Incident in Closing Laps Leaves Larson with 32nd Place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Rolling to the track where the No. 32 Turner Scott Motorsports team claimed the organization's first NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) win two years ago, rookie Kyle Larson had high hopes for a repeat of his team's previous performance in the Sam's Town 300 on Saturday. Dialing in the Clear Men Camaro after the first two rounds of pit stops, Larson took the lead coming out of turn four on lap 87, but was pushed up into the retaining wall and sustained heavy right side damage. After repairs, Larson was nearing the finish when another incident on the backstretch terminated his day and served him a 32nd place finish. Extensive rain on Friday postponed NNS practice until Saturday morning prior to the 200-lap race, leaving teams with less than an hour to prepare their race vehicles. After lining up based on 2012 owner's points, Larson began his day from the 13th position and radioed to crew chief Trent Owens early that his Camaro was much improved from their short practice ...