CONCORD, N.C. - On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series will visit the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas for the fifth time. If it goes anything like the first four events, it should be a good day for Hendrick Motorsports.

NASCAR Cup Series drivers will hit speeds near 200 mph at Daytona International Speedway in the season-opening Daytona 500 on Sunday. And at superspeedways, there’s always the looming threat of “the big one” happening at any point in the race.

So far this NASCAR offseason, Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson have gone toe-to-toe multiple times. Now the season is starting. So, what is it about these two and is this a legitimate rivalry? You better believe it.

Christopher Bell edged Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday in another close NASCAR Cup Series finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Owen Larson called it when he said his dad wouldn’t win the Daytona 500 because “he probably needs to try really hard because he’s not good at superspeedway racing.”

Kyle Larson is one of the more recognizable figures in the NASCAR Cup Series. Larson drives the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and won a NASCAR championship in his first season with the team (2021).

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