NASCAR Cup drivers are streaking toward the ‘Best Season Ever’ with different winners in every race this season to date. Can they keep the streak alive for the next six races and beyond to break records and make history?
The NASCAR Cup Series is three races into the season with three different winners thus far. It has been an extremely entertaining first couple of weeks, as teams begin to settle in for the long haul. The NASCAR Cup Series headed out west for a showdown in the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Being three races in, it was expected that NASCAR’s veterans would begin to return to the top after a lackluster start to the season by many teams.
Kyle Larson left little to chance Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway leading a race-best 103 laps and pulling away to a convincing 3.156-second win over former NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski to win the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube – his first victory in two years.
A comprehensive 2021 NASCAR preview begins at the end of a long off season.
As long as 2020 may have felt, the NASCAR Cup Series offseason has felt even longer. That being said, Daytona is quickly approaching. So, it’s time to take a look at what we could see in 2021. We start with storylines to watch, the drivers who could make headlines, and what may be ahead in 2022 and beyond.
DAYTONA, FL – FEBRUARY 12: Kyle Larson, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet Credit One Bank (42) during Daytona 500 Media day on February 12, 2020, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Part Two in the No. 48 Series: Examining who may take the No. 48 seat at Hendrick Motorsports in 2021. Is it too soon for redemption? Can Larson Bounce Back?
Since his NASCAR Cup Series debut in the 2014 season, Kyle Larson has been one of the hottest young talents in the sport. He displays the kind of raw skill and car control that draws comparisons with a young Jeff Gordon – including those comparisons coming from the present-day Jeff Gordon.