2024 Brickyard 400 champion Kyle Larson crashes in Stage 1 at Indy

Kyle Larson, the 2024 Brickyard 400 champion and defending Cup Series titleholder, crashed during Stage 1 of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (live on TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, IMS Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). At Lap 45, Larson blew a right-rear tire entering Turn 3, backing his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet into the outside wall. He was running second at the time after jumping toward the top of the pylon by pitting early at Lap 27. RELATED: Live leaderboard | At-track photos: Indy The DNF will mark Larson's third finish in the last four races outside the top 30. He spun from the top five at Chicagoland Speedway on July 5 and fell two laps down, never recovering. At EchoPark Speedway, the two-time champion suffered damage in a late-race crash down the backstretch, then went spinning again in a separate incident. Last weekend at North Wilkesboro, Larson suffered damage after contact with Connor Zilisch on pit road, but rallied to finish 15th. Before his summer slide, Larson sat fifth in the series standings, but now faces another significant points hit with just four regular-season races remaining following Indy. Larson has plenty of history at the famed 2.5-mile oval, including starts in the 2024 and 2025 Indianapolis 500. This story will be updated.