NASCAR Cup Series Champion Faces Richmond Test: Could Another Setback Be Coming?

NORTH WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - JULY 18: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, looks on during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on July 18, 2026 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) GettyDefending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson heads to Richmond Raceway this weekend with a clear target: gain points and build momentum before the playoffs. Larson enters the Cook Out 400 10th in the N