Jubilation! Kyle Larson breaks down the final two laps that led to the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history with his Kansas win over Chris Buescher.
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00:00 >> What a thriller in Kansas. Officially the closest finish in NASCAR history. Take us
00:07 through that last lap. >> I don't know. That was wild. I was obviously
00:14 thankful for that caution. We were dying pretty bad. And was happy to come out, you know,
00:19 third and figured my best shot was to choose bottom and just try and split three wide to
00:24 the inside. And worked out my car turned well and was able to get some runs and got through
00:29 one and two really good down the back stretch. Had a big tow on Chris and got him to kind
00:34 of enter shallow. I committed really hard up top and wasn't quite sure if we were going
00:38 to make it out the other side. I got super loose in the center. And then we're just trying
00:43 to like -- I'm trying not to get too far ahead of him to where, you know, he can side draft.
00:48 And then I'm just trying to kill his run. So it was just -- it was crazy. I mean, that
00:52 race from start to finish was amazing. That first stage was incredible. The second stage,
00:58 you know, at the end was fun. And then that whole last, you know, stage with the wrecks
01:01 and cautions and then, you know, fuel strategy and tires running long and all that was wild.
01:07 So you guys got your money's worth today. And I'm just proud to be a part of the show.
01:13 >> I don't know if I've seen something like that. Chris Buescher thought he won. He was
01:16 out here. At what point did you hear we won? >> I -- same thing. I didn't know if I won
01:24 or not. I was pumped for the finish. And I can't remember if it was Cliff or Tyler. My
01:28 spotter said the 17 got it. And I was like, hey, good job today, team. That was a great
01:33 race. And then I got to about turn three and Tyler was going crazy up on the roof. So just
01:39 incredible, incredible finish there. I wish we had more mono-halves. We all -- about the
01:44 package and all that. But these mono-halves, these cars just race so amazing. So hats off
01:51 to this whole five team, Hendrickcars.com, Chevy, junior allman bar, valvoline, everybody
01:56 who is a part of this. This is so cool. Month of May is going to be great for us. So hopefully
02:02 this starts some momentum. >> Kyle Larson wins in Kansas.