Kyle Larson sat on the pole for NASCAR’s dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway. As one of the top dirt racers in the country, Larson was one of the favorites to win. After having a great first half of the race, Larson’s fate changed drastically as Stage 3 started.
Just after the restart, Larson shockingly spun on his own coming off Turn 4. Many people spun during the ace, but people weren’t expecting Larson to be one of those drivers. In fact, it got a bit of a reaction from Kyle Busch, who was behind Larson. After seeing Larson spin, Busch told his crew chief, “Well, you don’t see that every day.”
.@KyleBusch: "Well, you don't see that every day."
Larson spins all on his own.#NASCAR | #NASCAR75🟢 | #FoodCityDirtRace pic.twitter.com/O6qg4r18ky— JJ (@TomcatNASCAR_2) April 10, 2023
As Larson was trying to get through the hornet’s nest of midpack, he and Ryan Preece got into it down the backstretch. This may have stemmed from an earlier incident where Larson put Preece in the wall. Preece was able to continue, but he wasn’t pleased and flipped off Larson under caution.
Preece may have gotten his payback on Larson as Preece put Larson in the wall, and Larson spun as the two kept hitting each other.
Ryan Preece and Kyle Larson tangle and Larson is in the wall. May have been some payback there. Larson is out of the race. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/4vEdK6uaUE
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) April 10, 2023
Larson felt as if it was payback from the earlier incident. It’s how others viewed it as well.
Preece initiated contact but looked like Larson finished himself off. https://t.co/Hr7QBXgd4W
— Eric Estepp (@EricEstepp17) April 10, 2023
If Larson gets out of his car and tweets everyone is a bunch of hacks, this comes full circle.
— 🔥Fireball Turnbull 🚁 (@DougTurnbull) April 10, 2023
Ryan Preece pays back Kyle Larson! #NASCAR75
— Darian Gilliam (@BlackFlagMatter) April 10, 2023
Ryan Preece was banging off Kyle Larson down the frontstretch and then wrecks him going into Turn 1.
Payback from earlier.#NASCAR
— Dustin Albino (@DustinAlbino) April 10, 2023
#78 McLeod Radio
CC "Atleast we can say we beat Kyle Larson in a dirt race"
BJ "Saw it happen in front, saw it coming too"
— Colby Evans (@StartAndParkCar) April 10, 2023
Fellow dirt racing ace Christopher Bell picked up the win over Tyler Reddick.
