Victory is Larson's first of 2024 season
Kyle Larson held off Tyler Reddick in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to pick up his first victory of the 2024 NASCAR season on Sunday.
The No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports driver won the fall race at Las Vegas last season and gave his team its second victory in the first three races of the season. Reddick, who nearly made the Championship Four last season, just didn’t have enough to catch Larson in the final laps.
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Kyle Larson celebrates with his son, Owen, after winning the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
Larson celebrated the win with his son, Owen, on the front stretch.
"I knew Tyler was going to be the guy to beat from the first stage," Larson told FOX Sports’ Jamie Little after the race. "He was really fast there. I was hoping those guys were going to get racing a little bit longer because I felt like it was going to timeout where he was running really hard and getting the Toyota to catch me at the end.
"Thankfully, was able to air block him a couple laps and get him tight. … All and all, such a great job by this Hendrick Cars’ Chevy team – just their execution."
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Kyle Larson celebrates after winning the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
Defending NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney was in third, while Ross Chastain, Ty Gibbs, Noah Gragson, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and William Byron rounded out the top 10.
The NASCAR season hits Arizona next week as Phoenix Raceway hosts the fourth race of the season.
Kyle Larson lifts the trophy after winning the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
Byron is the defending race winner. Chastain won the November race when Blaney claimed the championship.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
