Kyle Larson remains a bit upset at his friend, Denny Hamlin.
During a late-race restart during Sunday’s HighPoint.com 400 at Pocono Raceway, Hamlin took out Larson, the race leader. Larson finished 20th after colliding with the wall. Hamlin earned his second win of the season and 50th of his Cup career.
He verbally hit back at Hamlin in a post-race interview with NBC Sports:
“It is what it is,” Larson said. “I’m not gonna let it tarnish a friendship on track, but I am pissed. And I feel like I should be pissed.”
The incident occurred a week after NASCAR officials released a “stern communication” to the drivers from the Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series to clean up restarts.
Wonder how much of the off-track bickering will follow the series to Richmond Raceway next weekend?
What are your thoughts on the Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson incident? pic.twitter.com/LPrSv24OhN
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 23, 2023
NASCAR Weekend Schedules
Here is a list of events at Richmond Raceway and Road America (All Times ET):
Friday
- Noon: Xfinity Series garage hours (Road America)
- Noon: Truck Series garage hours (Richmond)
- 5 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice (Road America)
- 5:05 p.m.: Truck Series practice (Richmond)
- 5:35 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying (Richmond)
- 6 p.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying (Road America)
Saturday
- 7:30 a.m.: Cup Series garage hours (Richmond)
- Noon: Xfinity Series garage hours (Road America)
- 12:35 p.m.: Cup Series practice (Richmond)
- 1:20 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying (Richmond)
- 3 p.m.: Truck Series garage hours (Richmond)
- 2:15 p.m.: Xfinity Series driver introductions (Road America)
- 3 p.m.: Xfinity Series Henry 180 race (Road America)
- 7:10 p.m.: Truck Series driver introductions (Richmond)
- 7:30 p.m.: Truck Series Worldwide Express 250 race (Richmond)
Sunday
- Noon: Cup Series garage hours (Richmond)
- 2:15 p.m.: Cup Series drivers’ meeting (Richmond)
- 2:25 p.m.: Cup Series red carpet walk (Richmond)
- 2:30 p.m.: Cup Series driver introductions (Richmond)
- 3 p.m.: Cup Series Cook Out 400 race (Richmond)
Fifty pic.twitter.com/tmksekIl3M
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) July 24, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 Entry List
Entry, Driver, Team, Car No.
- 1, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 2, Austin Cindric, Team Penske, No. 2 Ford
- 3, Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, No. 3 Chevrolet
- 4, Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 4 Ford
- 5, Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 6, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing, No. 6 Ford
- 7, Corey LaJoie, Spire Motorsports, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 8, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 9, Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 10, Aric Almirola, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 10 Ford
- 11, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 11 Toyota
- 12, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, No. 12 Ford
- 13, Chase Briscoe, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 14 Ford
- 14, JJ Yelley, Rick Ware Racing, No. 15 Ford
- 15, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 16, Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, No. 17 Ford
- 17, Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 19 Toyota
- 18, Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota
- 19, Harrison Burton, Wood Brothers Racing, No. 21 Ford
- 20, Joey Logano, Team Penske, No. 22 Ford
- 21, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing, No. 23 Toyota
- 22, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 24 Chevrolet
- 23, Justin Haley, Kaulig Racing, No. 31 Chevrolet
- 24, Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports, 34 Ford
- 25, Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports, No. 38 Ford
- 26, Ryan Preece, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 41 Ford
- 27, Noah Gragson, Legacy Motor Club, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 28, Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club, No. 43 Chevrolet
- 29, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, No.45 Toyota
- 30, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., JTG Daugherty Racing, No. 47 Chevrolet
- 31, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 32, Ryan Newman, Rick Ware Racing, No. 51 Ford
- 33, Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 54 Toyota
- 34, Ty Dillon, Spire Motorsports, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 35, BJ McLeod, Live Fast Motorsports, No. 78 Chevrolet
- 36, Daniel Suárez, Trackhouse Racing, No. 99 Chevrolet
The radios were keyed up on the Nos. 5 and 11 teams. pic.twitter.com/4UxL7iHxxf
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 25, 2023
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