Larson sealed the championship early, racking up enough stage points in the finale to put Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin out of reach.
Kyle Larson wrapped up his third NASCAR Cup Series championship on Sunday without needing to win the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 34-year-old Hendrick Motorsports driver only needed eight stage points, or a finish of 28th or better, to lock up the title over Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin. He didn't leave it to chance, finishing fourth in Stage 1 and scoring seven stage points that mathematically eliminated both remaining challengers before the race was even half over.
Homestead has long been one of Larson's strongest tracks, where he has led more laps than anyone else in the field, and he made sure of the moment there again.
The win puts Larson in rare company. He now joins an 11-member club of drivers with at least three Cup titles, having also won in 2021 and 2025. He's the first driver to win back-to-back championships since Jimmie Johnson's run of five straight from 2006 to 2010, and at 34 he is the third-youngest three-time champion, trailing only former Hendrick teammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon. Larson had eliminated 13 other Chase drivers across the first nine playoff races before dispatching Bell and Hamlin on the final day.