Larson on Elliott contact: "I understand why he was mad"

Larson took the lead early, winning the opening stage with relative ease in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. However, he lost control of the race as the strategies diverged during the second stage.Staying out on older tires, he got sideways on the restart and quickly fell back into a mess of traffic. Now surrounded by cars with fresh rubber, he could only go backwards.The only upside was ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/larson-elliott-hendrick-kansas-playoffs-nascar-cup-pit-road/10518785/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=R SS-NASCAR&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>

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