Despite Having No Title Shot, Kyle Larson Has Been the Best Driver in the Chase

If you’re Kyle Larson and you’ve had a remarkable season as a rookie driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and have come oh so close to inclusion in the Chase but failed to make the field, how do you get over your disappointment? By taking it out on the competition. After six races of the Chase, Larson has come close to winning twice. Fortunately for the drivers in the Chase field, even if he continues to outperform them, Larson cannot win the title. Larson's finishes during the Chase? Try an impressive third, second, sixth, second, sixth and 17th. About that last one: It was at Talladega, a race which is always a crapshoot. His finish there doesn’t reflect how well Larson’s No. 42 kept up with the leaders for ...

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