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Larson holds off Elliott for 1st Sprint Cup victory

BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Kyle Larson raced to his first Sprint Cup victory on Sunday, taking the lead on a restart with nine laps remaining and holding off Chase Elliott at Michigan International Speedway in a duel between two of NASCAR's up-and-coming standouts.

Elliott had a comfortable lead before a tire problem on Michael Annett's car brought out the yellow flag. Larson had the better restart and went on to win by 1.