Larson wins Turkey Night Grand Prix

Kyle Larson back to his open wheel roots

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Larson made the most of his return to midget racing, winning Thursday night's 76th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. Larson held off a furious late-race rally from early leader Brady Bacon to win his second career Turkey Night Grand Prix in the 76th running of the prestigious event at California's Ventura Raceway.

Larson, of Elk Grove, Calif., started from the outside of the front row in his Keith Kunz – Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/Bullet/Speedway Toyota alongside Bacon. Larson fought his way to the lead on lap 21 with a turn two outside pass of Bacon. Larson then navigated through numerous bouts with lapped traffic as Bacon rapidly closed to mount a serious challenge on Larson for the victory in the final laps.

arson weathered the storm and sped off to grab the .303-second victory over Bacon, Carson Macedo, Rico Abreu and Damion Gardner. Larson became the 18th driver to win Turkey Night twice during his career and also joins Mel Kenyon, Ron Shuman, Stan Fox, Billy Boat and Dave Darland as one of six drivers to claim a Turkey Night victory at two different tracks after also winning in 2012 at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway.