With his appearance at Phoenix guaranteed, the No. 5 team sets their sights on the Championship with two races left in the Round of 8.
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00:00 >> Welcome to the championship 4, Kyle Larson and Hendrick motorsports.
00:05 He told me this morning I'm focused this round on no mistakes.
00:09 It was a flawless no mistake day for the 5 team.
00:12 Maximum points.
00:13 And now the birth into the championship 4.
00:16 But a heck of a battle for these Vegas fans with Christopher Bell at the end of the race.
00:21 Did the 20 kind of surprise you there?
00:26 Did you know he was coming that quickly, Kyle?
00:28 >> I could see him come in my mirror for sure.
00:31 And I was hoping those lappers were going to give me the bottom.
00:34 And the 38 peeled off the bottom.
00:35 I knew I couldn't follow him.
00:38 I didn't want to go all the way to the top and leave the middle open.
00:42 Thankfully Christopher is always race extremely clean.
00:46 It could have got crazier than it did coming to the start/finish line.
00:50 Thank you to him for racing with respect there.
00:54 What a job done by my team, too.
00:56 Just a great race car.
00:57 I almost gave it away there.
00:58 I wanted to get sideways, get in the wall.
01:02 Had to fight back from there with our balance.
01:05 They got it much closer there in the lead.
01:06 I was happy to pull away as much as we did.
01:09 Was hoping that was going to be enough to maintain.
01:11 Which it was.
01:12 But I thought they weren't going to be able to get as close as they did there at the end.
01:15 So nerve wracking.
01:17 But thanks to Chevrolet, Hendrick cars.com, Vaveline, everybody involved in this deal.
01:26 This is really cool to get to go race for another championship in a few weeks.
01:29 And glad we don't have to stress over these next two races.
01:32 >> The incredible save.
01:33 The kids are here to celebrate with dad, Kyle Larson.
01:36 They're in the championship.
01:38 What a day for Hendrick motorsports and the 5 team.