Larson found sep himself over three seconds behind race leader Alex Bowman after a rough restart, but was able to shrink the deficit in the long run.
ith under 10 laps to go, the driver of the No. 5 car passed Bowman after the No. 48 car hit the wall, clearing his path to victory lane.
Think if we would still have the 2021 car, I would have about 50 [NASCAR Cup Series] wins right now,” Larson said. “I think switching to this car has limited us from winning.
I don’t know. I think just being with a good team and being able to adapt to new things is something you try to pride yourself on.
I think that’s an area where the No. 5 team really excels and the No. 24 as well. I think we probably share or are top two in most Next Gen wins. Young, adaptable drivers and teams.
Yeah, they’re difficult cars to drive, though. You have to run really hard, and I think that probably benefits a guy like myself.”
