The tenderness of Kyle Larson for Homestead-Miami Speedway is clear, but that does not mean that he has always left the track of southern Florida by feeling good.
This weekend, he will have three chances of victory. Larson will participate in the Nascar Cup, Xfinity and Craftsman Truck who will lead to the aim of joining Kyle Busch as the only drivers to sweep a three -headed weekend – which Busch did in Bristol in 2010 and ’17.
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For a track apparently built to correspond to the talents of Larson, Homestead-Miami Speedway assigned only the pilot Hendrick Motorsports of a cup and an Xfinity victory while giving it much more sorrow over the years.
“I have the impression that every time I go there, you leave there disappointed because you have the impression of having the best car … And just things do not work, whether it is errors on my side or inappropriate warnings, combined with a hiccup on the road to the stands or anything late in the race, and you end up losing,” said NBC Sports.
Larson has the first five finished in 11 cup departures on the 1.5 mile track. But he admits that he remembers the defeats more than the victories of his career. Despite his success at Homestead – Larson led a 626 -round track record – he has more racing memories that there is no won.
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“I feel … all the races except two or three in Homestead, I felt like I had the best car, the best chance of winning and we do not have the victories to show,” said Larson, who enters this sixth weekend in the points.
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The last time the Nascar Cup series ran to Homestead-Miami Speedway, Tyler Reddick went from the third in the first round to win the eliminatory race last fall.
Larson last year, Larson challenged Ryan Blaney for the 13 tours of the finish when they approached Austin Dillon, the last driver on the head. Larson tried to sneak between Blaney and Dillon and Spun. Larson finished 13th.
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“I do not regret anything of this race,” said Larson. “Obviously, if I know the result of what will happen, I would do something different. I would probably be more patient now.”
But Larson said he felt like he had to make his movement at that time.
“The tires disappeared at that time, and I had an opportunity right in front of me and I took it,” he said. “If I’m more patient there and I don’t have another opportunity to win, everyone will ask:” If you had a hole there, why didn’t you try? ” It is so easy to come back to things and criticize them and from all this, but we make split-second decisions at 180 miles at the time when everything we are going.
“This race … We should have run 25th with this car, so I was proud to have even had the opportunity to run for the victory. I know that the exterior of the car looked good, but all below was junk food. I was happy to have a shot.”
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In 2023, Larson continued Blaney, the leader, at Pit Road when Blaney slowed down more than Larson provided at the entrance to the pit. Larson moved to the right to avoid hitting Blaney’s car but struck barrels of sand and damaged his car, ending his race.
The victory of the Lone Cup from Larson to Homestead occurred in 2022 when he led 199 of the 267 rounds.
Larson says he loves the track. When Nascar has changed a rule before this season to allow the Cup drivers to participate in the events of Dash 4 Cash Xfinity – Saturday race in Homestead is the first Dash 4 race 4 of the season – Larson wanted to run this race. He will be in a Hendrick Motorsports car for this race and will lead for Spire Motorsports during the Friday truck race.
“It was sort of my idea of running triple in service at Homestead,” said Larson. “… would obviously like to win at least one of them and winning the three would also be quite neat.”
