Kyle Larson's aggression could be death knell in his championship chase

Kyle Larson's best asset as a race car driver is undoubtedly his aggressive driving style. 

At the same time, the trait that has the ability to derail his championship run is his aggressive driving style. 

That was made clear at the end of Sunday's NASCAR playoff race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, where Larson spun from second place with 13 laps to go. 

A flat tire on lap 47 relegated Larson to the back of the pack, but Larson and the No. 5 team didn't back down. As the laps dwindled, Larson found himself back inside the top-10, and then the top-five. 

Larson caught race leader Ryan Blaney, and with 13 laps to go, had a chance to take the lead and the win for himself. 

Larson seemed to be faster than Blaney, but even if he wasn't able to make the winning pass, he'd still find himself in a decent points situation. 

However, as Blaney and Larson raced for the lead with 13 laps to go, they attempted to pass the lapped car of Austin Dillon. Rather than backing out of the throttle and living to fight another day, Larson stayed in the gas, spinning in the middle of Turns 3 and 4.