He started on the pole, won both stages, earned the bonus point for the fastest lap of the race, led 221 of 267 laps and took the points lead. Larson’s victory was his third of the season, the earliest he has scored three wins in a Cup season.

Kyle Larson won the AdventHealth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Larson drove to the checkered flag on a picture-perfect Mother’s Day afternoon. The race itself was marked by several crashes, cautions and restarts in the last 78 laps that changed the complexion of the 400.5-mile race.

Kyle Larson’s win at Kansas Speedway in front of a sparse crowd was a great example of the fundamental problem NASCAR faces as it navigates the 2020s and beyond.