Larson Seeks Historic Win at Indy Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson is seeking a historic win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he'll be defending his Brickyard 400 crown after an impressive victory last July.

"It's just always good to come back to this beautiful facility with so much history, especially coming back after winning the Brickyard 400 last year. Hopefully, we can do the same this year," Larson said. "I've always felt like I've had a huge fanbase when I come to Indy because it does feel like a second home in a lot of ways. I definitely feel the support, and I enjoy it."

Larson's experience racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway just two months prior to the Brickyard 400 has given him an edge over his competitors.

"The knowledge he gained from the IndyCar really set him up for a good race last year in the Cup Series," Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon said. "I bet that our cars slow down a little when you're racing an IndyCar out here. He was doing a couple things that definitely helped give him leverage throughout the event."

Trackhouse Racing's Ross Chastain joked, "It's really hard to beat Kyle Larson at anything and that's in anything he drives including the Cup Series... He's just really good at adapting. If we compete with the 5, then we'll have a shot."

A win Sunday would make Larson just the seventh driver in Cup Series history to win multiple Brickyard 400s, and it would also mark back-to-back victories for him.

"That'd be awesome," Larson said. "We're going to give it our best effort for sure this weekend. It's a tough track for passing so you do have to lean on your team a bit, and your strategy and your pit crew and everybody involved, so I think that's what makes winning here at the Brickyard special is that it takes not just yourself. It takes your whole team. I know it will be a tough race. We just have to try to keep it up front."

And maybe kiss those bricks one more time.