Kyle Larson

Larson takes advantage of late restart for first Cup victory

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BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) – Kyle Larson raced to his first Sprint Cup victory Sunday, taking the lead on a restart with nine laps remaining and holding off Chase Elliott at Michigan International Speedway in a duel between two of NASCAR’s up-and-coming standouts. Elliott had a comfortable lead before a tire problem on Michael Annett’s car brought out the yellow flag….

NASCAR fines Larson’s crew chief, punishes team and owner

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – The Sprint Cup team of Kyle Larson has been punished by NASCAR for the second consecutive race. Interim crew chief Philip Surgen was fined $25,000 and the Chip Ganassi Racing team lost 15 driver points and 15 owner points for infractions at the race in Michigan last weekend. The No. 42 Chevrolet failed a post-race inspection,…