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NASCAR Fans Question Kyle Larson’s “Demeanor” as He Finally Comes Clean Amidst Hendrick Motorsports Backlash

Published 08/07/2022, 4:02 AM EDT

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At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, there was a scary crash for Kyle Larson and Ty Dillon. The Hendrick Motorsports driver was diving down the inside of Dillon when he misjudged his braking. As a result, the helpless #5 car careened into the unsuspecting car.

It was strange to see a defending Cup champion of Larson’s caliber lose control like that. Now, in the buildup to the race at Michigan, Kyle Larson has finally broken his silence, but fans were still not convinced.

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He said, “Obviously, just made a big mistake. I got in there deep and I got out of shape and I was hoping that by the time I got under control, I could go straight before they turned into the corner. Once I realized that I was going to hit the #47 [Stenhouse Jr], I tried to just do what I could to turn right and miss both of them.”

“That obviously didn’t happen, so, yeah, embarrassing, and feel really bad about wiping Ty out. Just very thankful that him and I were both safe and good…it was scary for both of us. Hate that that happened and I’ll try not to make any mistakes like that going forward,” continued Larson.

What else did Kyle Larson say about the race at Indianapolis?

The Hendrick Motorsports driver acknowledged that the first corner was a massive braking zone. He observed that many of his rivals encountered issues stopping at Turn 1.

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A notable example was Stewart-Haas Racing driver Aric Almirola, but Larson did confess that his problem was a lot worse. The 2021 Cup Series champion said that he was going as fast as he could so that he would miss hitting anyone in case he got out of control.

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All in all, Kyle Larson was feeling quite embarrassed about the whole matter. From his memory, he entered the corner with a lot of speed and he hoped that Stenhouse would have turned in already. That would have given him plenty of time to squeeze through any potential gap. From there, he could safely go off track and use the access road to get back on track.

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What did you make of the incident at Indianapolis and Larson’s words about the crash? Share your views in the comments section.

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Dhruv George is a senior Motorsports author for EssentiallySports, having authored nearly 12000 articles spanning different sports like F1, NASCAR, Tennis, NFL, and eSports. He graduated with a PG Diploma in Journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications. Dhruv has also conducted interviews with F1 driver Pierre Gasly and Moto2 rider Tony Arbolino.
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