Kyle Larson made history on Sunday, leading a race-high 129 laps before finishing second in the opening round of the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8.
Larson passed Kurt Busch for 20th on the all-time list, with 10,356 laps to his credit. He collected 19 stage points and moved 35 points above the cutline.
"Hats off to my team, too," Larson said. "We had an awesome day as well. Good points day, obviously.
Alex Bowman finished seventh after strong runs on Sunday. Larson's team, the No. 5 HendrickCars.com/Zac Brown Band Chevrolet team, had a blisteringly fast day.
Larson is in good shape to make more history in the weeks to come.
Author's summary: Larson finishes second in Las Vegas.