Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson dropped from contention Sunday after a crash with Shane van Gisbergen at EchoPark Speedway.
Larson was running third in Sunday’s Autotrader 400 on the final lap of Stage 2 when he dove low with his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet into the path of van Gisbergen’s No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevy exiting Turn 4. The contact sent Larson’s car spinning into the outside wall on the frontstretch, leaving it with heavy damage.
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Van Gisbergen continued with his crew making repairs, but Larson’s car was towed to the garage for more extensive work before No. 5 crew chief Cliff Daniels called it a day.
This story will be updated.
A view of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet after a wreck.
