Kyle Larson calls out NASCAR fans upset with dominant Bristol performance

While it's true that there was less passing on Saturday than there was in March, a post from Larson on Monday seemed to suggest that modern NASCAR fans have little patience for dominant runs.

"Lead 450 laps and have two overtime restarts and I guarantee the percentage is flip-flopped. That's our fanbase," Larson said in an X post.

In a modern-day NASCAR where overtime and dramatic finishes seem to be the norm, it would make sense that fans, especially of the younger generation, wouldn't be enamored by old-school field thumpings such as Larson's on Saturday evening. 

Larson's performance at Bristol was the most dominant effort at the facility since the late Cale Yarborough led 495 laps at the half-mile in 1977. 

While race fans need to realize that natural, strung-out racing will happen every now and then, it's hard to fault NASCAR fans for being upset with a style of race that has rarely been seen over the last decade. For new fans still getting into the sport, Larson's run on Saturday wasn't a normal occurrence, but a confusing outlier that sent them to sleep a little bit early.