Kyle Larson’s car was so far off in the first stage Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that he thought something was broken or perhaps on fire. Ultimately, he finished second to Chase Briscoe and extended his NASCAR Cup Series point lead.

Kyle Larson, Cliff Daniels, and sponsor HendrickCars.com have all signed contract extensions with Hendrick Motorsports.The two-time and reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion has signed a new five-year deal with the organization, as has HendrickCars.com. Daniels, the crew chief of the No. 5 team, has been signed to a multi-year extension....

Kyle Larson did it again at Nashville Superspeedway. No, it was not a foot-meets-throat performance that Larson and his Hendrick Motorsports team could put into action on any given Sunday. Nor was it winning the Cracker Barrel 400.What it was instead was Larson being one of the stories of the...