Only one stage into Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Sequence championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kyle Larson clinched the 2026 championship.
Larson entered Sunday needing solely 9 factors to clinch the title and completed fourth in Stage 1. With Christopher Bell or Denny Hamlin not profitable the stage, nonetheless, Larson was in a position to clinch the title early and might now race onerous with out threat over the ultimate two levels of the race.
“That is cool,” Larson stated over the radio.
Larson is a two-time Homestead winner, profitable the newest Cup race on the 1.5-mile Florida observe in 2025.
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