Kyle Larson returns to victory🔯 road after fi🐼nishing runner-up to team-mate William Byron at Martinsville Speedway.

Larson leaves Martinsville not only as the runner up in the race but also as the new championship leader as he leapfrogged Ma🐼rtin Truex Jr for the top of the standings.

The 31-year-old played an integral part in the Hendri⭕ck Motorsports 1-2-3 finish in their 40th-anniversary race and led all of the opening 80 laps in stage one yesterday.

Aft꧅er the race Larson spoke to Fox Sports and spoke on how special the 1-2-3 finish was for him and the whole team:

“This is really special to get a 1-2-3 with William (Byron), Chase (Elliott) and I. A great day for Hendrick Motorsports it has been a great 40 seasons for them🌸, it is really cool to have 1,500 people here from Hendrick Motorsports to celebrate and congrats to William (Byron) he did a really good job he schooled us all after the green flag stop he did, he did a really good job passing all of us and then he set a good pace and was able to get through traffic good.”

With only three laps to go with three Hendrꦦick Motorsports cars running inside the top thᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚree, a caution came out and backed up the pack, Larson also discussed how he did not know how aggressively to drive in the NASCAR Overtime:

“It was sketchy I was not sure how aggressive they were going to be, I knew William was going to be very aggressive because he was going to win until that situation ca♋me out. Thankfully it all worked out and 🅘we got a top-three finish for HMS.”

Larson♐ may have lost out on the race win once again this week but still leaves Martinsvi🦄lle with confidence in his team and his car:

“My car felt really good, I think we were all kind of the same speed honestly. Just lost a little bit of track position in the second stage and was never able to ove🐽rcome that. A solid day congrats to Rick Hendrick, Linda (Hendrick), and all of Hendrick Motorꦜsports here at the track and back home, just an awesome day.”