Leading most laps into the finish is definitely the best way to win. That’s exactly what Kyle Larson did at Bristol, and that put him back at the top of the grid. Larson led 462 out of 500 laps, and now that the top 12 have been decided, 4 drivers have lost their shot at the championship. Kyle Larson has been having a good season so far and has won 5 races so far. This was a great day for the team, as Larson just broke the record for the most laps led by a Hendrick Motorsport driver.

Of course, when it came time to celebrate this victory, Larson stayed back to meet his fans. What’s more is that Owen Larson, the No. 5 Chevy driver’s son, was there to celebrate with him. The meet and greet went on till 1:00 am, and this made some draw a comparison to Richard Petty, who never let his fans down after a race. But it was not only the Larsons who showed up to appreciate the fans supporting them; Cliff Daniels, the crew chief of the No. 5 team, was also a part of this.

Kyle Larson wins the Bristol Playoffs round

Rick Hendrick’s wife, Linda, had asked all 4 drivers from her team to make it to the top 4. So far, all have been safe through the first round of the elimination. Now that they are all in the top 12, the playoff progresses into the next round. Kyle Larson led the race, followed by his teammate Chase Elliott, and Bubba Wallace came third.

The co-owner of 23XI Racing, Denny Hamlin, managed a fourth-place finish, and that put him back into the safe zone of the playoffs. At the Bristol Motor Speedway, Kyle Larson managed to not only win the race but came first during every stage of it too.

Kyle Larson’s whole team came through at Bristol, as he revealed in the post-race interview, “I’ve had a lot of good cars since I’ve come to Hendrick Motorsports, but man, that was just great execution all weekend by the team.” The Bristol winner analyzed his performance over the months and said, “We dominate a lot of races, but we might not close them all out, so it feels really good to close one out here.”

His performance had all of his fans in awe as he showed that he is in contention to win the title this year too. Knowing that his fans were eager to see him after his iconic win, Larson went to meet them, and the interactions went on beyond 1 am. This was noticed by fans online who saw a video of the meet and greet, as they took to the comments section to share their thoughts on the Bristol-winning HMS driver.

Fans appreciate Kyle Larson coming out to thank them

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One fan who was happy to see Larson give back some love to his fans commented, “He’s a modern-day Richard Petty.” In this case, Richard Petty was brought up as he was known to never disappoint fans, despite how late it got after a race. The fact that Larson continues to build a connection with his fans after becoming a title winner is what reminded fans of the former driver and team owner.

Happy that Larson took time out for fans, one fan commended him, saying, “That’s awesome. Good stuff right there.” They were happy to see the Hendrick Motorsport driver win and, even more so, happy to see that Larson appreciates his fans.

Another fan called Larson a “great dude and the most talented race car driver I have ever seen.” There’s no doubt that Larson is one of the drivers who has dominated throughout the season. Despite a few hiccups, the No. 5 driver always proved to his fans that he would follow through and a few DNFs wouldn’t throw him off his game.

While most of the people who were waiting for Larson after the race might consider themselves to be his biggest fans, this comment spoke about the driver’s legit biggest fan, his son. The comment read, “No matter the venue, he’s there for the last fan. His biggest fan, Owen, his son, is right there with him.” Seeing Owen with his father as he signed autographs for fans, the commenter wanted to point out how much support Larson gets from his son.

It was not only Owen who was with the fans after winning the race, and this fan noticed it. Commending the crew chief for showing appreciation for all the support from fans, a comment was posted saying, “That’s wonderful that he and his crew chief stayed so late to sign memorabilia for the fans!” 

By the look of the playoff standings, do you think that Kyle Larson has it in him to win this year’s championship too? Share your thoughts in the comments below.