Kyle Larson Atop NASCAR Playoffs After Dominant Performance at Bristol

The driver dominated Saturday’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway and now leads the playoff field with 3,047 points.

Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates with his son, Owen Larson in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, on September 21, 2024. James Gilbert/Getty Images

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race is heating up as drivers head to the Round of 12.

Kyle Larson dominated Saturday’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway, leading a career-high 462 of the 500 laps to coast into the second round of the playoffs. Larson set the record for the most laps led in a single race by a Hendrick Motorsports driver.