Key Highlights
- After two races, he sits 21st in the points standings following a P16 finish at Daytona and a crash at Atlanta, now known as EchoPark Speedway. Larson entered the year as the defending champion but has yet to string strong races together in the opening stretch.
- During the Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway, Larson was involved in a collision with Shane van Gisbergen while battling near the front for a stage finish.
- Larson took the brunt of the contact, which ended his run and sent him sliding down the order. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementStill, Larson is not losing sleep over it, even while knowing that stacking finishes will count in the long run.
- He said, “There’s still 20 (24) races or whatever left, so yeah, obviously you don’t want to compound it, but everybody wants to make a big deal out about points and stuff, points racing, points racing, but it’s still so early.
- To me, I don’t really think it changes a lot.”On the race itself, he wished he could have that Stage 2 call back.