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Kyle Larson Was Stunned By His Own Talladega Win, and the NASCAR Chase Is Now a Free-For-All

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Kyle Larson was still in shock during his post-race interview, right after snatching a thrilling overtime victory in Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The California native couldn’t quite believe it himself.

This wasn’t just some regular race win. No way. This was perhaps *the* most critical race of the entire 2026 NASCAR Chase for the Cup Series Championship. And while Larson was busy making magic, what happened to his competitors? Most of his ten rivals in the Chase fell right out of contention, thanks to a variety of…

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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.

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