Even though Kyle Larson hasn’t won a points-paying race since 2017, Saturday night may have been the biggest night of his NASCAR Cup career.
Not only did Larson win the Monster Energy Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway earlier in the evening to transfer into the NASCAR All-Star Race, he rallied to win the main event, making it a perfect two-for-two evening for the Chip Ganassi Racing driver.
And in the process, Larson took home the biggest payday of his entire racing career, a cool $1 million dollars.
While Larson does not receive credit for the NASCAR Cup playoffs or the Cup standings with the pair of exhibition race wins, his achievements Saturday could go a long way towards giving him momentum heading into next Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.