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Kyle Larson, crew chief Chad Johnston reflect on Michigan triumph

Kyle Larson scored his second win of the season by holding off several cars on late restarts at Michigan International Speedway.

Larson battled throughout the race with Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch and lost both stages to Truex.

“The 78 was pretty much the class of the field,” No. 42 crew chief Chad Johnston said. “We felt that on the short run we were decent if we could get checked out. Martin (Truex Jr.) seemed to be able to decide when to go and drive right by us and pull away.”

In the late portion of the race, Larson drove through the field, passing Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney, then put his sights on the No.