Kyle Larson Revels in Hendrick Motorsports Teammate & 2022 NASCAR Title Rival Chase Elliott’s Nashville Win

Earlier, Chase Elliott triumphed at the Nashville Superspeedway and continued Hendrick Motorsports’ reign there. It started last year when Kyle Larson won the first Cup race at Nashville, and now Elliott has become the second winner in 2022. Meanwhile, Larson could only muster 4th place behind Kurt Busch and Ryan Blaney.

Speaking after the race, he showered Elliott with plenty of praise. He said, “Yeah it was great to have Chase win. Its gotta be a big boost of confidence for Hendrick Motorsports and us teammates to Chase. I feel like we need to get a lot better still, but I felt like whenever we changed during the rain delay.”

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“We were much better after that. I think that there were some things learned and hopefully we can utilise that on in the future.”

What next for Kyle Larson and Hendrick Motorsports?

With Nashville out of the way, the defending Cup Series champion is looking forward to the next race. Next on the list is Road America in the coming weekend. Admittedly, he could be at a disadvantage because this is a road course, and Elliott shines at those tracks.

May 28, 2022; Concord, North Carolina, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (5) competes during Nascar Cup Practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY SportsThough it is worth mentioning that at the last two road courses, he did not win. Instead, the honors went to Daniel Suarez at Sonoma and Ross Chastain at the Circuit of The Americas. Elliott is helped by the fact that he won at Road America last year.

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Like Larson said, the Nashville win would be a massive confidence booster for the #9 driver. At the same time, Larson himself will be even more motivated to add to his win tally. With this win, Chase Elliott joins the likes of Ross Chastain, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, and teammate William Byron on two wins each.

With nine races left in the Cup Series before the Playoffs, the pressure is on the rest of the pack to fill up the remaining spots.