Kyle Larson closes in on NASCAR championship as Hendrick teammate William Byron wins at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kyle Larson is on the verge of his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championship, but he was more relieved than happy after salvaging a nearly disastrous Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. “It was a difficult race,” he said. “It was just a bummer day. It all could have been a lot worse.” It nearly was worse for his closest Chase rivals, who missed some prime opportunities to cut into Larson’s points lead heading into...