SportsSaturday, November 7
Kyle Larson heads into Sunday's Cup finale at Homestead with a 67-point lead
The 5AM Hialeah team
If you're headed to Homestead for the Cup Series championship race, Sunday's 3 p.m. green flag comes with a favorite. Kyle Larson has a 67-point lead over second-place Christopher Bell and a 70-point edge over regular-season champion Denny Hamlin.
Larson built a big cushion over the Chase
- 67 points
- ahead of second-place Christopher Bell
- 70 points
- ahead of regular-season champion Denny Hamlin
- 55 points
- behind Hamlin before the nine Chase races
Sources: NewsRadio WIOD, Miami Herald
NASCAR changed the format this year to a 10-race miniseason where the most points win. The Miami Herald says nine points, a 28th-place finish, would give Larson his second straight title and third overall.
“Try to get to the front and manage the race from there, and hopefully the first stage goes well and then you can really just race free after that.”
- Chase wins: Illinois, Kansas and Talladega
- Winless streak he snapped: 51 races
- Past six finales: Phoenix Raceway
9 pointswhat a 28th-place finish Sunday would earn Larson, enough for the title
That would give him a second straight Cup title and a third overall.
Source: Miami Herald
Sources: NewsRadio WIOD, WPLG Local 10, Miami Herald