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Kyle Larson wins by 0.001 seconds in closest finish in NASCAR Cup | |
Series history | |
By Thomas Schlachter, CNN | |
Updated: | |
5:54 AM EDT, Mon May 6, 2024 | |
Source: CNN | |
Capping off a weekend of photo finishes, Kyle Larson NASCAR’s | |
AdventHealth 400 by a staggering 0.001 seconds in Kansas on Sunday. | |
Unlike the won by Mystik Dan on Saturday, not even the naked eye could | |
separate who finished first out of Larson and eventual second-place | |
finisher Chris Buescher in a photo finish. | |
The finish was so close that Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing (RFK | |
Racing), Buescher’s team, and commentators on the broadcast | |
originally believed Buescher had done enough to secure victory. | |
The RFK team could be seen on the broadcast jubilantly celebrating | |
before the official result was finalized. | |
Eventually, Hendrick Motorsports’ Larson was declared winner in the | |
closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, per . | |
“That was wild,” Larson said to FS1 following the race. “It was | |
crazy. I mean that race from start to finish was amazing. | |
“You guys got your money’s worth today and I’m just proud to be a | |
part of the show.” | |
With both drivers bumping each other and ending up neck and neck as the | |
finish approached, neither racer could be sure that they were the | |
victor. However, Larson was originally told he had finished in second. | |
“I didn’t know if I won or not, I was pumped for the finish,” | |
Larson added as he explained his spotter said it was a second-place | |
finish before celebrating wildly down the radio when he found out | |
Larson had won. | |
While Larson was jubilant post-race, Buescher was equally as | |
disappointed. | |
“I don’t know what to say right now. I haven’t seen a replay | |
other than just a picture and I sure can’t see it in that picture,” | |
a dejected Buescher told FS1. | |
“It sucks to be that close,” Buescher said before adding that the | |
outcome of the race hurt. | |
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