Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway lately seems to come down to the Kyles.
Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson.
Busch has two wins in his last three races at the 0.533-mile track … and Larson has been nipping at his heels, finishing second in the last two.
In all, the two drivers have finished 1-2 eight times in their careers in both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series according to Racing Insights — with four of those 1-2 finishes coming at Bristol.
A look at every Kyle 1-2 finish:
| Series | Date | Track | Winner | Second |
| Xfinity | 3/16/13 | Bristol | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson |
| Xfinity | 3/15/14 | Bristol | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson |
| Cup | 3/23/14 | Auto Club | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson |
| Xfinity | 8/21/15 | Bristol | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson |
| Xfinity | 2/27/16 | Atlanta | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson |
| Cup | 9/24/17 | New Hampshire | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson |
| Cup | 4/15/18 | Bristol | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson |
| Cup | 7/1/18 | Chicago | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson |
You might notice a bit of a pattern — Busch has won every race where he and Larson have finished 1-2.
But Larson’s recent track record at Bristol shows that he might be on the verge of overturning his second-run status.
According to Racing Insights, Larson has led 489 laps in the last four races — more than any other driver. He is also the only driver to finish in the top 10 in every stage in each of the last four races.
| Date | Start | Finish | Stage 1 finish | Stage 2 finish | Laps led |
| 4/24/17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 202 |
| 8/19/17 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 70 |
| 4/15/18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 200 |
| 8/18/18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 |