AUTO RACING: Kyle Larson leads NASCAR Cup standings as series heads to Darlington

Kyle Larson , center, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Kyle Larson , center, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Kyle Larson climbs into his car before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024.

Fast facts: Larson’s win was his second of the season and the sixth for Hendrick Motorsports through 12 races. ... Hendrick’s Byron and Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing have each won three times. ... Larson leads Martin Truex Jr. by 29 points and Chase Elliott by 55 points. ... Larson’s six top-five finishes are the most in the series. ... Truex shares the lead with three others with seven top-10 finishes. ... Only seven drivers have won races this season.

Fast facts: Truex has two wins in 194 career starts over the three national series. ... Chandler Smith leads Cole Custer by one point and Austin Hill by 17 points. ... Smith and Hill are the lone two-time winners through 10 races. ... Smith leads with six top-five finishes and he and Custer share the lead with eight top 10s.Last race: Corey Heim passed Nick Sanchez for the lead on lap 70 of 134 and led the rest of the way at Kansas for his second victory of the season.

Fast facts: Heim’s victory was the seventh of his career. It was his series-best sixth top-five finish and eighth top-10 in as many races and moved him within two points of Eckes for the series lead. ... Zane Smith, the 2002 series champion, finished second.Last race: Scott McLaughlin won his second straight race at Barber Motorsports Park, giving Team Penske a much-needed triumph just days after IndyCar erased Josef Newgarden’s victory and disqualified McLaughlin from the season opener.

Fast facts: Roger Penske has suspended Team Penske president Tim Cindric and three others for two races for their roles in the cheating scandal that cost Newgarden his victory in the season-opening race. ... Newgarden is still second in points, one behind Will Power. ... Colton Herta is six points back and McLaughlin and Palou are both eight behind.

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