Kyle Larson took most of the drama out of his second straight spring victory at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.
After putting his No. 5 car on the pole for Hendrick Motorsports, Larson led 221 of 267 laps, winning both stages and cruising to his third NASCAR Cup Series win of the season. He was never challenged down the stretch by second-finishing Christopher Bell - and he most certainly didn't need another last-lap pass to win at the wire like he did a year ago .
The margin over Chris Buescher then was 0.001 seconds, the closest in Cup Series history. It was 0.712 seconds on Sunday.
"Glad to not win by an inch this time," Larson said with a smile. "A little safer gap."
Larson, who also has wins at Homestead and Bristol, has finished in the top four in each of his past four Cup Series races, and now he will take that momentum to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Larson will be on track Tuesday as he begins another shot at "the Double" - running every lap of the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day Memorial Day weekend.