{"id":1248,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1248","headline":"Larson rallies from 11th to win Talladega, pads points lead","dek":"A last-lap, three-wide scramble gave Kyle Larson his first Talladega victory and pushed his Chase points lead to 73 over Denny Hamlin with two races left.","body":"Kyle Larson needed a bounce-back after his worst finish of the Chase, and he got it in dramatic fashion at Talladega Superspeedway. The defending series champion drove from 11th to first in the final mile, taking the white flag in the lead before getting shoved back as far as 10th on a bump from Austin Hill. He found his way back to the front anyway, winning a three-wide finish by a feet over Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron, who had spent much of the race pushing Larson toward the lead.\n\nRicky Stenhouse Jr. finished third, 0.066 seconds behind. It was Larson's third win in the past seven races and his first at Talladega.\n\nThe victory widened Larson's championship lead over Denny Hamlin to 73 points with two races remaining in the Chase. After stumbling in his previous outing, Larson now heads into the stretch run in control, needing only to keep his car out of trouble while the field behind him tries to make up ground.","published_at":"2026-10-25T22:19:00.200423+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Kyle Larson earns first Talladega win, extends NASCAR Chase points lead in last-lap scramble","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kyle-larson-earns-first-talladega-220643772.html"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"NASCAR Talladega takeaways: Kyle Larson wins in a stunning finish and can taste the title","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7724699/2026/10/25/nascar-talladega-takeaways-kyle-larson-wins-crashes-wrecks/"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"2026 NASCAR Chase Odds: Ryan Blaney Favored At Talladega; Logano One To Watch","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nascar/2026-nascar-chase-odds-talladega-yellawood500"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NASCAR Talladega predictions 2026, expert picks for Cup Series race","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-talladega-predictions-2026-expert-100506571.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NASCAR Talladega predictions 2026, expert picks for Cup Series race","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-talladega-predictions-2026-expert-100506688.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NASCAR qualifying at Talladega sets Sunday lineup for Chase race","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-qualifying-talladega-sets-sunday-183449945.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NASCAR Cup Talladega starting lineup: Chase Briscoe beats Austin Hill for pole","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-cup-talladega-starting-lineup-184602879.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Austin Hill, Connor Zilisch Steal the Spotlight in NASCAR Talladega Qualifying","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/austin-hill-connor-zilisch-steal-202045639.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Chase Briscoe Wins Pole for Talladega’s YellaWood 500","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chase-briscoe-wins-pole-talladega-202830308.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NASCAR Cup title contenders living on a prayer at Talladega","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-cup-title-contenders-living-211426199.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NASCAR race at Talladega: Start time, TV, streaming, lineup, weather for YellaWood 500","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-race-talladega-start-time-110055874.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Kyle Busch Remembered: Rowdy's wildest and most impressive Talladega moments","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kyle-busch-remembered-rowdys-wildest-160050786.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"How to watch the NASCAR YellaWood 500 without cable today","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/watch-nascar-yellawood-500-without-170000198.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NASCAR points standings, Cup Series points update after Talladega race, Chase picture","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-points-standings-cup-series-215214443.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NASCAR points standings, Cup Series points update after Talladega race, Chase picture","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-points-standings-cup-series-215214907.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Who won NASCAR Talladega race? 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