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Michigan Winners & Losers: Kyle Larson win caps historic weekend for NASCAR

Kyle Larson capped off a historic weekend for NASCAR.

Not only did he pick up his first career Sprint Cup win by taking the checkered flag in the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway, he also qualified for the Chase for the first time. He came up short in his rookie season in 2014, entering the regular-season race 13th in points but not qualifying after Richmond. In 2015, he finished the regular season 19th.

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With Larson's win, coupled with Brett Moffitt's win in the Camping World Trucks Series and Michael McDowell's victory in the Xfinity race, it marked the first time in NASCAR history there were three different winners in the three national series on the same weekend.