“The guy is unreal”: Rick Hendrick in awe of Kyle Larson’s passing manoeuvres as HMS add another crown jewel win to their legacy

Kyle Larson won his fourth race of the season by coming out on top at the Brickyard 400, which also happened to be the 11th win for HMS in the crown jewel race. Rick Hendrick was left very impressed with Larson's win in the paint scheme from his Double, and in the way he put it together.

During a post-race interview, Hendrick was asked by a reporter about how special Larson is. The legendary team owner spoke about the 31-year-old's prowess in car racing as he pointed to the way Yung Money got to the victory lane.

"The way he came through traffic, I mean, I could not believe it. He just gets everything there is out of a car. You just get him even and he'll take care of the rest. I just could not believe the way he'd set people up and he rucked the traffic. I asked him, I said, 'Man, that was unreal,' and he said, 'I learned some of that with IndyCar.' I said, 'Well, okay.' But man, he's a talent. The guy is unreal," Hendrick said.

Hendrick also spoke about Kyle Larson winning the Brickyard 400 with the paint scheme from Coca-Cola 600. The #5 driver was unable to put in even a single lap at Charlotte Motor Speedway back in May as he rushed from finishing the Indy 500 in his Double attempt.

For Kyle Larson to get the win at the IMS in the Coca-Cola 600 look, along with being the driver of the pace car was what made the Sunday memorable for Hendrick.

"We were so excited about running this car in Charlotte and running the Indy 500, and it didn't work out because of the weather. Had to come back and win this one and to do it in this paint scheme and to be able to drive the pace car in a place like this. It's always a great day. I can't believe we've won this race 11 times. But 30 years is a long time too," he added.

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Kyle Larson did what Denny Hamlin had difficulty doing at the Brickyard 400

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver, who won the first stage of the race, was caught in a wreck during an overtime restart which put him out of the race altogether.

After his premature exit from the race, Denny Hamlin spoke about the lack of passing in the race.

"You couldn't pass. We were all just running in a line there saving fuel, like a speedway race," Hamlin said.

Even John Hunter Nemechek remarked that restarts were the only time a driver could make a pass.

But then there was Kyle Larson, who went from 12th place to the first place, and eventually to the victory lane in the last 32 laps.