Larson has been the dominant driver all season, but needed a win Sunday at Martinsville to guarantee himself a chance in the Championship 4. He failed to get in the final four spo

There’s a tradition at Hendrick Motorsports in which a driver celebrates a win with a victory bell that he takes all over the motorsports campus so that every employee who contributed to the win gets a chance to give it a ring.

Kyle Larson's best asset as a race car driver is undoubtedly his aggressive driving style. At the same time, the trait that has the ability to derail his championship run is his aggressive driving style.

Ryan Blaney earned a win in Sunday's Martinsville NASCAR race to advance to the Championship 4 while Christopher Bell was penalized and eliminated.

"Surviving is thriving in the playoffs with the way these things are set up." Brad Keselowski had sparkling clarity about the playoff format when he said these words last year. The post Kyle Larson Gives the Shock of the Season After a Miserable Round of 8 Sees the Former Champ Crash Out appeared first on EssentiallySports.

By the time Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway got into crunch time, it became clear that Kyle Larson needed a win to make the Championship Four.