Kyle Larson Looks to End 31-Race NASCAR Winless Streak at Bristol
Cup champion heads to one of his best tracks in search of long-awaited victory.
Larson Looks to End 31-Race NASCAR Winless Streak David Jensen - Getty Images Kyle Larson is swimming in strange waters these days. He carries last year’s NASCAR Cup Series championship with him, yet he also carries a winless streak that has become increasingly burdensome and mysterious. Larson’s last Cup victory occurred May 11, 2025, at Kansas Speedway in a race that he dominated, leading 221 of the 267 laps.
Larson isn’t in Kansas any more. Since that bright day, he has failed to win in 31 consecutive races, a stretch that reaches across almost a year. The good news?
Larson and the rest of the Cup field race at Bristol Motor Speedway this week. By many measures, Bristol is Larson’s top track. He has three wins, three seconds, eight top fives, and 11 top 10s on the half-mile, where he has led 1,762 laps.
His second-best laps-led track is Darlington with 1,070 laps. Since the arrival of the NextGen car, Larson has led more Bristol laps (946) than any other driver. Second place—Ty Gibbs at 440—isn’t close.