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Kyle Larson closes in on NASCAR championship as Hendrick teammate William Byron wins at Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kyle Larson is on the verge of his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championship, but he was more relieved than happy after salvaging a nearly Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. “It was a difficult race,” he said. “It was just a bummer day. It all could have been a lot worse.” [...]