TC Daily Pit Stop: Larson Scores Second Win of Season; Elliott's Leg Held Up at Martinsville

TC Daily Pit Stop: Monday, April 17th, 2023

Kyle Larson Uses Two-Tire Strategy to Earn Second Win of 2023 at Martinsville

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Track position meant everything in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series NOCO 400 at Martinsville Speedway, which made a decision to take two-tires on the final pit stop of the day an easy choice for Kyle Larson and his crew chief Cliff Daniels.

The choice put Larson in a position to chase down Joey Logano and four other drivers, who opted to not pit under the late-race caution, and Larson did just that. After a masterful battle with Logano, Larson took the lead and never looked back over the final 30 laps of the race.

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Chase Elliott Says Leg Held Up Great at Martinsville; Proud of Top 10 Finish

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Chase Elliott made it through his first race following a six-race absence after surgery on a broken left tibia in Sunday’s NOCO 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Following the 400-lap contest, Elliott climbed from his car and went to the ground for a bit to regain his composure.

Elliott said that his leg was a non-issue throughout the day and that the thing that had the bigger impact on him was simply being unconditioned for in-race situations due to being out of the car so long.

“Yeah, I feel fine. I’m definitely tired just because I’ve been sitting on the couch like I said,” Elliott explained. “Other than that, my leg is stiff. My knee is stiff, but I don’t hurt or anything like that. So, about where I thought I would be.”

Elliott, who was mired in the running order for most of the race, was able to score a 10th-place finish. The Hendrick Motorsports driver said overcoming the early lack of speed and finishing top-10 was something to be proud of.

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