway #NASCAR
Ross Chastain with a tire issue. #NASCAR
William Byron on pit road. #NASCAR
Kyle Busch on pit road. #NASCAR
.@Mc_Driver in the wall, but continues. #NASCAR
Kyle Larson is back in the top 10 after restarting 32nd.
Larson pitted on Lap 82 with a suspected tire going down. After restarting 32nd, he returns to the top 10 on Lap 105. #NASCAR https://t.co/2cC0jkSPun
Kyle Larson back inside the top-10 at Lap 106. #NASCAR
Kyle Larson is back up to 11th after restarting 33rd. The restart was lap 87. Larson is P11 on lap 103
That No. 5 car is ridiculously good. Larson is already back inside the top 15 after restarting outside the top 30! #NASCAR
#NASCAR ... Kyle Larson restarted 32nd. He's running 18th on Lap 96 of 350 at Iowa Speedway
Kyle Larson has already cracked the top 20, less than 10 laps after the restart. #NASCAR
Kyle Larson already up back up into the top 20 after restarting P32.